Bullock’s charismatic acting and vivid range of vocal colorations captured Cleopatra’s mercurial allure; as Antony, bass-baritone Gerald Finley was more the virile warrior and less the washed ...

The story culminates on New Year’s Eve with one of the best closing lines of any film, and it’s an exceptional movie to greet the New Year with.

Antony and Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night's Dream are part of the 8th Annual Philadelphia Theatre Week, April 3-13. The full repertory schedule runs February 27-April 27.