After two summers of construction, the Delacorte is back — and Saheem Ali kicks off Free Shakespeare in the Park 2026 with a bilingual Romeo and Juliet where the lovers’ private language is Spanish.

The cast: Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens, Daniel Bravo Hernández, LaChanze, Deirdre O’Connell, Okieriete Onaodowan, Francis Jue, Mariand Torres.
Director: Saheem Ali.
Playwright: William Shakespeare.

Free Shakespeare in the Park returns to the freshly renovated Delacorte with a bilingual Romeo and Juliet — Romeo and Juliet whisper to each other in Spanish; everyone else stays in English. LaChanze, Deirdre O’Connell and Francis Jue lead.

It runs Off-Broadway at Delacorte Theater beginning previews 2026-05-22.

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