VIDEO: HAMILTON's Brandon Victor Dixon Responds to Critics on 'The View'

On yesterday's THE VIEW on ABC, Hamilton's Brandon Victor Dixon discussed Vice President elect Mike Pence's recent controversial visit to the Broadway musical, and responds to critics who believe that the statements made by the cast following the performance may not have been the right time and place to be made. "If people are coming to Hamilton to leave their politics behind, they've come to the wrong show!," said the Tony nominee. Watch the appearance below!

Dixon received a 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his role as Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.

The actor also received a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Harpo in The Color Purple. He has appeared on Broadway as Berry Gordy in Motown: The Musical. At City Center Encores! he appeared in Cotton Club Parade with Wynton Marsalis, and as Royal in House of Flowers. His Off-Broadway credits include Rent and The Scottsboro Boys (for which he received Lucille Lortel, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and AUDELCO Award nominations).

Dixon has appeared regionally as Ray Charles in Ray Charles Live! at the Pasadena Playhouse and as Raymond in Far From Heaven at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. On tour, he played the role of Simba in The Lion King. His television credits include "One Life to Live," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "The Good Wife," and Quincy Jones's "America's Millennium."

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