Kathleen Widdoes received a 1973 Tony Award nomination (Best Actress in a Play) for her performance as Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing", set at the end of the Spanish–American War (1898), for the New York Shakespeare Festival. The production transferred from the open-air Delacorte Theater in Central Park to Broadway and was preserved for television. She played other roles for the Festival, including Titania in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". In 2002, she received the Lucille Lortel Award (Featured Actress) for her work in the play "Franny's Way" Off-Broadway. Kathleen Widdoes Kathleen Effie Widdoes (born March 21, 1939) is an American actress.
Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film) just sort of dark". Whedon's idea to adapt the play for the screen originated from having "Shakespeare readings" at his house with several of his friends, years prior. Whedon and his director of photography Jay Hunter took advantage of natural lighting in order to make it feel "very found", noting, "Our lighting package rose in the east and set in the west". Using mirrors, glass and windows to shoot through, he explains, "[It’s] something I’d like to do all the time, but particularly in a movie that’s all about lies, and manipulation and misunderstandings. The more you can warp the