Rosie O’Donnell explains why D*n*ld Tr*mp needs to shut up & watch more musical theater
"I stand in unison with every gay person all over the world."
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Rosie O’Donnell relocated to Ireland at the start of the year. She has since revealed this was primarily because she couldn’t face living in the US under another Cheeto presidency.
This week, O’Donnell hot-footed it over to London. She was a guest at the London premiere of the new Burlesque musical.
Here she is greeting one of the show’s stars, Todrick Hall, on the red pink carpet.
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O’Donnell, wearing a jacket and pants emblazoned with the words “New York,” talked to the press while on the carpet.
‘Hamilton’, ‘Les Miz’ and ‘La Cage Aux Folles’
Attitude magazine’s Jamie Tabberer asked O’Donnell if she could come up with three musicals she thinks the President should watch.
The funny lady needed little time to respond.
“Hamilton, so he can actually learn about our founding fathers, and understand exactly what it means to have the role that he has,” she said. “I believe he feels we’re in a reality show and he’s acting like it’s some sort of ridiculous television program.”
Her second choice was Les Misérables, which she went on to quote from:
“Must my name before I die, be more than just an alibi? Must I lie? How will I ever face my fellow man? How will I ever face myself again? My soul belongs to God, I know I made that bargain long ago. He gave me hope when hope was gone. He gave me strength to carry on.”
Tr*mp did actually attend a recent performance of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center in DC. Whether he paid much attention to the story is anyone’s guess.
O’Donnell’s third choice was a gay-themed classic: La Cage Aux Folles.
The musical, with a book by Harvey Fierstein, opened on Broadway in 1983. It follows a same-sex couple, one of whom is a drag queen, who run a cabaret club in the South of France. The couple pretends to be straight when they are forced into hosting an ultra-conservative politician and his family for dinner.
“And probably the third one would be something like La Cage aux Folles,” she said. “Just so he could know how wonderful gay people are and stop his ridiculous marginalization of us.”
She added, “And I stand in unison with every gay person all over the world, and especially trans people who are being marginalized by this very abusive government we have now in the United States.”
Citizenship
Earlier this month, President Orangina posted a random message on his Truth Social platform to say he was considering withdrawing O’Donnell’s US citizenship.
“Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” he whined.
He also labelled O’Donnell, who moved to Ireland earlier this year, as a “threat to humanity”. He said she should “remain in the wonderful country of Ireland, if they want her.”
O’Donnell clapped back, saying, “Hey donald – you’re rattled again? 18 years later and I still live rent-free in that collapsing brain of yours.”
“You call me a threat to humanity – but I’m everything you fear: a loud woman a queer woman a mother who tells the truth an american who got out of the country b4 u set it ablaze.”
What are the critics saying about ‘Burlesque’?
The musical version of Burlesque features music by Christina Aguilera, Sia, Diane Warren, and Todrick Hall. Aguilera, who starred in the original movie of the same name, also co-produced this stage version. It ran in Manchester and Glasgow for several weeks before this transfer to the Savoy Theatre in London.
The premiere prompted generally favorable reviews. The Guardian gave it five stars, saying “It is over-adrenalised and messy in its plotting, but you forgive the blips. This is a production stuffed with personality, spectacle and wow factor.”
London Theatre Reviews was equally gushing. Its reviewer said, “It’s rare to find a show that manages to be both a full-throttle spectacle and a genuinely feel-good experience, but Burlesque hits that sweet spot. You’ll laugh, cheer, and leave the theatre wanting to do high kicks in sequins. It’s bold, it’s brash, and it’s completely irresistible.”
However, not all the critics have been so kind.
Time Out was more scathing, saying, “Burlesque isn’t totally inept, but it’s ultimately just bludgeoning, a clangorous three-hour pantomime on steroids … if you’re a big fan of Todrick Hall, this show will be a real treat for you. Everyone else should approach with extreme caution.”
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