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The villainous King Richard III will be played by a woman in Shakespeare in the Park Casting a female actor in the lead role of "Richard III" is just one twist New York's Shakespeare in the Park has given the classic this summer.

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The villainous King Richard III will be played by a woman in Shakespeare in the Park

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Casting a female actor in the lead role of "Richard III" is just one twist New York's Shakespeare in the Park has given the classic this summer.