Current:Home > FinanceMeghan McCain slams off-Broadway stage play about late dad John McCain: 'This is trash' -Edge Finance Strategies
Meghan McCain slams off-Broadway stage play about late dad John McCain: 'This is trash'
View
Date:2025-04-19 03:59:20
"The View" alum Meghan McCain is sharing her view on an off-Broadway musical about her dad, John McCain.
The imaginative comedy, "Ghost of John McCain," was written by Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola, according to Broadway World and Entertainment Weekly.
"This is trash - nothing more than a gross cash grab by mediocre desperate people," McCain posted on X Tuesday while quoting a post by entertainment outlet Deadline.
"I hope it bombs," she wrote.
In January, Elmegreen told EW that the show was originally created by the late Grant Woods, the former Arizona senator's ex-congressional chief of staff and state attorney general.
'Did you miss me?': Meghan McCaintalks new show, leaving 'The View,' motherhood
The show apparently puts its own spin on the feud between McCain and former President Donald Trump before his 2018 death after a battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. McCain delivered a viral eulogy at her dad's funeral.
"Ghost of John McCain" opens Aug. 27 and runs through Election Day on Nov. 5, where President Biden is set to face off in a general election rematch against Trump. The show is set to take place at SoHo Playhouse.
These days, the political heir is focusing on her family and podcast fame. Meghan McCain shares two daughters, Liberty and Clover, with her husband, "The Federalist" founder Ben Domenech.
McCain joined the Daily Mail as an online columnist after years of on-air spats during her tenure as the sole conservative voice on "The View" in 2021.
"This was not an easy decision it took a lot of thought and counsel and prayer and talking to my family and close friends," McCain said at the time.
She was later replaced after a season-long series of auditions by former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin.
Now, McCain is the host of her own podcast, "Meghan McCain Has Entered The Chat," which features solo episodes as well as conversations with everyone from "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne to Republican Rep. Nancy Mace.
Contributing: Elise Brisco
veryGood! (73154)
Related
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- 'The Crown' teases the end of an era with trailer, posters for final season
- Cory Booker able to safely depart Israel after surprise Hamas attack in Gaza
- UN airs concerns for civilians as Israel steps up military response in Gaza to deadly Hamas attacks
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Hollywood writers vote to approve contract deal that ended strike as actors negotiate
- Vegas Golden Knights receive championship rings, which have replica of arena inside
- Hong Kong eyes stronger economic and trade ties with Thailand to expand its role in Southeast Asia
- Sam Taylor
- 2 Pakistani soldiers and 5 insurgents are killed in a shootout on the border with Afghanistan
Ranking
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- What is Hamas? The group that rules the Gaza Strip has fought several rounds of war with Israel
- Man fatally shot while hunting with friends for coyotes in Iowa
- Savannah Chrisley Shares Why It’s “Tough” Having Custody of Brother Grayson and Niece Chloe
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Comfort Calendar: Stouffer's releases first ever frozen meal advent calendar
- Soccer Star Neymar Welcomes First Baby With Girlfriend Bruna Biancardi 3 Months After Cheating Rumors
- Big 12 pursuit of Gonzaga no slam dunk amid internal pushback, financial questions
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
30 best Halloween songs, including Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Michael Jackson and Black Sabbath
Stock market today: Rate hopes push Asian shares higher while oil prices edge lower
Hong Kong eyes stronger economic and trade ties with Thailand to expand its role in Southeast Asia
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
Pro-Israel, pro-Palestine supporters hold demonstrations in Times Square, outside United Nations
Big 12 pursuit of Gonzaga no slam dunk amid internal pushback, financial questions
Film Prize Jr. New Mexico celebrates youth storytellers in latest competition