A head shot of Bill Clinton is taped to the door of John Lithgow’s dressing room at the John Golden Theatre, where Lucas Hnath’s new play “Hillary and Clinton” opened April 18. But the photo is a bit of misdirection. While Mr. Lithgow surely does play an ex-president named Bill, the sly, or perhaps coy, conceit of the comedy/drama is that it takes place in a parallel universe where a presidential candidate answering to Hillary (Laurie Metcalf), but not necessarily the Hillary you’re thinking of, is down for the count in New...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 20, 2019 04:01 UTC