Cast of Hamilton makes statement to Pence at the end of the show.

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Anonymous wrote:Inappropriate for the cast to have done this.
They had a job to do - entertain.
They failed at that by feeling the need to deliver a partisan political message.

I'm pretty sure the audience was entertained. And most likely agreed with the cast. And if others don't like it, they can sell their tickets to someone else.

"No whites need apply" ...to the cast of Hamilton.

"Do as I say, not as I do."
What a cast of Hillary liars.

Why weren't there more white in The Wiz? And what about Dreamgirls? By the way, Google Jonathan Groff.

DP. The Wiz was always supposed to be a black version of the Oz story. Dreamgirls is literally about black ladies. It makes sense that those shows wouldn't want to cast whites.

But a show about the founding fathers??

And, no, I won't google Groffsauce. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

The genre is "art." Why don't you write and produce a musical celebrating the enslavement of people by Washington, Jefferson and other founding fathers, or did you miss the critical point about the differing visions of America promoted by Hamilton and Jefferson? Better yet, go see one of the thousands of movies in which characters have been whitewashed. Knowledge of history is important. The stupidity is unfathomable.

What "genre"? What are you talking about? You're literally just saying a series of words because they make you feel sophisticated and superior.

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Anonymous wrote:If I were in Pence's shoes, I would be comfortable with the message from the cast. However, the crowd booing before the message feels like bullying.

People have booed politicians as long as there have been politicians. But bullying is using the power of the state to tell me who I can and can't sleep with, who I can marry, whether I can adopt, where I can shop, and what medical decisions I am able to make in consultation with my physician.

Just because people have always booed politicians does not make it right. I agree that all the scenarios you listed are much more troubling that booing Pence in a theater. But Pence and his family should not be booed when they go out to relax. That is bullying.

Well, anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim rhetoric has -- say it with me -- consequences!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inappropriate for the cast to have done this.
They had a job to do - entertain.
They failed at that by feeling the need to deliver a partisan political message.

I'm pretty sure the audience was entertained. And most likely agreed with the cast. And if others don't like it, they can sell their tickets to someone else.

"No whites need apply" ...to the cast of Hamilton.

"Do as I say, not as I do."
What a cast of Hillary liars.

Why weren't there more white in The Wiz? And what about Dreamgirls? By the way, Google Jonathan Groff.

DP. The Wiz was always supposed to be a black version of the Oz story. Dreamgirls is literally about black ladies. It makes sense that those shows wouldn't want to cast whites.

But a show about the founding fathers??

And, no, I won't google Groffsauce. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

As someone who voted for Trump in part because he isn't afraid to say what he thinks, I think it's rather silly for him than get worked up when others say what they think. He needs to buckle down and focus on governing, because if he spends 4 years constantly responding to comments that offend him, it's going to be a long 4 years. Haters gonna hate, its time to rise above it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone who voted for Trump in part because he isn't afraid to say what he thinks, I think it's rather silly for him than get worked up when others say what they think. He needs to buckle down and focus on governing, because if he spends 4 years constantly responding to comments that offend him, it's going to be a long 4 years. Haters gonna hate, its time to rise above it.

Trump is pretty straightforward. No pivot. This is it. Unless Twitter cancels his account, were going to have 4 years of this.

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Anonymous wrote:Inappropriate for the cast to have done this.
They had a job to do - entertain.
They failed at that by feeling the need to deliver a partisan political message.

Which part of that message was partisan? That was a direct statement of their feelings and fears to the man who has been elected vice president.

They didn't challenge his legitimacy. They didn't refuse to perform while he was in the audience.

They did their job, and at the end of the show they used their opportunity to ask him to make sure the administration he is a part of represents them, as well.

Sorry, completely inappropriate. The man was just trying to have a pleasant evening out with his family, and he has to be subjected to that.

Don't run for public office if you can't handle the exercise of First Amendment rights by people who don't drink your kool-aid. He is a high profile public figure. This is only the beginning.

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Sorry, completely inappropriate. The man was just trying to have a pleasant evening out with his family, and he has to be subjected to that.

First of all, there was nothing disrespectful in the post show comments.

