VP-elect Pence gets first public disgrace

U.S. Vice-President-elect Mike Pence was booed Friday night at a performance of the hit musical Hamilton.

After the show, a cast member thanked the VP-elect for attending and read a letter to him on stage.

“We sir are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us,” Brandon Dixon said.

The message was reportedly penned by the show’s writers when they learned that Mr Pence planned to attend.

Dixon’s reading was greeted with cheers from the audience at the Richard Rogers Theatre in New York.

One audience member tweeted to say there was a three-minute standing ovation when one character performed a song directly to Mr Pence which included the lyrics: “A small query for you / What comes next? / You’ve been freed / Do you know how hard it is to lead?”

Trump’s VP was loudly booed as he entered the theatre, and audience members said the performance was repeatedly stopped because of jeers.

When Mr Dixon addressed the audience at the end, he urged them not to boo and asked Mr Pence, who was leaving, to stay and listen.

“You know, we had a guest in the audience this evening, and Vice-President-elect Pence I see you are walking out but I hope you will hear us.

“There’s nothing to boo here ladies and gentlemen; we have a message for you sir and we hope you will hear us out.”