Sweet and Sad by Wendy Caster

Laila Robins, J. Smith-Cameron and Maryann PlunkettPhoto by Joan MarcusWhile watching Richard Nelson's Sweet and Sad at the Public Theatre, I found myself thinking of how much I admire Tony Kushner and wondering why I found Kushner's political plays so compelling and Nelson's political play so dull. And here is the conclusion I reached: Nelson's characters care about politics, but Kushner's characters have skin in th…

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