A buoyant ‘Twelfth Night’ floats in Central Park

Google.com – Associated Press – By Michael Kuchwara

New York (AP) – Sometimes everything just comes together.

The exuberance that permeates “Twelfth Night” has been magically captured by the Public Theater’s buoyant Central Park production of what is Shakespeare’s most melodious comedy.

This revival practically floats through the night air at the outdoor Delacorte Theater where a sterling ensemble shines in the Bard’s blissful take on mismatched romances and the things besotted creatures do for love, both real or imagined.

It’s that chaotic confusion that director Daniel Sullivan has marshaled so effectively in this playful revival which features Anne Hathaway as the cross-dressing Viola, Audra McDonald as the ardent Olivia and Raul Esparza as the noble Orsino.