<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode of &lt;em&gt;American Prestige&lt;/em&gt;, we welcome to the podcast, actor Michael Stuhlbarg (&lt;em&gt;A Serious Man&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Call Me By Your Name&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Boardwalk Empire&lt;/em&gt;) to discuss his role in the new Broadway play, &lt;a href="https://patriotsbroadway.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patriots&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which portrays billionaire Boris Berezovsky’s (Stuhlbarg) relationship with Vladimir Putin (Will Keen) in 1991. The group discusses the challenges in nuanced portrayals of Berezovsky and Putin, how preparing for the character pushed Michael to reframe his perspective on the end of the USSR, the resonance between the events of the play and the current situation in the United States, notions of homeland and patriotism for Berezovsky, and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Patriots&lt;/em&gt; is playing now on Broadway &lt;a href="https://www.telecharge.com/Patriots-tickets?AID=BWY0014306000&amp;utm_campaign=PatriotsSS&amp;utm_id=BWY0014306000&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=show_site" rel="nofollow"&gt;through June 23 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The documentary series, &lt;em&gt;Russia 1985–1999: TraumaZone&lt;/em&gt;, that Michael referenced was created by Adam Curtis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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'Patriots' on Broadway with Michael Stuhlbarg | American Prestige

APR 16, 202441 MIN
The Nation Podcasts

'Patriots' on Broadway with Michael Stuhlbarg | American Prestige

APR 16, 202441 MIN

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On this episode of American Prestige, we welcome to the podcast, actor Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man, Call Me By Your Name, Boardwalk Empire) to discuss his role in the new Broadway play, Patriots, which portrays billionaire Boris Berezovsky’s (Stuhlbarg) relationship with Vladimir Putin (Will Keen) in 1991. The group discusses the challenges in nuanced portrayals of Berezovsky and Putin, how preparing for the character pushed Michael to reframe his perspective on the end of the USSR, the resonance between the events of the play and the current situation in the United States, notions of homeland and patriotism for Berezovsky, and more.

Patriots is playing now on Broadway through June 23 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

The documentary series, Russia 1985–1999: TraumaZone, that Michael referenced was created by Adam Curtis.



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