Trump demands apology from Hamilton cast
An audience disruption took place at the Saturday eveningproduction of "Hamilton" at the PrivateBank Theatre in downtown Chicago.
According to audience member Brea Hayes of Batavia, who was at the performance, anaudience member seated in the front of the balcony shouted profanities and election-related political statements afterthe cast sangthe line,"Immigrants / We get the job done," which is part of the show"s "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" number.
That lyricis among the most overtly political references in the show and generally gets a big reaction from the audience.
Tribune reporter Jodi Cohen, who was seated in the dress circle at the performance, said that thedisruption from the man above lasted for two songs. Cohen also said that the "Hamilton" actors seemed strikingly somber during the bows at the end of the show.
Hayes said that the man appeared to be intoxicated, shouted "We won" among other things, and was resistant after being asked to leave. She said hefinally was ushered out by Broadway in Chicago staffers.
Other audience members took to social media to describe the incident. Broadway in Chicago has not yet commented on what happened at its theater.
The situation in Chicago followed a Friday performance of"Hamilton" in New York City attended by Vice President-elect Mike Pence. At the close of the show, a cast member read from a prepared statement that addressed Pence politely but directly.
In the hours that followed, President-elect Donald Trump made several criticisms of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, which can be seen in Chicago and New York and that became a political flashpoint over the weekend.
On Sunday morning, he tweeted that he had heardthe show was"overrated."
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Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/hamilton/ct-disruption-at-chicago-hamilton-20161120-column.html
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