You're Welcome America

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

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 February 15, 2009.^[4]

The show opened on February 5, 2009 and closed on March 15, 2009. ^[5] It was released to DVD on November 3, 2009.^[6]

Cast

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

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 2 3 4 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
↑ "The Comedy of Ineptitude, Political Division".
↑ "Will Ferrell: You're Welcome, America. A Final Night with George W. Bush".

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George W. Bush

43rd President of the United States (2001–2009) 46th Governor of Texas (1995–2000) Born July 6, 1946

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Life	Presidential library Early life Military service controversy (Killian documents controversy and authenticity issues) Professional life Governorship of Texas Prairie Chapel Ranch Bush compound Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Speeches	Axis of evil Mission Accomplished State of the Union address 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Elections	United States House of Representatives elections, 1978 Texas gubernatorial election 1994 1998 Presidential campaign 2000 2004 Republican Party presidential primaries, 2000 2004 Republican National Convention 2000 2004 United States presidential election, 2000 Bush v. Gore United States presidential election, 2004

Public image	Bushisms Nicknames As the subject of books and films Fictionalized portrayals Miss Me Yet?

Books	A Charge to Keep (1999) Decision Points (2010) 41: A Portrait of My Father (2014)

Family	Laura Bush (wife) Barbara Pierce Bush (daughter) Jenna Bush Hager (daughter) George H.W. Bush (father presidency) Barbara Bush (mother) Jeb Bush (brother) Neil Bush (brother) Marvin P. Bush (brother) Dorothy Bush Koch (sister) Prescott Bush (paternal grandfather) Dorothy Walker Bush (paternal grandmother) George P. Bush (nephew) Barney (dog) Miss Beazley (dog) India (cat) Spot Fetcher (dog)

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