#Latest news with #LincolnAssassinWashington Post13-05-2025EntertainmentWashington PostHe created ‘Mad Men.' His new play is about someone even madder: John Wilkes Booth.Ask any historian: Writing about any legendary figure is hard. Writing about a killer is harder. Matthew Weiner has spent the past decade obsessed with Abraham Lincoln's assassin. 'I am fascinated by why people do terrible things,' he says. The result is his play 'John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!' making its world premiere this week at Baltimore Center Stage.
Washington Post13-05-2025EntertainmentWashington PostHe created ‘Mad Men.' His new play is about someone even madder: John Wilkes Booth.Ask any historian: Writing about any legendary figure is hard. Writing about a killer is harder. Matthew Weiner has spent the past decade obsessed with Abraham Lincoln's assassin. 'I am fascinated by why people do terrible things,' he says. The result is his play 'John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only!' making its world premiere this week at Baltimore Center Stage.
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