![]() Mike Pence’s Hamilton visit concluded with a speech from the cast: “We, sir, are the diverse America” ![]() The clash between the cast (and audience) of Hamilton and the incoming Republican administration is about demographics and values - but it’s also about who really gets to speak for America, and whether it’s a contradiction in terms for a billionaire to be a populist or for a steeply priced Broadway show to be a mass-culture phenomenon. ![]() Hamilton’s central conceit is “what if the Founding Fathers were people of color, and hip-hop were the language of their oratory” the show, and its creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, were closely associated with Barack Obama and the Hillary Clinton campaign. The musical isn’t just a cultural phenomenon for a certain subset of its fans, it’s a beacon for a progressive America. If there’s one thing he can’t stand, it’s someone else telling his story.īut politically, a clash over Hamilton was probably inevitable. One of the themes embraced by the musical Hamilton is expressed in the line that gives the play’s finale its title: “You have no control / Who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” This is not a philosophy endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump. ![]() Pence ended up getting asked about it when he appeared on Fox News Sunday calls to #BoycottHamilton from Trump supporters were trending all weekend on Twitter. But after Pence was greeted by boos from the audience and an impassioned curtain-call speech from the actor Brandon Dixon (who plays eventual Vice President Aaron Burr), Donald Trump turned the incident into a weekend-dominating news story. Vice President-elect Mike Pence was supposed to have a quiet night at the theater on Friday when he went to see Hamilton. ![]()
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