The current and former stars of the Broadway musical Hamilton are defending the statement made by the cast to Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Friday, in which they called for the new presidential administration to “work on behalf of all of us.”
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday criticized the cast as “very rude” and demanded an apology.
conversation is not harassment sir. And I appreciate @mike_pence for stopping to listen.
— Brandon Victor Dixon (@BrandonVDixon) November 19, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s creator and former star, praised the moment, which took place on stage after the show had ended. Other Hamilton actors took to social media to respond to Trump and voice pride in their colleagues.
Proud of @HamiltonMusical. Proud of @BrandonVDixon, for leading with love.
And proud to remind you that ALL are welcome at the theater.— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 19, 2016
“The countless Americans that have been Insulted, Degraded, Marginalized, Harassed, Intimidated. APOLOGIZE for that! APOLOGIZE for your HATE!” Christopher Jackson, who originally played George Washington in the show, said on Twitter, referring to a rise in reported hate crimes and racist incidents since Election Day.
LIVE YOUR TRUTH!
OWN YOUR POWER & STRENGTH!
NEVER LET ANYONE MAKE YOU FEEL SMALL!
I LOVE YOU❤️😘❤️😘❤️😘 pic.twitter.com/gzqBSd2Ppl— Javier Muñoz (@JMunozActor) November 19, 2016
The countless Americans that have been Insulted, Degraded, Marginalized, Harassed, Intimidated. APOLOGIZE for that! APOLOGIZE for your HATE!
— Christopher Jackson (@ChrisisSingin) November 19, 2016
The Theater IS a "Safe and Special Place". And we stand on that stage rapping HONOR, and TOLERANCE and RESPECT. And ABOVE ALL ELSE, LOVE.
— Christopher Jackson (@ChrisisSingin) November 19, 2016
Just LISTEN to the words! Ain't nothing but Citizens appealing to their future VPOTUS! WITH RESPECT and CLARITY! #AMENandAMENhttps://t.co/J6UhrwW1FP
— Christopher Jackson (@ChrisisSingin) November 19, 2016
Very proud of @BrandonVDixon and of the @HamiltonMusical cast https://t.co/DZ5PhpIikq
— Daveed Diggs (@DaveedDiggs) November 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/OakSmash/status/799833538048704512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
#BoycottHamilton?? Uhh… maybe in 2018 cause… BABY WE ARE SOLD OUT! Who knew a message of inclusion could be so disturbing to people.
— Nicholas Christopher (@Nick_Chris_) November 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/IAMSethStewart/status/799826074989371392
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https://twitter.com/IAMSethStewart/status/799826858170847233
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https://twitter.com/_mandygonzalez/status/799833139770249216
'Love is love is love is love is love is love' https://t.co/jemWH0W1aj
— Lexi Lawson (@LexiLawson) November 19, 2016
Wow. So proud of my hamilfam right now. https://t.co/UMW4jvIB3e
— Miguel Cervantes (@MiggstaC09) November 19, 2016
So proud of my cast members and their grace❤️🙌🏻 https://t.co/dSNXD0e8bq
— Carleigh Bettiol (@cmbettiol) November 19, 2016
This article was originally published on TIME.com