Mike Pence gets quite the icy welcome at 'Hamilton'
Turns out Vice President-elect Mike Pence also wanted to see the hit Broadway show Hamilton. But the show's audience really, really didn't want to see him.
As Pence walked to his seat for a Friday evening show, loud booing ensued. There was a smattering of applause, too, as he waved, but the jeers overpowered his supporters. Heckles continued during the show when a song had to be paused because of the disturbance, an audience member reported on Twitter.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Hamilton's creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was a vocal opponent of the Donald Trump-Pence ticket, speaking out against the Republicans on Saturday Night Live and on Twitter. After the presidential election, Miranda took to the microblogging site to try to calm his frightened fans, adding that he was "scared as ya'll." The hit musical celebrates immigrants and features a consciously multicultural cast.
We're guessing Pence didn't have a shot at a backstage invite.
Brittany Levine Beckman was Mashable's managing editor. She enjoys crafting feature ideas, learning new things, and party parrots. Before working at Mashable, she covered community news at the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register. That's how she met a zonkey and the tallest man in the world.
