Play about the Constitution may be Broadway’s hottest ticket this season

Janet Babin Feb 12, 2019
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Play about the Constitution may be Broadway’s hottest ticket this season

Janet Babin Feb 12, 2019
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Broadway seems to want to seize on the success of global phenomenon hip-hop musical “Hamilton” by having more politically themed shows. This season, Hillary and Bill Clinton are the subjects of one play. But another play is coming off a successful off-Broadway run to grace a marquee on the Great White Way. Its subject? The Constitution.

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Correction (Feb. 12, 2019): The original audio version of this story misidentified Heidi Schreck. The audio has been corrected.

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