Sponsors drop controversial play
It's "Julius Caesar" with a Trumpian twist. The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park stages its production with the main character not in traditional Roman garb but in a business suit with a long tie and reddish blond hair and a wife with a heavy Slavic accent. But some say it goes too far and that the classic scene where rival politicians violently stab Caesar in the back promotes violence against the president of the United States. Now corporate sponsors Delta and Bank of America are pulling their support for the show.