Trump Supporter Who Interrupted HAMILTON Banned from Chicago Theaters

Back in November, a Trump supporter interrupted a performance of HAMILTON in Chicago. An audience member seated in the balcony reportedly shouted, "We won! You Lost! Get over it! F*ck you!" during the number "Dear Theodosia."

The man, 56-year-old Chicago resident John Palmer, was charged with criminal trespass as a result of having been asked to leave the venue and refusing.

Now, according to the Associated Press, Palmer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing and has been sentenced to six months of court supervision. The plea agreement bans Palmer from attending Broadway in ChicaGo Productions for six months. Palmer "regrets the incident," according to his attorney.

During his outburst, Palmer was "yelling," 'cursing" and "making actresses fearful," the State's attorney told the judge.

Just after Palmer's disruption, an audience member who attended the performance in question exclusively confirmed to BroadwayWorld that the initial disturbance began when Palmer was enraged by the line "immigrants, we get the job done." The majority of the audience cheered that specific line.

Audience members exited the auditorium to retrieve venue staff to remove Palmer. BWW's source confirmed that the altercation lasted for at least two numbers and that there was a struggle with security but "he didn't throw punches."

The audience member also informed us that venue staff later said Palmer had allegedly been intoxicated.

Palmer's attorney said a "hostile" and "partisan" audience prompted Palmer's actions, alluding to a previous incident in New York City that month.

As BWW reported, Vice President-Elect Mike Pence was met with disdain from audience members when he attended a performance of Hamilton on Broadway. Following the curtain call, the cast of the production addressed Pence directly via a speech made by cast member Brandon Victor Dixon.

Despite the fact that the speech was a call for unity and representation, Donald Trump has condemned the cast on Twitter, accusing them of "harassing" Pence, and demanding an apology.

Just announced, Wayne Brady will join the Chicago company of HAMILTON this month as Aaron Burr. He will act alongside Ari Afsar as Eliza Hamilton; Miguel Cervantes as Alexander Hamilton; Alexander Gemignani as King George III, CHRIS DE'SEAN LEE as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Joseph Morales as Mr. Cervantes' alternate; Karen Olivo as Angelica Schuyler, JOSÈ RAMOS as John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton; Wallace Smith as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, and Samantha Marie Ware as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds.

With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The musical won eleven 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Score, Book of a Musical, Direction of a Musical, Choreography and Orchestrations. Mr. Miranda received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Hamilton.

HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON is the story of America then, as told by America now.

The musical is currently playing on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. A touring production begins a 21-week run in San Francisco in March 2017, followed by a 21-week engagement in Los Angeles. A London production will also be mounted this year.