Drunk Trump supporter disrupts 'Hamilton' performance

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Hamilton shows are now officially the epicenter of frustration in Trump's America.

Drunken buffoonery by a Donald Trump supporter at a Chicago performance marks the latest bit of drama surrounding the hit Broadway musical, which has had quite the political weekend since Trump critiqued its cast on Twitter.

To recap: The show's New York cast addressed Vice President-elect Mike Pence after he was booed at the Friday night show, asking him to work on behalf of all Americans. Trump then called the cast rude and demanded an apology. The show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, had a different take, and then Pence tried to calm the hubbub down, telling Fox News he wasn't offended.

With the world still trying to wrap its head around the drama, particularly a president-elect starting a feud with a Tony-winning musical, an apparent pro-Trump supporter at Saturday night's Chicago performance began yelling at the cast and anyone around him.

It began when the audience erupted in cheers when Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette rapped the line, "Immigrants / we get the job done," during the song, "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)."

Check out the line from the original cast performance below.

A few minutes later, during the song "Dear Theodosia," a drunk attendee in the balcony began shouting expletives at the stage and those around him, screaming, "We won! You lost! Get over it! Fuck you!" during "Dear Theodosia" which comes a few songs after the line.

The cast, though, didn't seem to miss a beat.

A reporter from the Chicago Tribune was present and reported the cast took a "somber" bow after the show. The Chicago Sun-Times reported the heckler, identified as John Palmer, was arrested and charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass for initially refusing to leave the theater.

And on Sunday, Karen Olivo, who plays "Angelica" in the Chicago performance, tweeted the following:

BONUS: Some say Trump's 'Hamilton' rage's a distraction

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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