This new comedy directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman and written by playwright Selina Fillinger is now officially open at the Shubert Theatre! POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive opened on Broadway April 27, 2022, and we’ve got your first look at the hilarious new play.
POTUS features an all-star cast of women, including Tony Award nominee Lilli Cooper (Tootsie, The Good Fight) as Chris, Screen Actors Guild Award winner Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black, The Rocky Horror Show) as Bernadette, SNL comedy legend Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live, Wine Country) in her Broadway debut as Stephanie, Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough (Footloose, Safe Haven, Dancing with the Stars) in her Broadway debut as Dusty, actress and comedian Suzy Nakamura (Dr. Ken, Horrible Bosses 2, Avenue 5) in her Broadway debut as Jean, Tony Award winner Julie White (The Little Dog Laughed, Nurse Jackie, Transformers) as Harriet, and Grammy, Emmy & Tony Award nominee Vanessa Williams (Into the Woods, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) as Margaret. The cast also includes Anita Abdinezhad (Persian Pod), Gisela Chípe (Manifest), Jennifer Fouché (Chicken & Biscuits), and Lisa Helmi Johanson (Avenue Q) as standbys.
“One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.”
Take a look at the new production photos below.
