Mike Pence went to see 'Hamilton' and got booed

Bryan Logan

Nov 19, 2016, 08:50 IST

A view of Vice President-elect Mike Pence and staffers settling in for a performance of "Hamilton."

Vice President-elect Mike Pence went to see a performance of the musical, "Hamilton" on Friday night and was promptly booed by the crowd after entering the theatre, according to multiple reports on social media.

At @HamiltonMusical: https://t.co/H4cBdwEBPq
- Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 19, 2016

The musical, written by actor and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, gets people thinking about race, history, and theater in ways they're probably not used to. It also educates audiences about an important a piece of American history through rap and hip-hop.

There a number of reasons that might explain why Pence was booed - not the least of which is that the US is fresh off a bitter presidential election. But there are a few other potential reasons, like Pence's documented views on LGBTQ and womens' rights.

Allow Twitter to explain:

Theoretically, politicians shouldn't get booed when they go to a play, but theoretically politicians shouldn't engage in homophobia either
- Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) November 19, 2016

*Mike Pence wants to electrocute gay kids straight*

*Mike Pence gets booed at Hamilton*

"Well that's just disrespectful"
- Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) November 19, 2016

Two things you need to understand about Mike Pence getting booed at Hamilton tonight. 1) Most attendees aren't NYCers. 2) He deserves it. >
- Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 19, 2016

There was a bit of applause shade as well:

Another theatergoer w/ Pence at "Hamilton" tells me there was "massive, extended applause at 'Immigrants, we get the job done'" line
- Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 19, 2016

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