Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Host Biden Fundraiser at Suffs Performance

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda are set to host a fundraiser for President Joe Biden's reelection campaign at the April 3 performance of Broadway's Suffs, The New York Times reports. Clinton is co-producing the new musical, which begins previews March 26 at the Music Box Theatre ahead of an April 18 opening night.

Miranda previously was part of the Broadway for Biden fundraiser concert held in September 2023. He and Clinton also collaborated on a special fundraising performance of Hamilton in 2016, while Clinton was campaigning for presidency.

Set in the years leading up to the 19th amendment, Suffs explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures with a book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub. The musical previously had a sold-out run at the Public Theater in 2022. Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman are producing the Broadway premiere, with Clinton and Malala Yousafzai as co-producers.

VIDEO: Watch Hillary Clinton and the Broadway Cast of Suffs Celebrate the Suffragist Movement

Taub stars in her own musical, reprising her Off-Broadway performance as Alice Paul, alongside Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon) as Ida B. Wells, Tony nominee Jenn Colella (Come From Away) as Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace McLean (Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812) as President Woodrow Wilson, Hannah Cruz as Inez Milholland, Kim Blanck as Ruza Wenclawska, Anastacia McCleskey (Waitress) as Mary Church Terrell, Ally Bonino as Lucy Burns, Tsilala Brock as Dudley Malone, Nadia Dandashi as Doris Stevens, and Tony nominee Emily Skinner (Side Show) as Alva Belmont/Phoebe Burn. All cast members—save for Skinner, McCleskey, and Blanck—were also part of the Off-Broadway production. Bonino and Dandashi are making their Broadway debuts in the show.

The cast also includes Hawley Gould (Camelot) as the alternate for Alice Paul, Jaygee Macapugay (Here Lies Love) as Mollie Hay, and Laila Drew as Phyllis Terrell/Robin. The ensemble includes Dana Costello, Jenna Bainbridge Monica Tulia Ramirez, Ada Westfall, Christine Heesun Hwang, Kirsten Scott, Housso Semon, and D'Kaylah Unique Whitley.

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Director Leigh Silverman again directs the Broadway production, which otherwise features a largely new creative team. Aside from returning music supervisor and music director Andrea Grody, the Broadway creative team includes Suffs newcomers choreographer Mayte Natalio, scenic designer Riccardo Hernández, costume designer Paul Tazewell, lighting designer Lap Chi Chu, sound designer Jason Crystal, and orchestrator Michael Starobin. 101 Productions is serving as general manager.

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