Michael Moore Took His Broadway Audience to Protest at Trump Tower
Audiences at Michael Moore's one-man show "The Terms of My Surrender" were greeted with a surprise: a free bus trip to Trump Tower with the liberal activist for a protest.
The crowd reportedly cheered when Moore offered the invitation during the latter part of his performance.
Rick Miramontez, a spokesperson for Moore's show, told the New York Times that the logistics of the protest were carefully thought-out to avoid Moore's presence appearing like a publicity stunt. “I don’t think it’s at all a thing to sell tickets," he said.
A long line formed outside the theater as individuals lined up for the free buses. Actors Mark Ruffalo and Olivia Wilde (the latter is in a Broadway staging of George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984") also joined for the protest.
Moore told his audience on the bus, "We are here to perform a citizens' arrest—well, there’s lots of police there, maybe they’ll do it for us."
Check out some awesome photos and video below.
WATCH: Michael Moore bussed the audience of his Broadway show to Trump Tower to protest. Actor Mark Ruffalo joined Moore for the protest. http://pic.twitter.com/Szb5ri12gm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 16, 2017
Reporting right now aboard a bus Michael Moore has chartered to take the audience of his show to protest @realDonaldTrump at Trump Tower http://pic.twitter.com/oMnLsUnsUe
— Sarah Maslin Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) August 16, 2017
Michael Moore arranged for buses to take audience from his Broadway show, at which Mark Ruffalo showed up tonite, to the Trump Tower protest http://pic.twitter.com/B0fVghg9PA
— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) August 16, 2017
Mark Ruffalo and Michael Moore are part of a peaceful outside Trump Tower in New York tonight. @newscomauHQ http://pic.twitter.com/2hg6dzyBHF
— James Law (@JournoLawJ) August 16, 2017
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