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Bill and Hillary Clinton at the King and I Tonight

Posted by: robert_j 11:20 pm EDT 05/09/15

Very surreal to be walking to my car in the LCT garage and discover that I am directly behind Bill and Hillary Clinton. That led to the somewhat awkward moment when I felt like I was stalking the Clintons, when really I just wanted to get around them and their van so I could get to to my car. Still, very cool though, and I am feeling a bit starstruck. (Oh, I liked the show too.)


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Overheard Hillary slap Bill's shoulder after the show

Posted by: jimvar1 08:26 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: Bill and Hillary Clinton at the King and I Tonight - robert_j 11:20 pm EDT 05/09/15

and say...there better be a "The Queen and I" sequel midway through MY White House residency! LOL!

...not!! Wondered though if that thought crossed Hillary's mind?!?


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re: Bill and Hillary Clinton at the King and I Tonight

Posted by: Renfield1950 05:45 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: Bill and Hillary Clinton at the King and I Tonight - robert_j 11:20 pm EDT 05/09/15

You mean, just the two of them, no Secret Service hanging around?


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And a good show it was...

Posted by: mikem 10:44 am EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: Bill and Hillary Clinton at the King and I Tonight - robert_j 11:20 pm EDT 05/09/15

I was there last night, and Chelsea was with them. I don't think anyone approached them, but people were staring at them before the show started. That's the main reason I noticed them -- I was trying to figure out why so many people were looking away from the stage!

Sarah Jessica Parker and Jack Falahee (from How to Get Away with Murder) were there as well, and I think I saw John Benjamin Hickey, too. (None of them were together.) I guess now that Hamilton has closed, the celebrities have to go somewhere else!

I thought the show was wonderfully done. It was sumptuous where it needed to be, and I thought the performances were rich in emotional complexity. Ken Watanabe is not a great singer, but I don't know if it matters. His diction is still not ideal (he's not enunciating his end consonants enough and his vowels can be off), but he's 95%+ understandable in the dialogue scenes. And he has charisma and is giving a beautifully layered performance. I thought Kelli O'Hara was much more detailed than her performance in South Pacific. She continues to grow and become even more superb. But the big revelation was Ruthie Ann Miles, who is richly deserving of her Tony nomination in a role that I never paid that much attention to before.

Afterwards, I was thinking that a great musical could be made of the life of Lady Thiang, trying to keep all the balls in the air amidst court intrigue and with a man full of contradictions.


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Bill and Hillary have gone to much NY theater, even when he was POTUS

Posted by: broadwaybacker 12:23 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: And a good show it was... - mikem 10:44 am EDT 05/10/15

I attended a performance of Chicago when he was POTUS. Everyone knew he was doing a NY theater weekend and the shows he was seeing, but not in what order. On the morning of our Saturday night show, we received a phone call asking us to get to the theater early, and it was not hard to figure out why. There was an electric atmosphere as we all entered the theater (passing through magnetometers), and after the house lights went to half, they entered the theater, and sat a few rows behind us, one seat removed from an aisle (a Secret Service agent had the aisle seat.)

At intermission, as people walked up the aisle, virtually everyone stopped to shake his hand, saying things like "it's a honor to meet you, Mr. President", or "thank you for supporting the theater, Mr. President." As I worked my way up the aisle, I decided to see if I could get him to engage in a brief conversation, so I said: "Mr. President, we have something in common." He said, "What's that?" and I replied that our daughters were both leaving home for college in the fall. The conversation went on, he brought Hillary into it, and I recall every word which I won't bore you with. But the last thing he said was: "I hope you're looking forward to it more than I am."

Obviously a memorable night at the theater for me.


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re: Bill and Hillary have gone to much NY theater, even when he was POTUS

Posted by: Logan69 09:37 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: Bill and Hillary have gone to much NY theater, even when he was POTUS - broadwaybacker 12:23 pm EDT 05/10/15

(Smile) and Thumbs Up


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re: Bill and Hillary Clinton at the King and I Tonight

Posted by: lonlad 03:46 am EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: Bill and Hillary Clinton at the King and I Tonight - robert_j 11:20 pm EDT 05/09/15

They get around clearly & were at The Last Ship (along with Chelsea and her husband) at the performance I attended just before Christmas.


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