Simpsons Meet Shakespeare in Miller's 'MacHomer'

NPR | By Jacki Lyden

Published May 3, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Impressionist Rick Miller has created a comic one-man version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, employing the wacky characters from the Simpsons -- the hit animated TV show. He's been on a U.S. tour, Homer and others in tow. Miller speaks with NPR's Jacki Lyden.

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