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Citing Trump's rhetoric, Canadians skip Spokane theater shows
https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2025/07/citing-trumps-rhetoric-canadians-skip-spokane-theater-shows/Citing Trump’s rhetoric, Canadians skip Spokane theater shows
by
Nicholas K. Geranios
Jul 3, 2025
Not even Spokane’s visiting production of Hamilton escaped Canadian backlash after President Donald Trump started to talk about annexing the country as the “51st state” earlier this year.
The popular show failed to sell out after many Canadian theatergoers, who can account for up to 10% of ticket sales for Spokane’s annual “Best of Broadway” series, declined to cross the border, requesting refunds.
In fact, Spokane boosters are bracing for a summer tourist season potentially dampened by fewer Canadian visitors due to U.S. political rhetoric, threats of tariffs and fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Canadians who live in the West Kootenays, a series of small towns about 100 miles north of Spokane, make up a small but important part of the economy of Washington’s second largest city.
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