Vice president-elect Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Pence adviser knocks ex-staffer who criticized Trump on COVID-19 MORE took a break from his work as head of Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's transition efforts to go see the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" Friday night in New York, but received some boos from the audience.

VP elect Mike Pence taking time out of planning transition to catch #Hamilton. pic.twitter.com/ViorURcxff — David Novarro (@DavidNovarro7) November 19, 2016

Pence received a mix of boos and cheers upon entering the theater.

I love that people Booed Pence when they saw him at Hamilton tonight — H. (@little_apollyon) November 19, 2016

At #Hamilton. Mike Pence is here and the entire theater just booed him. — Shannon (@TheStagmania) November 19, 2016

Unreal scene here - Mike Pence walks in and there's a massive mix of cheers and boos. pic.twitter.com/GVZ5L67mA3 — Noah Coslov (@NoahCoslov) November 19, 2016

At the end of the show, one of the actors asked Pence not to leave the theater before he could read a statement from the cast.

ADVERTISEMENT

"Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank you for joining us at 'Hamilton: An American Musical,'" Brandon Victor Dixon said. "We are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir. We hope this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and work on behalf of all of us."

Tonight, VP-Elect Mike Pence attended #HamiltonBway. After the show, @BrandonVDixon delivered the following statement on behalf of the show. pic.twitter.com/Jsg9Q1pMZs — Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) November 19, 2016

The show's creator and former star Lin Manuel Miranda, who has since left the production, was a critic of Donald Trump and supported his opponent Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE.