‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ charmingly mixes fairies with farce, censorship and the Bard (review)

‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ charmingly mixes fairies with farce, censorship and the Bard (review)

The world’s greatest director, fleeing Nazi Germany, ends up in the city of dreams and illusions—Hollywood, California—to direct a star-studded cast in a classic Shakespeare comedy. Broadway playwright Ken Ludwig based “Shakespeare in Hollywood” on these real-life events, adding just enough whimsy and slapstick to convince audiences—often squeamish about sitting through two hours of ‘thees and thous’—to give the Bard a chance. So it’s a natural …