Vice President-elect Mike Pence went to see Hamilton tonight, because every single politician is apparently seeing the show these days, and he was greeted by some boos in the Broadway audience.
Some reports say there was a mix of cheers and booing, which you can hear in the video below:
Here's Pence getting booed as he gets to his seats at Hamilton pic.twitter.com/IRQG68x1sB
— David K (@dkipke12) November 19, 2016
Unreal scene here – Mike Pence walks in and there's a massive mix of cheers and boos. pic.twitter.com/GVZ5L67mA3
— Noah Coslov (@NoahCoslov) November 19, 2016
At #Hamilton. Mike Pence is here and the entire theater just booed him.
— Shannon (@TheStagmania) November 19, 2016
And Twitter had quite a lot to say about this:
Pence getting booed at Hamilton bums me out. Whatever you think of him. He’s trying to engage. Could get ideas from far worse places. https://t.co/gn7j25Nuy7
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 19, 2016
Mike Pence getting lustily booed at "Hamilton" is obviously the endpoint for this goddamn election cycle
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) November 19, 2016
Let's also take in: #Hamilton is portrayed by an artist who is a gay man that's been bravely honest & open about his HIV status. Ok Pence?
— Julie James (@julie_james) November 19, 2016
Two things you need to understand about Mike Pence getting booed at Hamilton tonight. 1) Most attendees aren't NYCers. 2) He deserves it. >
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 19, 2016
Why do we assume people booing Pence was political. Maybe he was just opening his candy bar too loudly.
— Jen Nasty Kirkwoman (@JenKirkman) November 19, 2016
Lafayette: "Immigrants!"
Hamilton/Lafayette: "We get the job done!"
Pence: *shifts uncomfortably in his seat*— Tyler Oakley (@tyleroakley) November 19, 2016
I’m sorry but Mike “Let’s Convert The Gays” Pence doesn’t get to complain about being booed on Broadway. https://t.co/UcFP7PMb0y
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) November 19, 2016
Don't come into a Broadway theater trailing this filth and expect the audience to jump up and sing "Hello, Dolly." https://t.co/cnHS97GdaR
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 19, 2016
1. Check Twitter on Friday night
2. See 287 tweets in a row about Mike Pence & Hamilton
3. Stop checking Twitter, do literally anything else— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) November 19, 2016
UPDATE –– 11:12 pm ET: One ensemble member tweeted video of a message the cast delivered to Pence during the performance:
Yes #MikePence was at @HamiltonMusical here's what we had to say pic.twitter.com/YIjt7JZ3gF
— G R E G O R Y (@ghaney22) November 19, 2016
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