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Special Event -
I've been improvising a LIVE score & soundscape for a series of special readings of
Shakespeare's RICHARD III - with Al Pacino and a stellar cast -throughout 2023-24 -
presented to benefit arts departments whose budgets are being cut throughout LA
This has been my second collaboration with Al Pacino, and a very exciting one -




RICHARD III in performance, Burbank, CA, 3/4/24 - Al Pacino in the center, musicians below to the right - MR, Anna Hibbert, Caleb Jones -
& cast including Wayne T. Carr, Jin Maley, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe, Chris Butler, KT Vogt

- an exploration into Shakespeare and politics
via Julius Caesar & Mark Antony -
the first performance was June 23, 2022
upcoming performances tbd -
& more excerpts from the score - stay tuned -
LupercalMichael Roth
00:00 / 02:20
Make a RingMichael Roth
00:00 / 01:24
Steal Your HeartsMichael Roth
00:00 / 02:18
Here is the Will Michael Roth
00:00 / 02:40


thanks to Ben Donenberg, Jon Gottlieb, James Grabowski, Anna Hibbert, Natalie Houle,
musicians Myra Hinrichs, Duncan Moore, John Reilly, Peter Sprague -
American Jewish University, Shakespeare Center LA - and Al - and all



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