The taxpayer transparency group OpenTheBooks.com reported that the New York Shakespeare Festival, which is the parent company of the Public Theater, has received nearly $30 million in federal, state, and city grants since 2009.
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The Public Theater’s rendition of Julius Caesar portrayed Caesar as a blond businessman who is brutally stabbed to death.
Corey Stoll, the actor who played Marcus Brutus, defended the play that used a Trump lookalike as “nuanced” art.
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