Author: Evan Real / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Timothy R. Hughes later took to Instagram to address the incident, saying he “will not apologize for how I responded.”
Frozen actor Timothy R. Hughes confiscated a banner supporting President Donald Trump from a front-row audience member during Wednesday night’s performance of the hit Disney musical in New York.
During curtain call, a show attendee — who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” visor — held up a “Trump 2020” banner. Hughes took action, snatching the sign from the individual before tossing it to the side of the stage. The Broadway star and the rest of the cast then continued their bow.
Hughes (who plays Pabbie, leader of the Hidden Folk in the show) later took to Instagram to address the incident, which he shared video footage of.
“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?” he wrote. “The curtain…
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