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LOS ANGELES -- Keith Carradine as George W. Bush? Carradine, who appeared in such cult films as Nashville and Thieves Like Us as well as on Broadway in The Will Rogers Follies, will portray the president in the American premiere of David Hare's play about the lead-up to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The drama, which will open June 5 at the Mark Taper Forum, also stars Julian Sands as British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Preview performances begin May 25.
Stuff Happens had its world premiere last September at London's National Theatre, where it opened to positive reviews.
The title comes from a comment made in April 2003 by Rumsfeld in response to looting in Baghdad: "Stuff happens ... and it's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.... Get a gun, and when they attack you, shoot 'em."
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