Posted: Mon., Mar. 24, 2008, 3:40pm PT

Rabe, Braugher join 'Hamlet' cast

Duo set for Eustis' Public Theater production

By Gordon Cox

Lily Rabe and Andre Braugher have joined the cast of the Public Theater’s production of “Hamlet” in Central Park this summer.

Rabe plays Ophelia to Michael Stuhlbarg’s Dane, while Braugher plays the royal usurper Claudius. The previously announced Richard Easton plays Polonius.

Helmed by Public a.d. Oskar Eustis, “Hamlet” runs May 27-June 29. Second Public offering in the park is the revival of tuner “Hair.”