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The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#50The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 2:13pm
Tea Party folks are going to use this to show how frivolous the Obama's are--spending our money on overpriced B'way tickets.
Oy.
Good for them. I'm a big fan of both the President and the First Lady.
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#51The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 2:20pm
They wouldn't see that, anyway. It's only half-black.
Just like the President.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
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#52The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 2:24pmYou have it all wrong. They were planning on doing lottery but the secret service thought if they called "Barack from Washington D.C." it would be too suspicious so they had to settle for rush.
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#53The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 3:07pmIn all seriousness, I do really love that the First Family supports theater and sees shows fairly often, it's nice to have someone in office who obviously appreciates and supports the arts.
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#54The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 3:10pmHey at least it wasn't Cats! That was W's favorite.
#55The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 8:27pm
Per Patrick Page's facebook page, they saw Spiderman this afternoon.
Is that considered a "black show"?
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#56The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 8:31pmA lot of spiders are black.
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#57The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 10:04pm
The idea of a masterwork like PORGY AND BESS being reduced to a "black show" is rather appalling. Mrs. Obama's attendance reflects her taste in music, not her quest to see dark-skinned actors on the stage. For what it's worth, when Katrina hit, Condoleeza Rice attended SPAMALOT. People trashed her, but I thought it irrelevant (she was Secretary of State, not Secretary of African-Americans; my problems with her involve Iraq, not Tim Curry's Camelot or whatever she does on Saturday night to avoid dinner with W and Laura). As are these comments about a brilliant woman like Michelle Obama attending an American classic written by George Gershwin. We have so many real problems in this country. Attributing any Presidential theatrical attendance to racial bias is rather pitiful.
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Updated On: 7/15/12 at 10:04 PM
#58The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 10:18pmNicely said, Auggie.
#59The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/15/12 at 11:31pmWhat time should I show up for rush if I want to get a seat next to Michelle Obama? How are the view from the sides? Are the box office people nice about me NOT being Michelle Obama?
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#60The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 12:25amNot only are they seeing a "Black Show" but they are seeing a show written by a couple of JEWS. Where is the support for the White Christian Faith!!! An outrage I say.........
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felix5
Swing Joined: 1/29/12
#61The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 12:31am
NOT FAIR!
Barack came in to see Sister act last year. Whoopie was there and..
Ahh never mind
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#62The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 12:42amI'm surprised they weren't at Newsies.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#63The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 12:44amDoes Michelle sign? Will Michelle sign the playbills of her past shows she has attended or just the current show? Will she say hi to my friend's cat if I record her? If I send her something, will she write back?
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#64The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 12:45amI heard Jill Biden is going on for her tomorrow night. Can anyone confirm?
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#65The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 12:50amStage management at Bring It On just did.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#66The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 1:02am
I heard Jill Biden is going on for her tomorrow night. Can anyone confirm?
I hope so. I can probably understand her better. Michelle can have some high notes, but she has nothing on Hillary.
Updated On: 7/16/12 at 01:02 AM
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#67The First Family (minus the President) was at the theater tonight
Posted: 7/16/12 at 1:11amSo, just to make sure I have this straight - Porgy and Bess is a black show and The Addams Family is theater. Have I really absorbed the nuances here?
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