Should the Theater Be a Safe Space?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 21, 2016

Ben Brantley, chief theater critic of The New York Times, talks about how art and politics collided when VP-elect Mike Pence attended a performance of Hamilton last Friday night and callers weigh in on whether or not it's appropriate to mix politics and theater. 

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