Posted on 06/30/2021 6:46:41 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
The hit stage musical Hamilton will reportedly receive at least $30 million in federal aid, with a possible $20 million in additional funding, as part of the government’s pandemic relief program for the arts and entertainment.
Hamilton had five productions around the country prior to the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with each production applying for $10 million in relief, according to a report in the New York Times. So far, three of those productions have qualified for assistance, bringing the total amount of aid to $30 million.
Hamilton, which as written by the left-wing Lin-Manuel Miranda, has grossed an estimated $650 million on Broadway alone, with touring productions generating even more revenue. The show opened in New York in 2015 and has played to sold-out houses at the Richard Rodgers Theatre for most of its run.
The musical is eligible for federal aid under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which is aimed at helping performing arts venues, museums, and cinemas recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant is overseen by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Lin-Manuel Miranda campaigned for Joe Biden during last year’s presidential race, including appearing in an ad for Biden’s campaign aimed at Florida’s Puerto Rican voters.
Miranda also repeatedly attacked former President Donald Trump. “Your occasional reminder that our current president lies as easy as you and I breathe air. Every day, all day, reflexively,” Miranda said in a social media post in 2019.
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Using public funds for political advocacy.
What cr**....and we have to pay for it.
Hamilton. A racist play.
Imagine if all White actors were used to portray blacks. Imagine Whites in blackface.
Hollywood is next.
Waiting for the color purple with an all white cast.
The road version is supposedly coming to our area. I guess I don’t need to spend a lot of time avoiding it. Still waiting for the remake of ‘roots’ with matt mconahe(sp) as kunta kinte.
Graft and bribes and payoffs. The US Government isn’t in it for YOU the regular person. They are in it to fleece you and pay off their buddies.
"All right...All right....All right!"
LOL!
Oh, we ran out of that years ago. Now Federal Reserve just uses its powers to buy up Fed.gov debt with printed, unbacked, fiat, manipulated money.
Want to know how massive Fed.gov, and especially leftist control and their 1000s of social-engineering schemes grow and survive? This is the answer.
It’s profitable to be “disadvantaged” and in need.
How does Lin Manuel Miranda qualify for federal aid? What the heck?
Hollywood is next.
Wouldn’t surprise me, one bit.
Now we know why the leftist SAG and performing *arts* related companies were all in on the “We’re All In This Together” carp.
They could help with misinformation AND know that they’d get reimbursed...by We the Taxpayers.
This is another reason Hollywood always supports Democrats, they know where the Gravy Train is.
Alexander Hamilton spinning in his grave, while Lin-Manuel dances over it, and, all the way to the bank?
They do qualify under the SVOG, along with theaters, museums and other venues that were forced to shut down by the government. However, the amount of money that they received seems extremely excessive, especially since they were near the end of their run when the shutdown occurred.
It pays to be racist, if you are black.
In order to bankrupt the U.S., part of the Dimmocommie plan to turn us over to the Chinese all nice and tied up, the Dimmocommie pukes are spending OUR money on every piece of crap and useless garbage they can possibly find. Veterans who served our country are living in poverty and they blow $30 million on libtard garbage like “Hamilton”. If they could purchase the contents of airline honey wagons for millions of dollars, they’d do that too, to further their plan.
Misuse of our money. Completely criminal action.
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