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Patrick-SP2022
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Not rally a shocker, but it made me smile.

What's puzzling is who thought this would be a hit?
Maybe it was supposed to lose money like "Springtime for Hitler." Razz


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A Broadway depiction of former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady Hillary Clinton will be ending its run early due to underwhelming ticket sales.

The production of "Hillary and Clinton" was scheduled to close July 21, but producer Scott Rudin announced Monday that its final performance will be held Sunday. June 23. The play cost $4.2 million to produce and accumulated only $4.7 million at the box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The show, titled "Hillary and Clinton," takes place in March 2008 and offers a fictional behind-the-scenes look at the former secretary of state's first presidential campaign as then-Senator Barack Obama began gaining momentum. The play stars Tony winners Laurie Metcalf as the Democratic candidate and John Lithgow as former President Bill Clinton.

Metcalf was nominated for her lead performance at this year's Tony Awards, but lost to Elaine May in "The Waverly Gallery."

The play premiered in Chicago in 2016 with an entirely different cast. It premiered on Broadway in April 2019 at the John Golden Theatre. Playwright Lucas Hnath described his production as "a play about the Clintons that's not a play about the Clintons."

The cast also featured Zak Orth as former Clinton pollster Mark Penn and Peter Francis James as Barack Obama -- referred to in the play as "The Other Guy."

The early curtain call comes after Hillary and Bill's national tour also struggled to find an audience this year, with some tickets for the 13-city event selling at more than 50 percent off.


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It would be interesting if they changed to suitable actors like Ron White as Bill Clinton and Howard Stern in drag as Hillary.
 
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Springtime for William and Hillary.


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Should'a been a musical - that would've brought them in in droves.
 
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AH ha!



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Should'a been a musical - that would've brought them in in droves.



Yeah, but if it was a musical, a poorly played saxophone would have been involved... Eek


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They're like that guy that has to be told no one likes him because of how he behaves and to stop hanging around.


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The play cost $4.2 million to produce and accumulated only $4.7 million at the box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.


$4.7 million? How much were the tickets?


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The play cost $4.2 million to produce and accumulated only $4.7 million at the box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.


$4.7 million? How much were the tickets?


I looked it up; from $87 to $679 depending on seat location. The thought that someone would even pay the cost of a regular movie ticket proves that there are plenty of mental defectives that like broadway shows.



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If they blow up the theater will they use a fast fuse or a slow fuse?


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Springtime for William and Hillary.


Or, to go a step further:

Springtime for Hitlery
 
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Americans are finally accepting the Clinton's are has beens...and who cares.


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I miss the old days when you could throw rotten fruit/vegetables at the actors.
 
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Hey, if you can spend over $600 on a ticket, you can get your mitts on a half-bottle of cheap champaigne there.
 
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They should've gotten the former Mayor of Baltimore (Catherine Pugh) sell tickets Smile She sold a shit-ton of her books.




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Some idiots will hold on to her forever. Unreal.
 
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A Broadway depiction of former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady Hillary Clinton


What? Is it a circus act where she tosses ashtrays and lamps at Bill and he dodges them while singing?


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A porn film??
 
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A porn film??
Nope, that would have been, “Clinton and anyone but Hillary.”
 
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I suppose the liberal logic is that they are so loved and adored . How can it miss...….LOL!
 
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