主题：【纽时连接】生为两位总统亲戚，死了也值 -- 元亨利

He was Godfather's son and grew into the Godfather himself. He's the good guy and he's the bad guy, always with gun blasting. We love him on the silver screen. Now Al Pacino stepped onto the stage as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" and got rave reviews there as well.

This one is a new production by director Daniel Sullivan at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. It is not the first time Al Pacino plays the Italian merchant. He played him in a movie version (with Jeremy Irons,one of my favorite actors) several years back.

Many serious American actors perform on stage. Because this is a less commercial channel to satisfy their artistic talent. The theaters shell out much slimmer pay check, if at all. But actors have more freedom in expression.

It seems a tradition that theaters perform Shakespeare in the parks for free.

NYT's theater reviewRailing at a Money-Mad World