POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive officially opened at Broadway's Sam S. Shubert Theatre April 27. The play, written by Broadway debut playwright Selina Fillinger, is set to run through August 14.
Directed by Tony winner Susan Stroman, the all-star cast includes Tony winner Julie White, Tony nominees Lilli Cooper and Vanessa Williams, Lea DeLaria, Rachel Dratch, Julianne Hough, and Suzy Nakamura. Hough and Nakamura make their Broadway debuts with the production.
Check out photos from the opening gala celebration below!
Will Hochman
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Rachel Brosnahan
Alex Newell
J. Alexander
Alex Edelman
Jason Ralph and Rachel Brosnahan
Jason Ralph and Rachel Brosnahan
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita
Lea Michele
Lea Michele
Amy Poehler and Ana Gasteyer
Amy Poehler and Ana Gasteyer
Amy Poehler and Ana Gasteyer
Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Justin Mikita
Scott Pask
Tony Marion and Jarrod Millington
Leah McSweeney
Greg Nobile, Lisa Dozier, and Mark Shacket
Luba Mason
Colton Ryan and Adrian Bumpas
Jesse Williams
Katrina Lenk
Greg Nobile and Lynette Howell Taylor
Sherren Pimentel
Ilana Levine and Dominic Fumusa
Franklin Leonard
Katie Finneran
Laurissa Romain
Douglas Lyons
Beowulf Boritt and Mimi Bilinski
Jeanette Bayardelle
Adrienne Warren
Adrienne Warren
Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Ben Ahlers
Kimber Elayne Sprawl
Victoria Weinberg
Lynette Howell Taylor
Lucas Goodman and Lion Babe Jillian Hervey
Eddie Cooper and Chuck Cooper
Nathan Lee Graham
Marti Gould Cummings
Stacey Sargeant
Rachel Brosnahan
Sophia Anne Caruso
Linda Cho
Julie White
Julie White
Julie White
Lea DeLaria
Marriann Hough and Julianne Hough
Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper
Lilli Cooper
Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough
Lisa Helmi Johanson, Gisela Chípe, Jennifer Fouché, and Anita Abdinezhad
Vanessa Williams
Julie White, Vanessa Williams, and Teri Hatcher
Julianne Hough and Suzy Nakamura
Vanessa Williams and Teri Hatcher
Suzy Nakamura, Lea DeLaria, and Rachel Dratch
Lea DeLaria
Suzy Nakamura
Rachel Dratch
Gisela Chípe, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Vanessa Williams, Julie White, Rachel Dratch, Susan Stroman, Julianne Hough, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, Suzy Nakamura, Anita Abdinezhad, and Jennifer Fouché
Gisela Chípe, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Vanessa Williams, Julie White, Rachel Dratch, Susan Stroman, Julianne Hough, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, Suzy Nakamura, Anita Abdinezhad, and Jennifer Fouché
Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Williams, Julie White, Susan Stroman, Julianne Hough, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, and Suzy Nakamura
Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Williams, Julie White, Julianne Hough, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, and Suzy Nakamura
Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Williams, Julie White, Julianne Hough, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, and Suzy Nakamura
Julianne Hough, Suzy Nakamura, and Lea DeLaria
Chuck Schumer
Lilli Cooper
Julianne Hough
Suzy Nakamura
Lea DeLaria
Rachel Dratch
Julie White
The cast of POTUS
Suzy Nakamura and Julianne Hough
The cast of POTUS
The cast of POTUS
Lilli Cooper and the cast of POTUS
Julianne Hough, Julie White, and Rachel Dratch
The cast of POTUS
Susan Stroman
Julianne Hough
Julie White, Teri Hatcher, and Vanessa Williams
Rounding out the company are understudies Anita Abdinezhad, Gisela Chípe, Jennifer Fouché, and Lisa Helmi Johnason. The production also features voiceovers from E. Clayton Cornelius, Richard Gatta, Pat Kiernan, Kevin Ligon, JC Montgomery, and Ari Shapiro.
POTUS features scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Sonoyo Nishikawa, sound design by Jessica Paz, hair and wig design by Cookie Jordan, fight and intimacy direction by Rocio Mendez, and make-up design by Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche. Casting is by Taylor Williams, with Johnny Milani serving as production stage manager.
The play is produced on Broadway by Seaview, Lynette Howell Taylor's 51 Entertainment, Glass Half Full Productions, and Level Forward, along with Salman Al-Rashid, Runyonland Productions, Sony Music Masterworks, One Community, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Jonathan DeMar, Imagine Equal Entertainment, Lucas Katler, David J. Lynch, Leonid Makaron, Liz Slager, Ted Snowdon, Natalie Gorman/Tisch Brennan Throop, and The Shubert Organization, with Mark Shacket serving as executive producer. Level Forward also serves as impact producer, handling key partnerships with organizations supporting women running for office and voter registration.
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