Feore, who will play Brutus' co-conspirator Cassius, last appeared on the New York stage in another Shakespeare play, Hamlet, at the Public Theater. Hecht, set for the role of Brutus' wife Portia, previously appeared on Broadway in The Last Night of Ballyhoo and After the Fall. Tunie, who will play Caesar's wife Calphurnia, currently appears on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Walker, who will play Marc Antony, is best known for playing Kareem Said on the HBO series Oz. Willis, set to portray Casca, has appeared on the Great White Way in Furnished Rooms, The Old Neighborhood, Art and The Crucible.
Julius Caesar, directed by Daniel Sullivan, is scheduled to begin performances on March 8 in preparation for an April 3 opening. The show will have a limited engagement at the Belasco Theatre through June 12.