Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:05pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "@z5 is nowhere near "the ridiculous one" in this thread.
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Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:18pm
He already said "f*ck 'em" when as governor he passed a law allowing discrimination against LGBTs based on "sincere religious objection" and when he tried to divert AIDS funding to go to electroshock conversion therapy for gay teens. A pleasant night out at a musical would have done nothing to change his mind, and standing by and doing nothing would have just reinforced that he and his ilk are in charge and can get away with whatever they want due to their power and position. We need to be standing up for ourselves and declaring that we will not stand by silently while minority rights are trampled upon. That message will resonate far more than letting bygones be bygones. Kudos to the company and the audience. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Updated On: 11/19/16 at 01:18 PM
Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:28pm
What a time to be alive. It would have blown over but Trump had to make it all about him so he really got his fans mad.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:31pm
I am living for all of this.
The Hamilton cast treated this with class and dignity when they didn't have to, and they made an impact.
The Trump tears are also a plus
Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:34pm
,lol 1.3 thousand 1 star reviews lmao. Trump fans go in.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:34pm
,lol 1.3 thousand 1 star reviews lmao. Trump fans go in. Hamilton needs to disable reviews.
Updated On: 11/19/16 at 01:34 PM
Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:37pm
I am going to assume he paid for the tickets so why does he not deserve the respect of a regular ticket holder.
He requested the tickets THAT AFTERNOON. By doing so, he waived his expectation to be treated as a regular ticket holder. And honestly, the timing of all this is absurd. Why see THIS show NOW? This smells more like a stunt on his part for the opportunity to play the victim for the press and let Trump and his supporters puff it up on social media. Trump's reaction was as ridiculous and supercilious as a typical After Eight post.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:37pm
I feel a mixture of pity and absolute disdain for the people who are idiotic enough to believe that all of the sudden Mike Pence hates Broadway and the arts because of this incident. And it is so typical of some people here to blame minorities for the problems caused by the abhorrent people who have been elected to run our country.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 1:56pm
Mister Matt said: "And honestly, the timing of all this is absurd. Why see THIS show NOW? This smells more like a stunt on his part for the opportunity to play the victim for the press and let Trump and his supporters puff it up on social media. Trump's reaction was as ridiculous and supercilious as a typical After Eight post."
Ha. Well, and this was a distraction; I'm not sure the timing is all that absurd: https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/799979930444591104
Also, for fun, remember that the RRT is owned by the Nederlanders, and James L Nederlander donated to the Trump Victory campaign.
http://campaign-finance.data2www.com/i/NY/NEW%20YORK/NEDERLANDER,%20JAMES%20L%20MR
http://therealdeal.com/2016/07/18/nyc-real-estate-moguls-pump-more-than-2-2m-into-trump-victory-fund/
For MORE FUN, Daryl Roth's husband co-owns a building with Trump:
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160420/BLOGS02/160429992/why-vornados-steven-roth-was-at-donald-trumps-victory-speech-last-night
Posted: 11/19/16 at 2:04pm
Well, of course Bud Frump, uhhh...Trump, is going all big daddy for Mike Pence (just as if baby-boy Pence couldn't speak for or take care of himself). Who else is willing to follow Trump around with a pooper-scooper for the next four years?
Posted: 11/19/16 at 2:07pm
Several thoughts:
Somebody should play Trump a few of his speeches and compare their content and tone to that of the Dixon's last night.
If Trump had any desire to be a uniting leader, he's have invited representatives of the cast to come talk about their concerns. Instead, we got another juvenile tweet.
Gotta love the calls for a boycott. You might as well demand a boycott of woolly mammoth meat.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 2:23pm
Hellob said: "On a related note, didn't he brag to 60 minutes that he had 22 million followers? He has 15 million. What a stupid thing to lie about."
idk where he got that number but he has 15 million each on Facebook and Twitter, and another 4 on instagram, so really he has 34 million followers.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 2:49pm
TRUMP: THE AFTERBIRTH OF A NATION - A New American Musical
Posted: 11/19/16 at 2:59pm
Trump and Pence seem like the kind of people who would make it their priority to get rid of anyone and anything that they simply do not like with a cold vengeance, including Hamilton for "harassing" them or bruising their egos...which kinda scares me.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 3:06pm
I imagine that they took up at least 6 seats for the party of Pence, his wife and daughter and close-in secret service. I wonder who had been promised house seats - only to have them taken away at the last minute.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 3:42pm
Trump is 100% doing this to take everyone off the Trump U settlement, Session's appointmen. This Hamilton nonsense is at the top of NYT and al this more important stuff is pushed off the front page or at the bottom. He knows exactly what he's doing
Posted: 11/19/16 at 3:43pm
bigbelterbaby said: "The cast was clearly uncomfortable with Pence being there so I'm sure their energy was directed at him.
I dont see why Lin-Manuel Miranda thought it was appropriate to write a speech and have one of his cast members read it to Pence in front of everyone.
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They knew he was coming. They gave him tickets so they could read the speech to him.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 3:49pm
Updated On: 11/19/16 at 03:49 PM
Posted: 11/19/16 at 3:58pm
schubox said: "They knew he was coming. They gave him tickets so they could read the speech to him. "
huh i hadn't thought of that but it does make sense considering it was the middle of the night in London where Lin lives when they gave the speech.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 3:59pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "That's kinda crappy. Let the dude see a show.
This topic has been very hard to keep up with!
I wasn't there but I am guessing Pence was able to see the show. Unless Brandon Victor Dixon sat next to him checking his cellphone throughout the show to ruin the experience. THAT to me is rude. If the cast wanted to make a statement, at least they did it at the end after he was able to enjoy it if he chose to.
That's my take on it.
Carry on...
Posted: 11/19/16 at 4:08pm
MarkBearSF said: "I imagine that they took up at least 6 seats for the party of Pence, his wife and daughter and close-in secret service. I wonder who had been promised house seats - only to have them taken away at the last minute.
Who got bumped? Probably 6 people who had hopes of getting in from the Cancellation Line.
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Posted: 11/19/16 at 4:09pm
gypsy101 said: "schubox said: "They knew he was coming. They gave him tickets so they could read the speech to him. "
huh i hadn't thought of that but it does make sense considering it was the middle of the night in London where Lin lives when they gave the speech.
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Didn't the cast say this? I know Kail and Sellers and Miranda worked on the speech. And I thought I read somewhere they decided to grant his request because they saw an opportunity to say something to him
Posted: 11/19/16 at 4:14pm
schubox said: "Didn't the cast say this? I know Kail and Sellers and Miranda worked on the speech. And I thought I read somewhere they decided to grant his request because they saw an opportunity to say something to him "
i didn't hear Brandon Victor Dixon mention Lin writing the message so i wasn't sure.
Posted: 11/19/16 at 4:57pm
MyFavoriteBrunette said: "MarkBearSF said: "I imagine that they took up at least 6 seats for the party of Pence, his wife and daughter and close-in secret service. I wonder who had been promised house seats - only to have them taken away at the last minute.
Who got bumped? Probably 6 people who had hopes of getting in from the Cancellation Line.
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The cancellation line is not guaranteed. It is not a right. Everyone knows that. Stop crying.
