Current:Home > FinanceMeghan McCain slams off-Broadway stage play about late dad John McCain: 'This is trash' -ProfitEdge
Meghan McCain slams off-Broadway stage play about late dad John McCain: 'This is trash'
View
Date:2025-04-13 00:23:47
"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! (14)
Related
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Cystic acne can cause pain, shame and lasting scars. Here's what causes it.
- Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua region
- Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina resigns as widening unrest sees protesters storm her official residence
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Za'Darius Smith carted off field, adding to Browns' defensive injury concerns
- Mondo Duplantis sets pole vault world record on final attempt - after already winning gold
- Uganda sprinter Tarsis Orogot wins 200-meter heat - while wearing SpongeBob socks
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Video shows the Buffalo tornado that broke New York's record as the 26th this year
Ranking
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Why do athletes ring the bell at Stade de France at 2024 Paris Olympics? What to know
- Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case
- Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Brooke Shields to auction Calvin Klein jeans from controversial ad
- Jordan Chiles' Olympic Bronze in Floor Final: Explaining Her Jaw-Dropping Score Change
- Maine denies initial request of Bucksport-area owner to give up dams
Recommendation
Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X
American discus thrower Valarie Allman makes it back to back gold medals at Paris Games
Elon Musk sues OpenAI, renewing claims ChatGPT-maker put profits before ‘the benefit of humanity’
Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
Texas trooper gets job back in Uvalde after suspension from botched police response to 2022 shooting
USA vs. Germany live updates: USWNT lineup, start time for Olympics semifinal
Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here’s how much rain could fall