Hillary Clinton drew a lengthy standing ovation while attending the Tony Award-winning play Oslo with her husband Bill Clinton on Sunday.
Video taken by attendees Sunday night showed the audience on its feet as the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate entered the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York City to see the historical drama production, which just won Best Play at the 2017 Tony Awards.
So thrilled to see President Bill and Secretary Hillary Clinton in audience of Oslo at Lincoln Center today. Seems others felt as I did. 💜 pic.twitter.com/gddLSpRGRb
— Joisey Joh (@JoiseyJoh) July 3, 2017
J.T. Rogers, foreground, and the cast and crew of “Oslo” accept the award for best play at the 71st annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in New York. (Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Audience members could be heard chanting, “Hillary! Hillary!” and “We love you Hillary!” as Clinton and her husband made their way down the aisles ahead of the performance.
Oslo tells the story of the secret Middle East peace negotiations conducted in Oslo, Norway between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that led to the signing of the Oslo Accords by Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat, and Bill Clinton at a public ceremony in September 1993.
The play itself won the coveted Best Play award at the Tonys this year, while actor Michael Aronov won Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, right, shake hands as President Bill Clinton presides over the ceremony marking the signing of the 1993 peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians on the White House lawn, Sept. 13, 1993. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Michael Aronov accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Oslo onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Hillary Clinton has taken in several Broadway shows since her loss to Republican Donald Trump in November’s election, including the critically-acclaimed shows The Color Purple and In Transit.
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