A president comes to Broadway with ‘The Great Society’

NEW YORK — “The Great Society” is a sequel to the Tony Award-winning play “All the Way,” starring Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson. This time around, theater legend Brian Cox portrays our 36th president in an unforgettable performance. The 73-year-old actor was just 17 when LBJ first took office. Johnson’s presidency coincided with the beginning of his acting career in the United Kingdom. “I’m old enough to have grown up during that period,” Cox said. “He’s a tragic figure,” the actor added, “What he was trying to do was great, wonderful, but his Achilles’ heel was Vietnam.” To read more, click here.