A Trumper wearing a MAGA cap/visor attended the Wednesday performance of the Broadway production Frozen: The Musical, and decided that the cast’s curtain call wasn’t Trumpy enough. So, he got up and unfurled a Trump 2020 banner and started waving it around. Cast member Timothy R. Hughes, who was standing on stage right in front of the Trumper, decided to take things into his own hands. He grabbed the banner out of the Trumper’s hands and threw it behind him, to the back of the stage.
As word spread, Mr. Hughes posted a statement about the event and about why he reacted the way that he did.
timothyrhughes What does it say about our country and politics when a man at the show tonight felt the need to protest Disney’s Frozen on Broadway with a pro Trump flag?? How frightening is it that our show’s messages of love, acceptance, and diversity have become the opposition to supporting Trump? The curtain call is a thank you between actors and audience, a final connection to end a shared experience. I will not apologize for how I responded to the disrespectful man trying to interrupt this moment with a pathetic political platform. Not at our show! Not in front of my beautiful, diverse, talented cast at @frozenbroadway. I appreciate everyone’s support. #resist #lovewins#lovetrumpshate
Video of the event appears with the statement.
Here are screen caps from another perspective, taken from the CNN coverage.