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A starry cast brings Selina Fillinger's satire to Braodway.

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Performances ended on Aug. 14, 2022.

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News & Features

Features Debbie Downer No More! Rachel Dratch on Tony Award Nomination for the 'Joy Bomb' POTUS Watch It Julianne Hough on Shattering Expectations in POTUS & Teaming Up with Darren Criss on Tony Night First Look Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Laughs: Here's a First Look at POTUS on Broadway Curtain Up World Premiere of Selina Fillinger’s Starry POTUS Arrives on Broadway News Starry Broadway POTUS Moves Up Opening Night News Selina Fillinger’s Starry POTUS Satire to Play Broadway This Spring chevron chevron

About POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive on Broadway

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Run Time

1 hour and 50 minutes, including one intermission. audience

Audience

Children under the age of 4 are not permitted. content advisory

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Explicit language. dates

Show Dates

Previews: Apr 14, 2022 • Opening: Apr 27, 2022 • Closing: Aug 14, 2022 Broadway Plays Stars on Stage Comedy 2022 Tony Nominees

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Shubert Theatre 225 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036 hearing assistance Hearing Assistance Assistive listening, handheld captions, and prerecorded audio devices available on all theater levels, free of charge. Photo ID is required. wheelchair access Wheelchair Access Wheelchair seating is available. There are no steps from the sidewalk to the designated wheelchair seating locations. elevators and escalators Elevators and Escalators There are no elevators or escalators in the theater. More Theater Information chevron

Story

One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.

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"Grade A! You will laugh until your face hurts.""

Entertainment Weekly

Maureen Lee Lenker

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Cast & Creative

Cast

Lilli Cooper Chris

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(Lilli Cooper Photo c/o Boneau/Bryan-Brown) Lilli Cooper

Broadway: The Cottage, POTUS, Tootsie (TONY Nomination), Spongebob Squarepants, Wicked (Elphaba) and Spring Awakening (original Broadway cast). NYCC Encores!: Oliver, Mack & Mabel and Titanic. Lilli plays Doc on Apple TV’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, and voices Velvette on Prime’s Hazbin Hotel. Coming up she can be seen starring in the new feature film Sheepdog and alongside Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti in Jesse Eisenberg’s newest film. A proud LAG and Vassar alum, and most gratefully, Bodie and Desi’s mom.

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(Lea DeLaria Photo: Tina Turnbow) Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria is an Emmy Award-winning actress currently appearing as Professor Mendelson in Apple TV’s Physical, Queenie in HULU’s Reprisal, Netflix’s Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, as Molly Yarnchopper in the Netflix and DreamWorks animated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, in Wes Hurley’s movie memoir Potato Dreams of America, and in Tom Gustafson’s upcoming feature film Glitter & Doom. Additional TV credits include Netflix’s Orange is the New Black (3 SAG Award Wins), Showtime’s Shameless, Californication, Comedy Central’s Broad City, IFC’s Baroness Von Sketch, MTV’s Awkward, and Cartoon Network’s Clarence. Selected film credits include the voice of Miss Fritter in Pixar’s Cars 3, Support The Girls, First Wives Club, Dear Dumb Diary, and Edge of Seventeen. She appeared on Broadway as Eddie/Dr. Scott in The Rocky Horror Show, and as Hildy in the Public Theatre’s On the Town (Obie, Theatre World, Drama Desk Awards), and too many Off Broadway plays to mention. Lea has five records on the Warner Jazz and Classics label; her sixth, House of David, was released in 2015.

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(Rachel Dratch, photo courtesy of Vivacity Media Group) Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch is a Tony-nominated actress, writer, and comedian best known for her seven seasons on Saturday Night Live. She got her start at the Second City Theater in Chicago, where she co-wrote and performed in 4 mainstage revues, receiving two Joseph Jefferson Awards. New York theater credits include Love’s Labours Lost (Delacorte), Ripcord (MTC), Privacy (Public), the title role in Sylvia (George St), and her Broadway debut in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Rachel has appeared in the films Click, Just Go With It and Wine Country, to name a few, and television series such as The King of Queens, 30 Rock, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as John’s wife, Wanda Jo. She is also the host of the podcast "Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch."

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(Julianne Hough Photo: Derek Kettela) Julianne Hough

Emmy Award-winner, producer, entertainer and entrepreneur Julianne Hough is known to audiences around the world for her success in the worlds of film, television and music. She became a household name as a two-time professional champion on ABC’s top-rated Dancing with the Stars. She later joined DWTS as a judge as well as NBC’s America’s Got Talent as a judge while paving her way as an award-winning recording artist and accomplished actress in television and film. Her acting credits include Safe Haven opposite Josh Duhamel, Diablo Cody’s Paradise with Russell Brand and Octavia Spencer, Rock of Ages with Tom Cruise, and Netflix’s original Dolly Parton anthology series Jolene. Julianne is the founder of Canary House Productions, which aims to provide inspiring and diverse content that dynamically impact lives through stories of transformation, self-discovery and identity. Her self-titled debut album, released by Universal Music Group Nashville in 2008, hit the Billboard Country charts at #1 and entered the Billboard 200 at #3, marking the highest debut for a country artist since 2006. She recently launched KINRGY, a judgment free dance platform and movement experience inspired by the elements, which she led in sold-out engagements across the country as part of Oprah’s 2020 Vision tour. In 2021, Julianne launched Fresh Vine Wines alongside friend Nina Dobrev, an exclusive collection of premium low-carb, low-calorie, gluten-free, Keto, and vegan-friendly wines available nationwide.

