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Trump seeks apology from 'very rude' cast of Hamilton show

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 19, 2016 19:05

NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded an apology from the cast of the Broadway hit "Hamilton" for appealing from the stage to Vice President-elect Mike Pence to uphold American values as the conservative sat in the theater audience.

"The Theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!" Trump wrote on Twitter, taking time out from his search for appointees to his incoming administration.

"Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing. This should not happen!" Trump wrote.

Pence was greeted with a mix of boos and cheers as he entered the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York on Friday night to watch a performance of the highly acclaimed musical about the country's founding fathers, played by a racially diverse cast.

After the show, Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays America's third vice president Aaron Burr, read a statement directed at Pence while standing in front of the cast in full costume.

"We, sir - we - are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights," Dixon said. Pence had already begun to leave his seat as Dixon began his remarks, videos posted on social media showed.

"We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us," Dixon said as audience members cheered and clapped.

A show spokesman said Pence stood in the hallway outside the entrance to the auditorium and heard the full remarks, the New York Times reported.

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