WHY LILY RABE IS CHARACTER APPROVED


With one of the most extraordinary performances of the season, Lily Rabe has made The Merchant of Venice shine anew. At only 28 years old, the actor has managed a reinterpretation of Portia that has added originality and new complexity to Shakespeare's work-a truly remarkable achievement, especially when one is sharing the stage with film legend Al Pacino. Her acting, on the stage as well as on the big and small screens, has inspired audiences, garnered the attention and admiration of her peers-including the toughest critics-and earned her entry into the ranks of Character Approved. This year, Rabe has truly emerged as one of the most incredible young talents on Broadway, and the theatre world waits in anticipation to see what she does next.