The startling political developments of late are being viewed through a theatrical lens, repeatedly.  A surprising number of professional commentators have invoked Shakespeare, sometimes awkwardly: "Nothing became his presidency like the leaving of it," Nicholas Kristoff "paraphrased" Macbeth in his essay about Biden's stepping down from his re-election bid, awkward because in  the original line "Noth…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:35PM on July 22, 2024