Clinton seeks rock-star convention lineup
Source: Politico
Democratic operatives planning next month’s national convention in Philadelphia have reached out to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning writer and star of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” about performing at the Wells Fargo Center, sources told POLITICO.
It’s part of an ambitious plan to generate excitement and boost television viewership for the party convention after what Democrats expect to be a four-day reality show at the Republican convention in Cleveland.
Miranda’s name currently tops a line-up of A-list stars, including well-known "young pop artists" whom Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee officials are reaching out to as convention program planning gets underway, according to Democrats familiar with the process.
Miranda — who free-styled in the Rose Garden earlier this year with President Barack Obama and whose show is now selling tickets for as much as $10,000 a pop — is proving a tough get even for Clinton. The star performer and composer, who last week announced he will leave his Broadway production July 9, is scheduled to be in London filming a Disney remake of “Mary Poppins” the week of the Democratic convention.
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