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(Suzy Nakamura Photo c/o Vivacity Media Group) Suzy Nakamura

Suzy Nakamura can currently be seen as Iris Kimura, opposite Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad, in the HBO comedy series Avenue 5 from creator Armando Iannucci (Veep), returning soon for a second season. Most recently, Suzy starred in the recurring role Irene Abe on the fourth season of the FX crime drama Snowfall from creator John Singleton. She will soon reprise the recurring role of Karen in the third season of the Netflix dark comedy Dead to Me, opposite Christina Applegate. Born and raised in Chicago, Suzy began her career in the touring company of The Second City and later opened the first two shows at The Second City Detroit. After moving to Los Angeles, she began guest starring on television, landing recurring roles on The West Wing and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Additional TV credits include Go On opposite Matthew Perry, Help Me Help You with Ted Danson, and most recently the ABC network comedy Dr. Ken opposite Ken Jeong, as well as The Goldbergs, Blackish, Veep, Modern Family, Tacoma FD, Men of a Certain Age, Station 19, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, How I Met Your Mother, Castle, Grey’s Anatomy, and Bones among others. She has voiced many characters on projects such as the HBO Max animated sitcom Close Enough, the Netflix adult animated comedy Inside Job, and Fox’s Bob’s Burgers. Film credits include Horrible Bosses 2 opposite Chris Pine, and the notable independents Strawberry Fields (Venice Int'l FF, Fukuoka Asian FF), Treasure Island (Sundance, Special Jury Prize), American Zombie (Slamdance, SXSW) Mike Figgis' Timecode with Salma Hayek and Leslie Mann, Harmony and Me opposite Kevin Corrigan (NDNF, Sundance Annenberg Grant), and Afternoon Delight (Sundance) for director Jill Soloway. In her spare time, Suzy volunteers with Food on Foot, an organization dedicated to providing the unhoused of L.A. with nutritious meals, clothing, and assistance in the transition to employment and housing.

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(Julie White Photo c/o Vivacity Media Group) Julie White

Julie White is an acclaimed actress of stage & screen. On Broadway, she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her role in The Little Dog Laughed; was nominated for a Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League Award for her role in Joe Mantello’s production of Airline Highway; received a Tony-nomination for her performance in Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus opposite Nathan Lane; and has also starred in A Doll’s House 2 with Stephen Henderson and Jane Houdyshell; the revival of Sylvia opposite Matthew Broderick and Annaleigh Ashford; Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike,and The Heidi Chronicles. Off-Broadway credits include The Roundabout Theatre Company’s The Understudy and Fiction; The Public Theatre’s Twelfth Night; and Playwrights Horizon’s Bad Dates, to name some favorites. For her stage work, she has won an Obie Award, The Elliot Norton Award, the Ovation Award and has been nominated multiple times for Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Drama League Awards. On Television, Julie will soon be seen opposite Pete Holmes in the new CBS comedy How We Roll, in addition to appearances in two upcoming Apple TV + projects: Roar, amongst an all-star cast including Nicole Kidman and Cynthia Erivo; and WeCrashed opposite Anne Hathaway. Other notable TV roles include starring opposite Kiefer Sutherland and Anthony Edwards on the final season of Designated Survivor; the critically acclaimed limited series Mrs. America alongside Cate Blanchett and Sarah Paulson; a recurring arc on the CBS series NCIS: Hawaii; appearing as Antoinette, the AA sponsor of Nurse Jackie on Showtime; the Amazon series Alpha House starring opposite John Goodman; NBC’s Go On opposite Matthew Perry, for which she won theGracie Award; Mitzi Dalton Huntley in Alan Ball's Six Feet Under; Nadine Swoboda on ABC’s Grace Under Fire; Dr. Anne Morella on Law & Order: SVU; and comedy appearances on cult favorites You’re The Worst and Man Seeking Woman. On Film, Julie appeared in Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg, opposite Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Field; and has been a staple on the indie scene in such festival films as Breaking Upwards, Hello I Must Be Going, Morning, My Idiot Brother, and Life Partners. Additional studio features include the massively successful Transformers franchise, Michael Clayton opposite George Clooney, The Astronaut Farmer with Billy Bob Thornton, and the animated film Monsters and Aliens.

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(Vanessa Williams Photo: Rod Spicer) Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry. Her critically acclaimed work in film, television, recordings and the Broadway stage have earned her 4 Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award nominations, 7 NAACP Image Awards, and 3 Satellite Awards. Vanessa’s Broadway credits include co-starring with Cicely Tyson in The Trip to Bountiful, After Midnight, and a special limited engagement in Hey, Look Me Over at New York City Center. She also recently starred in the revival of City of Angels on The West End in London. Her platinum single "Colors of the Wind," from Disney’s Pocahontas, won the Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. One of the world’s most accomplished concert artists, she has appeared regularly with the most prestigious symphony orchestras in the world, including the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center. Vanessa achieved a career pinnacle with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and her autobiography, You Have No Idea, co-written with her mother Helen Williams, was a New York Times Bestseller. Vanessa is a strong advocate for equal rights and was honored with the Human Rights Campaign “Ally for Equality” Award for her humanitarian contributions. She has also embraced and supporting such organizations as Black Theatre United, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, Special Olympics, Broadway Cares-Equity Fights AIDS and several others.

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Written by Selina Fillinger

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Selina Fillinger

To come.

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Susan Stroman

Stroman has established herself as a powerhouse director and choreographer, having been nominated for Tony Awards with numerous wins for almost all of her work on Broadway since 1992's Crazy for You. She won the Tony Award for choreographing Contact despite being nominated against herself, then walked away with both an award for Choreography and Directing for 2001's smash-hit, The Producers.

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Beowulf Boritt

TO come.

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Linda Cho

To come.

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Jessica Paz

TO come.

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