The Grinch Who Stole the Election: Trump’s Take on OC Holiday Theater!
By Joel Beers
Donald Trump is a yuge fan of theater! Just tremendous! It’s true! Just check out his Tweets Nov. 19 after the cast of Hamilton ended its show on Broadway the night before with an appeal to vice president-elect Mike Pence, who was in attendance, to not deport them. Trump got mad and said it was out of line for the cast to address Pence because the theater should be a “safe and special place.”
Yes, it should. For rich, white folks who largely support it. So, with that in mind, we asked Herr Trump to be our guest analyst for our always highly anticipated round-up of OC holiday plays. So . . . away, we go. (But before we go, a shout-out to the one local theater not doing a holiday-themed play next month: the Newport Theatre Arts Center, which is staging God of Carnage through Dec. 11. Also, while the Reverend Slappy White says that his intense fear of anything white has driven him underground, meaning there will be no A Dolt’s Only Xma$ Pageant this year, word on the street is that if he can acquire enough medical-grade sedatives, the troops may rally to do a post-inauguration hangover evening of music, theater and poetry on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Maverick Theater in Fullerton. The working title is Hey, Donald Trump, We Wrote You a Play: It’s Called Go Fuck Yourself.
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues. This more mature take on Santa and his four-legged friends has been staged for more than 10 years, and it’s always racy and randy and a good time. Trump’s take: He likes to grab reindeers right on their hot, little red noses because “I can do that. I’m famous.” Chance Theater, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, (888) 455-5512; www.chancetheater.com. Dec. 8-23. $35; $15 rush tickets available one hour prior to show time.
Little Women. The Chancers bring back this staged version of the musicalized version of the evergreen classic written by a woman who didn’t write A Little House On the Prairie. Trump’s take: “No one has more respect for women than I do. No one.” Do you like little women, though? “A person who is very flat-chested is very hard to be a 10.” Chance Theater, (888) 455-5512; chancetheater.com. Opens Fri. Through Dec. 23. $35-$45.
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