'Hamilton' Cast Calls Out Mike Pence in Audience (Video)

Vice president-elect Mike Pence got a special shoutout after taking in a performance of “Hamilton” on Broadway Friday night.

The cast of the Tony-winning Broadway musical singled out Pence during their curtain call, and as the audience booed, Brandon Victor Dixon, the actor playing Aaron Burr, read a statement on behalf of his cast members — and many Americans.

Update: President-elect Donald Trump tweeted his dismay with the cast of “Hamilton” early on Saturday, claiming they made the theater unsafe for Pence and that they should apologize.

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!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2016

“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, sir,” said “Hamilton” star Dixon, after urging audience members to record and share the video and message on social media. “But we truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values, and work on behalf of all of us.”

Also Read: 'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda to Host 'SNL' Next Month

Donald Trump’s second in command got an icy reception the whole night at the Richard Rogers theater, where he was reportedly booed on his way in and then heckled during relevant lyrics in various musical numbers detailing the founding of the United States.

Show creator and former star Lin-Manuel Miranda was not in attendance Friday night, but he, director Tommy Kail, the show’s producers and cast all wrote the statement together after learning Pence would be attending the performance, according to New York Times reporter Patrick Healey, who also said the VP-to-be was walking out of the theater as Dixon begun reading the statement, so it’s unclear which parts, if any, he heard.

Healey also said Trump himself has not seen “Hamilton” and has not requested tickets.

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From dubbing Disney movie "Mulan" as liberal propaganda to saying smoking doesn't kill, here are a few things that Mike Pence has done or said that's got us confused.
"Mulan"
Pence wrote an op-ed in 1999 decrying Disney's "Mulan" as the propaganda of a "mischievous liberal" aimed at supporting women in the military. "Many young men find many young women to be attractive sexually. Many young women find many young men to be attractive sexually. Put them together, in close quarters, for long periods of time, and things will get interesting," he bizarrely claimed. "Just like they eventually did for young Mulan. Moral of story: women in military, bad idea."

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Towel charms
Ever been frustrated when you just can't figure out which bath towel is yours? Don't fear, Mike Pence's wife, Karen, has your back with her towel charms, which promise to solve all of your towel-induced woes. Since Pence was introduced as Trump's VP, however, the business has been "on hold," according to its website.

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"Just IN"
Pence tried to launch a state-run news organization called "Just IN" that would only publish content written by Indiana's state communications office. Luckily it never came to fruition due to heavy backlash, but had it gone live, the outlet would have been funded by taxpayers.
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Chili's and vampire children
There are a couple of things that people found fault with Pence's July 16 tweet: First of all, there is no Chili's restaurant in Manhattan. The closest are in New Jersey, Staten Island or Queens. Second, where is his daughter's reflection in the mirror? The Internet naturally concluded that she must be a vampire.
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We are all like passengers on the Titanic
Pence penned a number of columns in the '90s, such as a piece on why the Titanic is a metaphor for modern America. "Like the passengers of the Titanic who gave no thought to the strength of the Irishmen who built their vessel at the Harland & Wolf shipyards in Belfast, so do we give no thought to the virtues of those who built our ship of state. And we, like they, do so at our peril."
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Smoking doesn't kill
Pence also apparently thought that smoking doesn't kill. "Despite the hysteria from the political class and the media, smoking doesn’t kill," he wrote. "Those of you who find the tobacco deal acceptable should be warned as you sit, reading this magazine, sipping a cup of hot coffee with a hamburger on your mind for lunch. A government big enough to go after smokers is big enough to go after you."
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