You're Welcome America

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You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush
Poster for You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush
Written by	Will Ferrell
Characters	George W. Bush
Date premiered	February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)
Place premiered	Cort Theater New York City
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
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You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush is a comedic Broadway play starring Will Ferrell as George W. Bush. It was broadcast live on the HBO cable channel,^[1] as well as in Canada, on March 14, 2009, at 9:00PM EST.^[2]^[3] Ferrell, who has famously depicted Bush on Saturday Night Live, also wrote the play,^[1] which is directed by his long-time comedy partner Adam McKay.^[1] According to a review at The Improper.com, "Combined with lewd humor and an uncanny cast of characters to help him drive home his alter ego's West Texas mannerisms, Ferrell’s showpiece is a true delight."^[1]

The show broke the house record at the Cort Theater, taking in $846,507.05 for the week that ended on March 15, 2009.^[4]

The show was released to DVD on November 3, 2009.^[5]

Cast

Will Ferrell as George W. Bush
Patrick Ferrell as Jerry the Secret Service agent
Pia Glenn as Condoleezza Rice
Adam Mucci as Pilot

Staff

Louis Colaianni Vocal coach

Tony Award nomination

The show was nominated for Best Special Theatrical Event at the 63rd Tony Awards, but lost to the musical revue special, Liza's at the Palace...!.

DVD notes

Husband and wife performers Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates are visible in the audience. Also visible in the audience are Edward Norton, Common and Serena Williams.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Improper.com
↑ Richard Ouzounian. "Will Ferrell's masterful and frightening portrayal of Bush." March 03, 2009, Toronto Star 2
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↑ Patrick Healy. "You’re Welcome Broadway: Ferrell’s ‘Bush’ Breaks House Record", New York Times, February 17, 2009
↑ "Will Ferrell: You're Welcome, America. A Final Night with George W. Bush".

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