If only I were a playwright! I don’t know how many people have seen the Broadway show, “The Book of Mormon,” but it was a hilarious satirical look at the Mormon Church. It has been around for a long time now and perhaps its time for a new show to take Broadway by storm. I think something along the lines of “The Book of Trump” is ripe for the same kind of satirical treatment. Now that Trump is facing massive fines as a result of adverse legal judgments in New York, Broadway, in New York City, would be the perfect venue to bring such a show to the public.
Broadway is just a quick cab ride from Trump Tower. Perhaps a theater could collaborate with the new conservator of the Trump organization to put together package deals – a room in Trump Tower, dinner, and tickets to see the Trump show on Broadway! Souvenir MAGA hats would be optional.
It sounds farfetched but when you look at the daily clown show by the MAGA Republicans in Congress and the never-ending antics of Trump himself there is certainly no shortage of material. I think it would be a smash hit! It’s well known and understood that Trump really has no sense of humor when it comes to poking fun at him but given that his character would be the star of the show, he might actually like it. Trump seems to resonate with the famous words from Oscar Wilde, “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.”
Just think of the over-the-top characters in such a cast. Trump’s character could have a musical number with someone playing Vladimir Putin to pay homage to their ongoing bromance. Speaker Mike Johnson could sing and tap dance while giving a sermon about how we’re all going to hell. Majorie Taylor Greene could cavort around the stage with a megaphone randomly interjecting nonsensical phrases. Jim Jordan and James Comer could be dressed in Sherlock Holmes costumes and do a routine like Laurel and Hardy or Abbott and Costello while looking for clues involving a crime they can’t define. The cast of characters available for satire is what the military calls a target rich environment.
The whole premise of the show could be built around Trump trying to stay out of jail with the help of his merry band of sycophants! There could be an attorney modeled after Guiliani with hair dye running down his face! There could be a chorus of Proud Boys to provide backup musical numbers from time to time. I can even see a role for a mock Supreme Court since they have become somewhat of a satire themselves. The possibilities are endless. I have no doubt it would be one of the biggest shows to hit Broadway in a long time.
No doubt, the self-righteous, hypocritical, and humorless Republicans in Congress would probably try to enact legislation outlawing any play, publication, or other media that pokes fun at legislators at the same time they beat the First Amendment drum and wave the MAGA flag to protect religious and white nationalist extremism. So, I guess until such time as “The Book of Trump” hits Broadway, we’ll just have to be content watching the clown show on CSPAN!
