Artist-politician face-offs before Pence and ‘Hamilton’
NEW YORK — The much-publicized face-off between the cast of “Hamilton” and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, when actor Brandon Dixon read a brief statement from the stage urging Pence to protect the rights of all Americans, set off a debate between those who thought Pence had been treated disrespectfully and those who praised the cast for upholding free speech and diversity.
Friday’s dustup on Broadway was hardly the first incident of its kind.