Second of all, if Pence is too thinned skin for that feedback from fellow Americans, then he is in for a very rough ride as Vice President.

i have no problem if the cast member delivered the same message privately after the show (or before). But to do it publicly makes it a partisan and inappropriate statement.

What's next, will national anthem signers at ball games make personal statements in front of 40,000 people after singing the anthem. Will metro train drives start making annoucements over the intercom on the Red Line? Is that also appropriate? No, because that is not the time or place for expressing their personal opinions.

What is partisan about the notion that other people are people too? A notion that the President-Elect does not grasp.

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Anonymous wrote:Inappropriate for the cast to have done this.
They had a job to do - entertain.
They failed at that by feeling the need to deliver a partisan political message.

It does seem arrogant and entitled.

What's arrogant and entitled is Pence demanding tickets to a sold out show for himself, family and secret service.

Exactly. How did he get the tickets? Connections. Typical GOP abuse of power.

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Anonymous wrote:If I were in Pence's shoes, I would be comfortable with the message from the cast. However, the crowd booing before the message feels like bullying.

I guess this means the crowd is not yet convinced that the Trump Administation intends to unify the country and represent the majority of Americans who didn't vote for them.

The booing is basically a spontaneous poll regarding public opinion of Pence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's amusing that celebrities actually think that intelligent person gives two shits about their political views.

It's amusing that you think he's intelligent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inappropriate for the cast to have done this.
They had a job to do - entertain.
They failed at that by feeling the need to deliver a partisan political message.

It does seem arrogant and entitled.

What's arrogant and entitled is Pence demanding tickets to a sold out show for himself, family and secret service.

Exactly. How did he get the tickets? Connections. Typical GOP abuse of power.

This is a stupid statement. If Clintons team called up and asked for tickets they'd get them, too. Shows hold tickets for VIPs just like hotels hold rooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inappropriate for the cast to have done this.
They had a job to do - entertain.
They failed at that by feeling the need to deliver a partisan political message.

I'm pretty sure the audience was entertained. And most likely agreed with the cast. And if others don't like it, they can sell their tickets to someone else.

"No whites need apply" ...to the cast of Hamilton.

"Do as I say, not as I do."
What a cast of Hillary liars.

Why weren't there more white in The Wiz? And what about Dreamgirls? By the way, Google Jonathan Groff.

DP. The Wiz was always supposed to be a black version of the Oz story. Dreamgirls is literally about black ladies. It makes sense that those shows wouldn't want to cast whites.

But a show about the founding fathers??

And, no, I won't google Groffsauce. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, let me tell you how life really works in Donald Trump world. Trump can pick up the phone and call Jim Nederlander, president of the organization that owns the Richard Rodgers Theater (where Hamilton is performed) and put some financial pressure on the producer. "Hamilton" was a big risk for the Nederlanders, and they took it. But you know there were some pretty hefty financial deals cut to get the show into that particular theater.

Trump and Nederlander speak the same language.
Let's see what happens next.

Jimmy Nederlander died in July.

Not his son, the old man

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone who voted for Trump in part because he isn't afraid to say what he thinks, I think it's rather silly for him than get worked up when others say what they think. He needs to buckle down and focus on governing, because if he spends 4 years constantly responding to comments that offend him, it's going to be a long 4 years. Haters gonna hate, its time to rise above it.

Yeah, I'm sure the Donald would've handled that well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inappropriate for the cast to have done this.
They had a job to do - entertain.
They failed at that by feeling the need to deliver a partisan political message.

Which part of that message was partisan? That was a direct statement of their feelings and fears to the man who has been elected vice president.

They didn't challenge his legitimacy. They didn't refuse to perform while he was in the audience.

They did their job, and at the end of the show they used their opportunity to ask him to make sure the administration he is a part of represents them, as well.

Did they deliver the same message to Hillary when she was in attendance? No?
It was a partisan message. And, not appropriate.

So don't go see the show. They don't care.

If you stand with injustice, you are guilty of injustice. I will not be silent. They will not be silent.

They are a diverse cast. Whether you believe it or not, we are afraid.

But why are they afraid? I would imagine that the theatre union they belong to does not let you work without legal documentation that you are in the country legally ...correct? Are they afraid of being deported because of their ethnic background? I'm Iranian but have lived in this country for 25 years and I'm a US citizen. I'm not afraid of being deported.