In many ways she is a women of a certain age, affluent and highly educated, living in suburban New York, the typical broadway audience member.

But there is one big difference: she was almost president of the United States.

In the weeks since loosing the election, she has gone to four shows--- often enough that industry wags joke about making her a voter. And she's even been spotted she had dinner with McKinnon who portrayed her during the campaign in "Saturday night live ".

At each theatre appearance, she is greeted as a vanquished hero--- standing ovations, selfies, shouted adulation.

She has been attending broadway shows for years, often when she has had a personal connection to an artist, a producer, or to a show s subject matter.

She's aways been a strong supporter of the arts, so it doesn't surprise me that she'd want to spend her time in this way. The theater community is grateful for her presence.

Some visits have been especially memorable." Matilda the musical "about a fierce and smart girl overcoming considerable obstacles.