Hamilton - Victoria Palace Theatre

Well, no, if that's what happened. But a quick glance back at this thread seems to show that since someone posted Pence's statement, the conversation has been mainly people who agree the cast were right talking to each other, or people moving the conversation on to discuss the rather bizarre Exum statement. I'm not sure how this qualifies?

ali973's 'delicate' comment wasn't directed at people who agreed with the cast or people discussing Exum though. It was directed at, and I quote, those 'who have issues with the cast's stance'. And I'm sure he didn't just mean people on this thread, believe me when I say there are plenty of people on the internet still railing against the cast.

I don't think there's been a presidential candidate in history that hasn't been in the wrong for at least a few things. A racist bigot won because there's plenty of people in the world that love racism and bigotry. And let's remind ourselves that if America's voting worked like ours did, then Hillary would be the president-elect now. I don't think Clinton is the most wonderful candidate, but as you yourself have noted, she was far better than her opponent and the comments that you and people like you made against her before the election probably didn't help her case in beating him. When there's two clear choices, you make the right one, and then push her to do better once she gets elected. I'm not bashing you at all, I'm just confused about why you seem to show more opposition towards those on the opposite side of Trump than to Trump himself or those on his side. And clearly his faults are not so obvious if so many people still voted for him and support him.

I have no comments on mallardo's comments as I honestly have no idea what they're discussing. I was just addressing the 'delicate' thing which I think was more than fair to say. 

No not yours alone. But as a group, those that consistently spoke against her but ultimately would have preferred her to win probably didn't help. You can criticise her, but I can't wrap my head around criticising someone who you want to win more than you do the one you want to lose. In your opinion she was a weak candidate, okay. But she was the candidate. Nothing was going to change that. So what was the point of complaining about it rather than trying to make the best out of it? If hardly anyone else was discussing the issues surrounding Clinton then her favourability ratings wouldn't have plummeted over the last few years. 

Honestly it's a little ironic that you're bugged by someone calling you delicate. It kind of proves his point. People consistently form opinions on those that disagree with them. I'm pretty sure you had dismissed the opinions of those that thought the cast were in the right too. That's how opinions work. 

pointone, I call you out because you're an attention seeker, pure and simple.

As an American who was in the US for the election and who suffered through that nightmare of a night and watched his country being stolen by a pack of lying con men praying on the fears and prejudices of the soon-to-be jobless white working class, I'm angry and I have a right to be. There's no way on earth I could have been as tempered and modulated as Brandon Victor Dixon was with Pence and I salute him for that. And when I see these piddly little arguments from you, especially, about not the right place, not the right time, I want to throw up. You have no idea, pal. None.

jeanhunt, well said. And I apologize to pointone for the remarks about his musical - they were entirely gratuitous. Now that it's the morning after it seems to me that I just needed to get all of that stuff off my chest. Cheers.

Yes. Lin's verse on Wrote My Way Out is incredible.

Struggling to reply without getting myself banned

I stand by my earlier stated idea that King George is a good place to stick a name (not necessarily a *celeb*, but certainly a *name*) to encourage a potentially slightly more reluctant West End audience through the doors. I'm sure Dominic West has expressed interest (though I don't know how seriously), and I could see someone like Simon Russell Beale in the role too (or even Michael Ball, if you wanted to really startle people!).

(Open auditions have explicitly said "don't come if you want to audition for King George", which some people are taking as "we already have someone in mind if not in place", though I reckon it's just to make sure you don't get hundreds of white men with traditional MT portfolios clogging up the auditions when they need a wider variety of skin tones and skill sets.)

I think it'll go the same way as Book of Mormon, obviously it'll have fans here already (more than the usual broadway transfer) and then you'll have American fans who can't get a ticket to the Broadway show, and of course tourists and fans from elsewhere too.