Was Mike Pence offended by ‘Hamilton’ cast member who criticized him?
Vice president-elect Mike Pence says he was not offended by pointed comments made to him by a cast member of "Hamilton" after attending the hit Broadway show. (Reuters)
Why did Mike Pence go to see Hamilton?
On Friday night, Vice President-elect Mike Pence and his wife went to see Hamilton. The choice made sense: When the hottest ticket in New York (it’s sold out for the next nine months) is also a musical about the Founding Fathers, it’s an obvious way for a politician to spend a night out.
Did the cast of ‘Hamilton’ send a message to Mike Pence?
The cast of "Hamilton" delivered a message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence from stage after he watched the show at Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York. (Twitter/Hamilton via Storyful)
Who was the man who saw Vice President-elect Mike Pence coming in?
Ron Rawlings, who was visiting from Dallas, Texas, later told NBC 4 New York, "Everything was calm, and then we heard almost a hysterical booing, went on for a long time. As my daughter and I stood up to see what was going on, we saw Vice President-elect Pence coming in."
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Who is the actor in the Hamilton speech?
Crosswords. Arts and Entertainment. ‘Hamilton’ actor on the cast’s speech for Pence: ‘There’s nothing to apologize for’. Brandon Victor Dixon, the “Hamilton” actor who addressed Vice President-elect Mike Pence after a performance Friday, Nov. 19, responded to President-elect Donald Trump's tweets demanding an apology from ...
What did Tom Dixon ask about Hamilton?
Dixon told “CBS This Morning” hosts he received a call from the producers of “Hamilton” about an hour before Friday’s performance started, asking if he would be willing to speak on behalf of the show. “I’m not sure why they decided to ask me, but I was happy to,” Dixon said.
What is Hamilton about?
“Hamilton” is a musical about the rise of Alexander Hamilton from his humble beginnings as an orphan and an immigrant to become one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Was Mike Pence offended by Hamilton?
Vice president-elect Mike Pence says he was not offended by pointed comments made to him by a cast member of "Hamilton" after attending the hit Broadway show. (Reuters) After the show, several dozen of the musical’s cast members zeroed in on Pence during their curtain call.
Who did the cast of Hamilton say thank you to?
The cast of "Hamilton" delivered a message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence from stage after he watched the show at Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York. (Twitter/Hamilton via Storyful) “Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you, and we truly thank you for joining us here at ‘Hamilton: An American Musical.’.
Did Scott Dixon respond to Trump?
Over the weekend, Dixon had initially responded to Trump on Twitter, saying that conversation did not amount to harassment and that he appreciated that Pence stopped to listen. Dixon reiterated that on “CBS This Morning” and extended an invitation for Trump to see the show. Advertisement.
Who is the actor who plays Hamilton in the show?
He had a long run as the lead playing US founding father Alexander Hamilton. Miranda relinquished the part earlier this year to the actor Javier Munoz, his understudy. Munoz is openly gay and HIV-positive.
Why was Mike Pence booed?
The US vice-president elect, Mike Pence, was booed by a theater audience when he attended the hit hip-hop musical Hamilton in New York on Friday night – and then had a message about protecting diversity delivered to him from the stage after the curtain call. On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump accused theatre-goers of having “harassed” Pence, ...
Who plays Aaron Burr in Hamilton?
Pence ended up watching the whole show but as he was about to leave the theater at the end of the curtain call a member of the cast called him back. Brandon Dixon, who plays vice-president Aaron Burr, ...
Where did Mike Pence enter the auditorium?
Apologize!”. On Friday night, as Pence entered the auditorium for the Broadway show at the Richard Rogers Theater, video taken by onlookers and posted to social media picked up some audience members cheering him, then more people booing him.
Who wrote the statement on Hamilton?
pic.twitter.com/Jsg9Q1pMZs. According to New York Times reporter Patrick Healy, the statement was written by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who penned it upon hearing that Pence would be attending Friday night’s performance.
Who plays Aaron Burr in the show?
At the end of the show, star Brandon Victor Dixon, the actor who plays Vice President Aaron Burr, read a statement to the vice president-elect, thanking him for attending, but noting “we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us.”.
Did Pence walk out during Dixon's statement?
Healy tweeted that Pence was seen walking out during Dixon’s statement, although Dixon is heard asking the vice president-elect to stay. It’s unclear if the vice president-elect heard the statement. Hamilton tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary, who was ultimately shot and killed by Burr, ...
Did Mike Pence get booed at Hamilton?
Mike Pence booed at "Hamilton" Broadway show. NEW YORK -- New Yorkers are famous for letting their feelings be known — a lesson Vice President-elect Mike Pence learned Friday night. At a performance of the Broadway smash Hamilton, Pence was booed (with some cheers mixed in) before the show started. While the cast performed ...
What is Hamilton's hard working immigrant?
To them, Hamilton’s “hard-working immigrant makes good and creates a bank-friendly financial system” narrative (while it’s borrowed from hip-hop tropes about making it rich) is a perfect illustration of how liberalism has used racial diversity as a distraction while selling out to financial capitalism.
Why is Hamilton a ripe target?
Hamilton is a ripe target because it’s beloved by a certain kind of liberal. If President-elect Trump believes the theater must be a “safe and special place,” though, he probably should have warned his vice president-elect about Hamilton to begin with.
Why is Hamilton a smash hit?
It’s a smash hit because it brought virtuoso hip-hop to Broadway — making it something that affluent theatergoers can pat themselves on the back for liking because it has “street cred,” while winning a genuine mass appeal that most Broadway shows don’t.
What is Hamilton's central conceit?
Hamilton’s central conceit is “what if the Founding Fathers were people of color, and hip-hop were the language of their oratory”; the show, and its creator Lin-Manuel Mira nda, were closely associated with Barack Obama and the Hillary Clinton campaign. The clash between the cast (and audience) of Hamilton and the incoming Republican administration ...
Who plays Aaron Burr in the Trump speech?
But after Pence was greeted by boos from the audience and an impassioned curtain-call speech from the actor Brandon Dixon (who plays eventual Vice President Aaron Burr), Donald Trump turned the incident into a weekend-dominating news story. Pence ended up getting asked about it when he appeared on Fox News Sunday;
Is booing the vice president rude?
The first was that booing the vice president-elect is inappropriate and rude, and that the citizens of America should be more deferential to one of the men entrusted to lead their country. This is just the latest instantiation of a debate that’s been ongoing since Trump won the election nearly two weeks ago.
Who sang the 10 Duel Commandments?
And Miranda and fellow original cast member Renée Elise Goldsberry performed a version of the song “Ten Duel Commandments,” with rewritten pro-Clinton lyrics, at a Clinton fundraiser that totally earned the cliché “star-studded”: Everyone from Julia Roberts to Lena Dunham appeared.
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