F. Murray Abraham, Bebe Neuwirth, John Turturro, Dianne Wiest Set for Classic Stage Company Season

Classic Stage Company has announced its mainstage offerings for its 2012 season.

The season will begin with Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (November 9-December 18), with John Turturro as Lopakhin and Dianne Wiest as Ranevskaya, to be directed by Andrei Belgrader.

It will be followed by Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo (February 1-March 11), starring F. Murray Abraham, to be directed by Brian Kulick, and William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (March 28-May 6), starring Bebe Neuwirth as Titania, to be directed by Tony Speciale.

In addition, the CSC Young Company will present Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (March 6-18) and the company’s “Open Rehearsal” series will feature Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra (April 16, 23, 30).

For more information, visit www.classicstage.org.