En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hillary Clinton Receives Ovation at ‘The Color Purple’ "Hillary Clinton, who has kept a relatively low public profile since losing the presidential election two months ago, on Sunday showed up at the final performance of the Broadway revival of “The Color Purple,” reveling in the story of a beleaguered woman who triumphs over the oppressive men in her life (and, along the way, discovers a love for colorful pants). Mrs. Clinton, accompanied by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and their daughter, Chelsea, received several ovations from the sold-out audience as she arrived, and then another round of applause when she was acknowledged by the cast after the show. “There’s a lot of really awesome famous and notable people here today,” the actress Patrice Covington, who gave the farewell speech on behalf of the cast after the show, said to the audience. “I’m not going to call all of them out — I know you already know them,” she said, before pausing, looking in Mrs. Clinton’s direction, and waving at her mischievously. At that, the audience erupted into a new, loud round of applause. The reaction was substantially warmer than the scattered booing and clapping that greeted the arrival of Vice President-elect Mike Pence when he attended “Hamilton,” just one block north, on Nov. 18. “We love you Hillary,” some audience members shouted. Several thanked Mrs. Clinton and told her, “God bless you.” “God bless you,” Mrs. Clinton replied. Mrs. Clinton was besieged by photo-seekers before the show, at intermission and as she was ushered out a side door after the musical ended (“Whoa!” said her husband as they left.) Jordan Serpone, 33, an audience member from Boston, said that spotting Mrs. Clinton was a surprisingly moving experience for him. “I was having every emotion I’ve tried to get rid of over the past few weeks,” he said during intermission. He shook her hand, but said he is still filled with frustration over her loss. “She shouldn’t be here. She should be planning her cabinet,” he said. Because the Sunday matinee was the last performance for the acclaimed production, which won last year’s Tony award for best musical revival, the crowd was starry: Among those in the audience were Jonathan Groff, Mariska Hargitay, Gayle King, Debra Messing, Leslie Odom Jr., Billy Porter, Phylicia Rashad and Anna Wintour. Public sightings of Mrs. Clinton in the weeks since the election have been sufficiently rare that they create a stir on social media. Strangers have sought photographs with her at stores and in the woods near her home in Chappaqua, N.Y. But Mrs. Clinton has indicated that she and her husband plan to attend the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president on Jan. 20. “The Color Purple” tells the searing story of a young black woman abused by her stepfather and her husband in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. The musical is an adaptation of a best-selling 1982 novel, by Alice Walker, which was awarded the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Steven Spielberg adapted the novel into a film in 1985, and Oprah Winfrey, who was featured in the film, went on to become an important champion, and co-producer, of the musical. The musical has been one of the most successful at attracting black audiences to Broadway. It first opened on Broadway in 2005, and features a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell and Allee Willis. The revival, which opened in 2015 and was directed by John Doyle, featured a star-making performance by the British actress Cynthia Erivo. She won a Tony award for best actress in a leading role in a musical. The last show took place on Ms. Erivo’s 30th birthday." SOURCE: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/08/theater/hillary-clinton-the-color-purple-closing-performance.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=http://m.facebook.com Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojuun 4,159 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistress Dita 331 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The bias towards Hillary on this site is insane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Standing ovation for dedicating your life to money and greed. This world is such a crazy ass place lemme tell you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aley Eggsalad 122 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 *Geese **** writes an essay how blasphemous this is for a new thread defending trump as he jack offs to images of Daddy Donald* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Only the queen of politics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 BEAUTIFUL! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, kyanewest said: Standing ovation for dedicating your life to money and greed. This world is such a crazy ass place lemme tell you ummm i believe you mean serving the public and fighting for the rights of those less fortunate. Even if you THINK she's all of that, you cannot deny the effect she has had on women and children across this country. She has accomplished so much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Just now, DiscoHeaven23 said: ummm i believe you mean serving the public and fighting for the rights of those less fortunate. Even if you THINK she's all of that, you cannot deny the effect she has had on women and children across this country. She has accomplished so much I don't think you and I, read the something. You gotta go beyond the public figure and look at actions, not words. Inspiring people cause u a 'woman-politician' ain't shitt to me, sorry. Woman or man, who cares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticle 3,178 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The little trumpsters crawling out of the wood works on this thread, yikes. There have been threads "praising" Trump too yknow... Justice for Grigio Girls!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, kyanewest said: Standing ovation for dedicating your life to money and greed. This world is such a crazy ass place lemme tell you Standing ovation for her public service for decades, for fighting for women and children since her college days, for representing the citizens of New York, for fighting for the first responders and families of those lost on 9-11. What have you done with your time on this earth? Have you spent your time in public service and working to change this crazy ass place for the better? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juvi 1,639 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, kyanewest said: I don't think you and I, read the something. You gotta go beyond the public figure and look at actions, not words. Inspiring people cause u a 'woman-politician' ain't shitt to me, sorry. Woman or man, who cares. Your fave, Donald Trump, does! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I want to meet her some day. Queen! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Luc said: I want to meet her some day. Queen! I saw her in person at a rally of her's back in 2008 actually... Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuri 21,636 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 23 minutes ago, kyanewest said: Woman or man, who cares. Our lame excuse for the next president cares. If you bleed, then to him you're instantly nasty, discusting, and he has the right to rate you based on your body. And you can say Hillary is evil, crooked or whatever but she has done amazing work to help educate women and children in this country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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