KOSIK: This may be one of the biggest perks to being the vice president-elect getting a precious ticket to the hot Broadway musical "Hamilton." Mike Pence was in the audience last night, front and center, seated in the central orchestra. His presence wasn't lost on the cast.</s>BLACKWELL: Yes, they actually addressed Pence directly during the curtain call. The actor who plays Aaron Burr delivered this short speech on behalf of the show's creators and cast. Here it is.</s>BRANDON VICTOR DIXON, PLAYS AARON BURR IN "HAMILTON": You know, we have a guest in the audience this evening. Vice President-elect Pence, I see you walking up and I hope you were here (inaudible). We have a little message for you, sir, we hope that you will hear us out and I heard everybody (inaudible). Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank you for joining us here at "Hamilton." We really do. We, sir, we are a diverse America. We are alarmed and anxious that your new president will not protect us or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us. All of us. Again, we truly thank you for seeing this show, this wonderful American story told by a diverse group of men and women of different colors, creeds and orientations.</s>BLACKWELL: The spokesman for the show said Pence was in the hallway. He heard the whole statement. Also, the lead producer of "Hamilton" says, President-elect Trump has not seen the show yet but would be welcome to come.</s>KOSIK: Post-election, minority communities say they're still feeling the after effect of the racially tinged rhetoric of the Trump campaign.</s>NATASHA NIKHAMA, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY STUDENT: Racism is not something that Donald Trump caused but I feel like people kind of feel like they have an opened door to be that way now.
"Hamilton" Cast Addresses Pence After Show