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This unique production of Macbeth revisits the Shakespearean tragedy in the mind of a lone patient in a clinical room deep within a psych ward. Alan Cumming retells the classic story, playing every role, while the production utilizes multimedia in its reinterpretation of the text.

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Performances ended on Jul. 14, 2013.

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About Macbeth

What Is the Story of Macbeth?
In this chilling reimagined production of Macbeth, Tony winner Alan Cumming tackles nearly every role in Shakespeare’s iconic fight for the Scottish throne, including Lady Macbeth, Banquo, the three witches and of course, Macbeth. Set in an eerie mental institution, the story is told by a lone psychiatric patient through the use of surveillance cameras, props and an observing doctor and orderly who periodically check in on him. As the drama in Shakespeare’s masterpiece intensifies, the patient slips further into his own madness.

Alan Cumming Raises a Glass to His Supporters on Macbeth Fan Night
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Alan Cumming Raises a Glass to His Supporters on Macbeth Fan Night
Alan Cumming Reflects on His ‘Exhilarating’ Broadway Run Playing Nearly Every Role in Macbeth
Exit Interview
Alan Cumming Reflects on His ‘Exhilarating’ Broadway Run Playing Nearly Every Role in Macbeth
Squigs Sketches the Scottish Play! See His Portrait of Alan Cumming’s Spooky, Reimagined Macbeth
Broadway Ink
Squigs Sketches the Scottish Play! See His Portrait of Alan Cumming’s Spooky, Reimagined Macbeth
Come, You Spirits! Alan Cumming Welcomes Frances Ruffelle & Glee's Darren Criss Backstage at Macbeth
Hot Shot
Come, You Spirits! Alan Cumming Welcomes Frances Ruffelle & Glee's Darren Criss Backstage at Macbeth
BACA 2013 Highlight: Watch Sierra Boggess & Jeremy Jordan’s Silly Salute to Plays and Macbeth’s Big Win
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BACA 2013 Highlight: Watch Sierra Boggess & Jeremy Jordan’s Silly Salute to Plays and Macbeth’s Big Win
BACA 2013 Highlight! See Alan Cumming Win an Audience Choice Award for His 'F**king Weird' Macbeth
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BACA 2013 Highlight! See Alan Cumming Win an Audience Choice Award for His 'F**king Weird' Macbeth
Macbeth Star Alan Cumming is Honored to Receive Two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards for ‘Something This F**king Weird’
BACA 2013
Macbeth Star Alan Cumming is Honored to Receive Two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards for ‘Something This F**king Weird’
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 8: Getting 'Stubbed' and Saying Goodbye!
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 8: Getting 'Stubbed' and Saying Goodbye!
Tony Poll Top Three: Fans Outraged Alan Cumming, Lilla Crawford & Bette Midler Were Snubbed for Tony Nominations
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Tony Poll Top Three: Fans Outraged Alan Cumming, Lilla Crawford & Bette Midler Were Snubbed for Tony Nominations
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 7: OMFG, It's Opening Night!
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 7: OMFG, It's Opening Night!
Alan Cumming’s Reimagined Macbeth Gets Two-Week Broadway Extension
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Alan Cumming’s Reimagined Macbeth Gets Two-Week Broadway Extension
Will Anne Hathaway Make Her Broadway Debut as Sally Bowles in Cabaret Opposite Alan Cumming?
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Will Anne Hathaway Make Her Broadway Debut as Sally Bowles in Cabaret Opposite Alan Cumming?
Step Inside the Chilling Opening Night of Alan Cumming’s Reimagined Macbeth
On the Scene
Step Inside the Chilling Opening Night of Alan Cumming’s Reimagined Macbeth
Macbeth Doth Come! Celebrate a Thrilling Opening Night With Headliner Alan Cumming
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Macbeth Doth Come! Celebrate a Thrilling Opening Night With Headliner Alan Cumming
Were Our Word of Mouth Panelists Spooked by Alan Cumming in Macbeth?
Word of Mouth Review
Were Our Word of Mouth Panelists Spooked by Alan Cumming in Macbeth?
Long Live the King (and Queen)! Macbeth, Starring Alan Cumming, Opens on Broadway
Curtain Up
Long Live the King (and Queen)! Macbeth, Starring Alan Cumming, Opens on Broadway
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 6: We’re So Meta!
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 6: We’re So Meta!
Alan Cumming Raps on Stephen Colbert’s Single ‘Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe’ & Explains Why He Can’t Fart in Macbeth
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Alan Cumming Raps on Stephen Colbert’s Single ‘Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe’ & Explains Why He Can’t Fart in Macbeth
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 5: Just Another Day at the Office
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 5: Just Another Day at the Office
Come, You Spirits! Get a Terrifying First Look at Alan Cumming’s One-Man Macbeth
First Look
Come, You Spirits! Get a Terrifying First Look at Alan Cumming’s One-Man Macbeth
Alan Cumming's Solo Take on Macbeth Begins Broadway Performances
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Alan Cumming's Solo Take on Macbeth Begins Broadway Performances
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 4: Whatever Alan Wants, Alan Gets
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 4: Whatever Alan Wants, Alan Gets
Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Releases Shakespeare Album The Head That Wears a Crown
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Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Releases Shakespeare Album The Head That Wears a Crown
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 3: The Underpants Giveaway!
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 3: The Underpants Giveaway!
Jenny Sterlin & Brendan Titley to Support Star Alan Cumming in Macbeth
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Jenny Sterlin & Brendan Titley to Support Star Alan Cumming in Macbeth
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 2: Life Is a Cabaret, Old Chum
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 2: Life Is a Cabaret, Old Chum
Tickets Now on Sale for Alan Cumming's One-Man Macbeth on Broadway
Now On Sale
Tickets Now on Sale for Alan Cumming's One-Man Macbeth on Broadway
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 1: Me, Me, Me…and Liza!
The Cumming Attraction
The Cumming Attraction: Backstage at Macbeth with Alan Cumming, Episode 1: Me, Me, Me…and Liza!
The Cumming Attraction! Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Is Broadway.com’s Newest Video Blogger
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The Cumming Attraction! Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Is Broadway.com’s Newest Video Blogger
Alan Cumming Reveals the Dangers of His New Macbeth: 'I Actually Thought I Might Die'
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Alan Cumming Reveals the Dangers of His New Macbeth: 'I Actually Thought I Might Die'
Watch Alan Cumming Preview His 'Scary' One-Man Macbeth and Unveil the New Times Square Marquee
On the Scene
Watch Alan Cumming Preview His 'Scary' One-Man Macbeth and Unveil the New Times Square Marquee
Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Flies High to Unveil His Broadway Marquee
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Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Flies High to Unveil His Broadway Marquee
Tony Winner Alan Cumming to Headline One-Man Broadway Revival of Macbeth
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Tony Winner Alan Cumming to Headline One-Man Broadway Revival of Macbeth
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