Patriots on Broadway review Peter Morgans play about Russia The Washington Post
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News Summary
- "Patriots" opens on Broadway on Monday night
- Written by royal-family annalist and "The Crown" creator Peter Morgan
- Putin, played with bone-chilling reserve by Will Keen, is the most intriguing person onstage
- But the play suffers from a slipperiness of both focus and scale
NEW YORK A strongman doesnt simply spring to power but is elevated by the forces of his time. The rise of Vladimir Putin, from a deputy mayor who still drives his parents car to de facto Russian dict [+4552 chars]