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DES MOINES, Iowa — If you ever wanted proof that politics is theater — that the Iowa caucuses, less than a week away, have played out on a stage — look no further than Des Moines’ hip East Village neighborhood, where “Caucus! The Musical” is opening.
Judging by the audience’s reaction Thursday, “Caucus!” might as well be playing on Broadway. It helps that within the first few minutes, the near- capacity crowd in the theater sees itself reflected onstage when an irate waitress, in a full-throated alto, lunges into song: “Oh, good Lord, they’re on each and every channel, these candidates on both the left and right.”
