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    Broadway's 'POTUS': Should these women save the president?

    Seven comic actresses star in a new play by a 28-year-old up-and-coming playwright.
    by Jeff Lunden Apr 27, 2022 2 minutes
    The seven actresses in POTUS, now on Broadway. Julie White (left, top), Lilli Cooper, Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Williams, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Howe (front left), Suzy Nakamura

    A 28-year-old playwright is making her debut on Broadway tonight with a play set in the White House. Called POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, the farce is complete with slamming doors, profanity and a cast of seven comic actresses, including Vanessa Williams and Rachel Dratch.

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