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Donald Trump Welcome at Hamilton, Says Broadway Musical's Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
BBC News ^ | 23 November 201 | Neil Smith

Posted on 11/23/2016 3:57:10 PM PST by drewh

The creator of Hamilton has said Donald Trump is welcome to attend his musical, the cast of which Trump attacked this week for "harassing" his running mate. "We welcome anyone," Lin-Manuel Miranda told the BBC, adding that the American president-elect's daughter had seen the show and written "wonderful things". Mr Trump demanded the cast of Hamilton apologise for addressing Mike Pence from the stage after Friday's show. Miranda, however, insisted Mr Pence had been spoken to in a "respectful" way.

Later, as he prepared to leave, he was asked by cast member Brandon Dixon to stay in the auditorium and listen to a brief address.

"When we found out he was coming we welcomed him, we asked him to lead on behalf of all Americans and we related to him the anxieties that some of us feel," Miranda told the BBC. "But I feel like we did it in a really respectful way." Miranda went on to answer in the affirmative when asked if Mr Trump would be welcome to attend a Hamilton performance.

His comments, on Saturday, preceded Mr Trump's tweets criticising Mr Pence's treatment. he Broadway hit musical Hamilton address Mr Pence Miranda was a vocal supporter of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the US presidential election. The award-winning actor and writer, who gave up the title role in Hamilton earlier this year, is currently in London rehearsing for his role in Disney's upcoming Mary Poppins sequel.

Mr Pence's experiences at Hamilton prompted Mr Trump to lambast the Hamilton cast for their "terrible behaviour". He also suggested the show itself was "highly overrated".

Hamilton, a musical about America's first treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton, won 11 Tony awards in June and is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: boycotthamilton; broadway; hamilton; ncy; pence; trump; trumpstillwinning; trumptransition; trumpwinsagain
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1 posted on 11/23/2016 3:57:10 PM PST by drewh
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To: drewh

Be wary of actors and theaters !


2 posted on 11/23/2016 4:00:30 PM PST by hoosiermama (“Christian faith is not the past but the present and the future. Make it stronger. "DJT)
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To: drewh

Pffffft.


3 posted on 11/23/2016 4:00:52 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!!)
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To: drewh

Says the guy whose ears are still burning from the blast that The Donald delivered his direction.

The performers and the crowd might be way more circumspect with the President-Elect in the room than they were with VP-E Mike Pence, but that ship has already sailed. Some things just cannot be unsaid or unseen.


4 posted on 11/23/2016 4:02:12 PM PST by alloysteel (Je suis deplorable.)
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To: hoosiermama
Be wary of actors and theaters!

Why can’t democrats allow a Republican to attend a play in peace, quiet, and safely!


5 posted on 11/23/2016 4:03:05 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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To: drewh

What so they can get another bite at the apple? What kind of fool would attend that play after what they did.

No Effin Way


6 posted on 11/23/2016 4:05:09 PM PST by Samurai_Jack (War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
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To: drewh

Heads of state always welcome the counsel of stage actors.


7 posted on 11/23/2016 4:05:41 PM PST by marron
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To: Grampa Dave

LOL!

Sadly, JW Booth was a lot more talented and certainly more good-looking than any of the current morons on B’way.


8 posted on 11/23/2016 4:06:00 PM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Trump is as welcome at Hamilton as Bill Clinton with Hillary during bedtime.


9 posted on 11/23/2016 4:06:03 PM PST by max americana
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To: drewh
Democrats - Attacking Republicans In Theatres Since 1865™
10 posted on 11/23/2016 4:06:29 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: drewh

They realize that their $$$$ fortunes are going down the tubes. Who would want to see them?

I hope TRUMP ignores them.


11 posted on 11/23/2016 4:06:40 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: drewh

Admiral Akhbar advises against going to the play.


12 posted on 11/23/2016 4:10:18 PM PST by Organic Panic (Gentrification in America. Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: drewh

Check the TICKET PRICES!!!

They’ll blow your SOCKS off!


13 posted on 11/23/2016 4:10:20 PM PST by Flintlock (The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left to us.)
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To: drewh

No way in blazes should Trump attend.


14 posted on 11/23/2016 4:10:23 PM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: stars & stripes forever

Their national tour starts in March. Perhaps advance tickets buyers are being as “welcoming” to their show as they were to Mike Pence.


15 posted on 11/23/2016 4:11:11 PM PST by Cara C
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To: drewh

“We like to welcome people and yell at them for no reason.”


16 posted on 11/23/2016 4:12:03 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: alloysteel
Says the guy whose ears are still burning from the blast that The Donald delivered his direction.

Oh? Did he have a few things to say about that incident? I missed it. I'll go look it up. It's just so new and different to have someone who doesn't take it lying down. Yay, Trump!


17 posted on 11/23/2016 4:12:23 PM PST by definitelynotaliberal (I believe it! He's alive! Sweet Jesus!)
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To: max americana

True.


18 posted on 11/23/2016 4:12:59 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!!)
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To: drewh

Here’s an idea. Once Trump is in the White House, he can invite the cast there to do a show. See if they decline that honor and all the publicity it would bring.


19 posted on 11/23/2016 4:15:10 PM PST by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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To: drewh

You couldn’t pay me to go!


20 posted on 11/23/2016 4:15:13 PM PST by HotKat (Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twain)
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