'The Mikado' revamped for 21st century with Trumpian twist

Many point to the traditional production's setting in Japan that includes excessive bowing by white actors, who sing in pinched voices while wearing yellow-tinted makeup.

So,

white people with face painted black = bad

white people with face painted yellow = acceptable

Got it!

"For me 'The Mikado' is a perfect example," Spierman, the director of the Bronx Opera, told AFP.

"The politics and the reality of the fact that we have corruption, and that we have unqualified people in jobs or whatever, nepotism: these things have not changed."

A perfect match! Has anybody noticed how Moammar Gadhafi was a Macbeth for Libya? He overthrew the king, ruled as a despot, committed violence and bloodshed with no concern and died in a violent manner?

The arts imitate history and this 'Mikado' is more proof of that!

This presidency is not so much comedy, but tragedy.

The president is more of a farce

Meanwhile, the UK continues with its own Whitehall Farce.

As scandals under the Donald Trump administration offer a steady stream of fodder for satirists and comedy show hosts

This presidency is not so much comedy, but tragedy.

The president is more of a farce

Lessee... 263,000 jobs added in April... unemployment at a 49 year low... better trade deals negotiated and being negotiated... Yes, a what tragic farce to provide fodder for the "comedy" show hosts!