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    '1984' Comes To Broadway And 'It's Not An Easy Evening'

    George Orwell's dystopia returned to bestseller lists after the inauguration. "It's quite something to bring it to New York now, in this political climate," says adaptation co-author Duncan Macmillan.
    by Jeff Lunden Jun 17, 2017 3 minutes
    Olivia Wilde and Tom Sturridge star as Julia and Winston in the stage adaptation of George Orwell's <em>1984.</em>

    Ignorance is Strength, War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Big Brother is Watching: 1984 has come to Broadway. George Orwell's dystopian novel tells the story of a man who works at the Ministry of Truth creating fake news for a totalitarian regime. The stage adaptation opens in New York on Friday.

    After a recent performance of , Dorit Friedman, a doctor from Great Neck, N.Y., says she was stuck by how contemporary the story feels. "Big Brother

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