Miranda’s name currently tops a line-up of A-list stars, including well-known “young pop artists” whom Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee officials are reaching out to as convention program planning gets underway, according to Democrats familiar with the process.
Miranda — who free-styled in the Rose Garden earlier this year with President Barack Obama and whose show is now selling tickets for as much as $10,000 a pop — is proving a tough get even for Clinton. The star performer and composer, who last week announced he will leave his Broadway production July 9, is scheduled to be in London filming a Disney remake of “Mary Poppins” the week of the Democratic convention…
“The nights are three-hour prime time TV shows,” said PR executive and Democratic consultant Ken Sunshine, a Clinton fundraiser with deep ties to the entertainment world. “Entertainment and adding excitement become a key part of it, as opposed to hard-core politics. The one that understands that is Trump, except that’s all he seems to understand.”
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