Following Vice President-Elect Mike Pence’s visit to Hamilton November 18—and , and that followed—former and current members of the Hamilton family took to Twitter, responding to the President-Elect and raising their voices.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony and Pulitzer-winning author of Hamilton, who helped write the curtain speech delivered by cast member Brandon Victor Dixon, tweeted that he was proud of Dixon and the company of Hamilton for “leading with love,� and reminds his audience that we are “all welcome at the theatre.� 뵺.com has reached out to Miranda’s representative for additional comment.
Proud of . Proud of , for leading with love.
� Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
And proud to remind you that ALL are welcome at the theater.
Miranda’s father, Luis A. Miranda, said that he will sleep like a “well-fed baby� knowing that Hamilton gave voice to some of our country’s concerns.
Good night! I'll sleep 2 hrs like a well fed baby knowing gave voice 2 our anxiety as we hear Trump/Pence positions & appts
� Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (@Vegalteno)
Dixon replied directly to , saying that the curtain speech directed at Pence was not harassment, but rather a conversation.
conversation is not harassment sir. And I appreciate for stopping to listen.
� Brandon Victor Dixon (@BrandonVDixon)
Matt DeAngelis, who appeared on Broadway in Hair, tweeted that the man playing the lead role of Alexander Hamilton, Javier Muñoz, is a “proud gay, HIV+ man.� He added, “Enjoy the show performed by people you want to take rights from.� Muñoz retweeted and added, “LIVE YOUR TRUTH!�
LIVE YOUR TRUTH!
� Javier Muñoz (@JMunozActor)
OWN YOUR POWER & STRENGTH!
NEVER LET ANYONE MAKE YOU FEEL SMALL!
I LOVE YOU❤️��❤️��❤️��
Former cast members, such as Tony nominee Phillipa Soo and Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs, also responded to the tweets. Check out their responses below.
Shakespeare: the actors job is to "hold a mirror up to nature". U R looking in a mirror, Sirs. Not pleased?
� Phillipa Soo (@Phillipasoo)
Very proud of and of the cast
� Daveed Diggs (@DaveedDiggs)
Additionally, people on both sides of the issue continue to tweet; the hashtags # and # are both trending on Twitter. On Facebook, users continue to review the musical; the 1-Star rating has increased since the November 18 curtain speech.
