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‘Ghost Of John McCain’ Off Broadway Review: Living Rent Free In The Mind Of A Not-So-Stable-Genius
Deadline review of musical comedy Ghost of John McCain.
The musical begins with the 2018 death of McCain, who arrives onstage spiffily dressed in a white suit, lugging a wheeled tote and, as played engagingly by Jason Tam, looking not a day older than when he was released from the Hanoi Hilton. At points Elmegreen’s book lands some genuine insight, as when the young Trump and McCain square off in a debate to win over a generic, undecided Karen: Each donning a mask of the other, the two candidates begin reciting actual quotes from their opponent, a veritable litany of flip-flopping and self-owns. Title: Ghost Of John McCain Venue: Off Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse Theatre Director: Catie Davis Book: Scott Elmegreen Music: Drew Fornarola Cast: Jason Tam, Luke Kolbe Mannikus, Aaron Michael Ray, Zonya Love, Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Ben Fankhauser.
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