VIDEO: Rachel Dratch Talks Broadway Debut in POTUS on LATE NIGHT

POTUS will begin previews on Thursday, April 14, for a limited Broadway engagement through Sunday, August 14.

By: Mar. 29, 2022
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Rachel Dratch sat down on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night to discuss making her Broadway debut in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive.

"I've done theatre a lot but I've always gravitated toward comedies so ... this is gonna be fun," Dratch stated.

Dratch also discussed starring in her high school production of Music Man, bringing her son to see Fiddler on the Roof, and more. Watch the new interview below!

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.

Watch the new interview here:



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