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Broadway Play About Clintons to Close One Month Early
2019-06-18
The Broadway production of a play about Bill and Hillary Clinton talking frankly about her 2008 presidential campaign will close a month ahead of schedule, due to low ticket sales.

Starring Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow, Hillary and Clinton was set to close on July 21 but will instead close June 23. It cost $4.2 million to produce.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, "Hillary and Clinton is not based on the real Clintons, but instead characters with the same name in an alternate universe," and its early closing is linked to "underwhelming ticket sales." Set in a New Hampshire hotel room during that state's 2008 Democratic primary, it touches on marriage and sexism in politics.

A New York Times review mournfully noted that Lucas Hnath's 90-minute play was "asking us to see the world through the eyes of a woman who ostensibly has all the right stuff to be president and yet is never allowed to win."
Posted by:Besoeker

#13  Wiped off the bill, like with a cloth
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-06-18 17:48  

#12  Not with her, again: Broadway play about Hillary Clinton and her failed bid for president is to close early due to low ticket sales and will not recoup its $4.2M cost
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-06-18 12:14  

#11  "and John McCain as John McCain"
Posted by: Frank G   2019-06-18 08:47  

#10  The Beest's brother recently passed away. Is this out of respect for his passing.... or a potential upcoming passing ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-06-18 08:18  

#9  #7 caused keyboard damage just now...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-06-18 08:15  

#8  About her 2008 campaign? You mean, even THAT failure is somehow relevant today?

Was Barry Obama consulted by the Broadway production staff? And, I wonder how was the part where they offer Hillary the job of Sec of State. Scintillating!
Posted by: DooDahMan   2019-06-18 08:10  

#7  Is John Lithgow playing Hillary or Bill?
Posted by: Beau   2019-06-18 08:07  

#6  Is the final scene where they are both led away in orange jumpsuits and hand cuffs???
Posted by: AlanC   2019-06-18 08:06  

#5  I thought it was a lamp, but I guess White House ashtrays can be pretty elaborate...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-06-18 07:35  

#4  My favorite part of the play is when Hillary made the US Olympic team in a brand new event - the ashtray throw.
Posted by: Raj   2019-06-18 07:31  

#3  Because of some "hateful video".
Posted by: Woodrow   2019-06-18 07:06  

#2  An audience favorite was no doubt the Tuzla airport scene, where sharpshooters in the theater rafters fired on the stage...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-06-18 05:24  

#1  Did the actors start committing suicide after reading the script?
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2019-06-18 05:06  

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