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Hillary Rodham Clintongot two sanding ovations on Broadway Wednesday night, and she wasn’t even on stage!
The politician, author andlongtime Broadway fanattended a performance of the acclaimed comedyPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, much to the thrill of audiences in attendance.
According to sources on the scene, theatergoers jumped to their feet when Clinton, 74, made her way to her seat at New York City’s Shubert Theater to see the show — a foulmouthed fictional political farce set in the White House, Clinton’s old stomping grounds.
“That’s the eternal question, isn’t it?” Williams responded, sending the audience back onto their feet, the crowd turning their cheers towards Clinton for over a minute.
Of course, Clinton famously ran for president twice, making history as the first female Democratic candidate in 2016 (she won the popular votebutlost the Electoral College vote to former President Donald Trump).
She also served as the first lady from 1993 to 2001 as the wife of former President Bill Clinton, and would go on to become a New York senator from 2001 to 2009 and the 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
After the show, Clinton surprised the cast ofPOTUSin the wings, praising their performance.
“I laughed so hard, oh my god!” she said, according to another insider. “You were all so great. It was so much fun. Hilarious. And wow, that audience was on fire tonight, they were having such a good time!”
Williams, Cooper and their costars — Tony winner Julie White,Rachel Dratch, Suzy Nakamura,Julianne Hough, and Lea DeLaria — then posed with Clinton on the show’s set.
POTUSreceived rave reviewswhen it opened on Broadway in April, earning three Tony nominations including one a piece for White and Dratch. It’s also earned mid-show standing ovations after theoverturning ofRoe v. Wade, thanks to a line from Hough’s character about how “affordable, safe reproductive healthcare is a basic human right.”
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Meanwhile, Clinton will be back with Williams and White on Friday afternoon, hosting a special panel at BroadwayCon, the premiere fan convention for all things Broadway.
The panel, titled Here’s to the Ladies, will also feature Tony winners LaChanze and Donna Murphy. Clinton, according to a release, will be discussing with them their work in the theater, celebrating their accomplishments while also discussing “the barriers that are still to be broken.”
Tickets for the convention arenow on sale.
source: people.com
