Al Pacino
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Tony Montana in Scarface, though he has also appeared several times on the other side of the law—as a police officer, a detective and a lawyer. For his performance as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992. He had received seven previous Oscar nominations, including one in that same year.
He made his feature film debut in the 1969 film Me, Natalie in a minor supporting role, before playing the leading role in the 1971 drama The Panic in Needle Park. Pacino made his major breakthrough when he was given the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather in 1972, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor were for Dick Tracy and Glengarry Glen Ross. Oscar nominations for Best Actor include The Godfather Part II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, ...And Justice for All and Scent of a Woman.
In addition to a career in film, he has also enjoyed a successful career on stage, winning Tony Awards for Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. A longtime fan of Shakespeare, he made his directorial debut with Looking for Richard, a quasi-documentary on the play Richard III. Pacino has received numerous lifetime achievement awards, including one from the American Film Institute. He is a method actor, taught mainly by Lee Strasberg and Charles Laughton at the Actors Studio in New York.
Al Pacino is currently involved with
The Winter's Tale – Paulina
20:00, Thu 12th – Sun 15th November 2026 at Random Venue 15
The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, some modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics consider it to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are comedic and supply a happy ending.
Nevertheless, the play has been intermittently popular, revived in productions in various forms and adaptations by some of the leading theatre practitioners in Shakespearean performance history, beginning after a long interval with David Garrick in his adaptation called Florizel and Perdita. The Winter's Tale was revived again in the 19th century, when the third "pastoral" act was widely popular. In the second half of the 20th century The Winter's Tale in its entirety, and drawn largely from the First Folio text, was often performed, with varying degrees of success.
Al Pacino is preparing for
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Deputy Stage Manager
19:15, Tue 5th – Fri 8th January 2027 at Crucible Theatre
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1590 or 1591. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his…
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The Merry Wives of Windsor – Producer
20:00, Wed 10th – Mon 15th February 2027 at The Old Vic
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff. Though nominally…
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The Cherry Orchard – Costume Designer
20:45, Thu 20th May 2027 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play…
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Julius Caesar – Julius Caesar
20:45, Tue 1st – Sat 5th June 2027 at Almeida Theatre
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination and…
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Sunset Boulevard – Bass
21:00, Sat 3rd – Thu 8th July 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the 1950 film of the same title, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond…
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Fiddler on the Roof – Oboe
20:45, Tue 13th July 2027 at Crucible Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem.…
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The Trojan Women – Production Electrician
20:30, Mon 23rd August 2027 at Globe Theatre, London
The Trojan Women, also known as Troades, is a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides. Produced in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian War, it is often considered a commentary on the capture of the Aegean…
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Fame – Schlomo Metzenbaum
21:00, Tue 26th – Sun 31st October 2027 at London Palladium
A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernande…
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The Crucible – Assistant Stage Manager
17:00, Tue 7th – Sun 12th December 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Provi…
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Mamma Mia! – Violin
19:45, Wed 8th – Sat 11th December 2027 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the…
Al Pacino has been involved with
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Assassins – Composer
20:00, Tue 27th October 2026 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Choreographer
12:00, Wed 21st – Mon 26th October 2026 at Random Venue 74
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Dance of the Vampires – Costume Designer
20:15, Wed 30th September 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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The Imaginary Invalid – Fleurant
21:00, Wed 26th – Sun 30th August 2026 at Noël Coward Theatre
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The Phantom of the Opera – Bassoon
13:00, Tue 11th – Sat 15th August 2026 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – Technical Director
16:15, Tue 23rd – Mon 29th June 2026 at Adelphi Theatre
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Oliver! – Keys
20:15, Wed 6th – Sat 9th May 2026 at Random Venue 61
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Starlight Express – Stage Manager
19:45, Tue 24th – Mon 30th March 2026 at Barbican Centre
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will – Duke Orsino
20:00, Fri 30th January – Tue 3rd February 2026 at Gielgud Theatre
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Hedda Gabler – Musical Director
20:00, Sat 15th November 2025 at Adelphi Theatre
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The Trojan Women – Poseidon
19:45, Mon 27th October 2025 at Random Venue 1
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Oklahoma! – Sound Designer
20:30, Mon 6th – Thu 9th October 2025 at The Old Vic
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Mame – Flute
23:15, Tue 12th – Sun 17th August 2025 at Royal Opera House, London
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Mary Poppins – Sound Designer
21:00, Thu 7th – Mon 11th August 2025 at The Old Vic
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Urinetown – Technical Director
12:00, Fri 27th – Mon 30th June 2025 at Royal Opera House, London
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The Rocky Horror Show – Director
20:30, Fri 6th June 2025 at Globe Theatre, London
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Mary Stuart – Lord Burleigh
20:45, Wed 28th May – Mon 2nd June 2025 at The Old Vic
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Wicked – Lighting Designer
14:45, Tue 6th – Fri 9th May 2025 at Random Venue 68
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Annie – Producer
19:15, Thu 9th – Mon 13th January 2025 at Crucible Theatre
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Cats – Bass
19:30, Sun 10th – Thu 14th November 2024 at Adelphi Theatre
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Mame – Bassoon
12:15, Fri 26th – Mon 29th July 2024 at Gielgud Theatre
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Three Sisters – Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin
20:45, Tue 23rd – Fri 26th April 2024 at London Palladium
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Wicked – Madame Morrible
19:30, Mon 5th – Fri 9th February 2024 at Royal Opera House, London
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Romeo and Juliet – Sound Designer
19:45, Fri 15th December 2023 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Anything Goes – Cello
20:45, Thu 14th – Tue 19th September 2023 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Hedda Gabler – Berte
17:45, Fri 8th – Tue 12th September 2023 at Barbican Centre
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Zebulun, Publicist
20:15, Sun 14th May 2023 at Barbican Centre
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The Visit – Director
19:15, Fri 10th March 2023 at Random Venue 4
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Oedipus the King – Producer
19:45, Tue 6th – Fri 9th December 2022 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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The Misanthrope – Alceste
20:00, Wed 3rd November 2021 at Globe Theatre, London
