Photos: Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden Attend Opening Night of Political Play Public Charge

The Off-Broadway play details former U.S. Ambassador Julissa Reynoso's experience working under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

March 27, 2026 By Meg Masseron

Julissa Reynoso and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton (Rebecca J. Michelson)

Get an inside look at the starry opening night of Public Charge Off-Broadway, where both Broadway favorites and public figures gathered to celebrate the new play written by former U.S. Ambassador Julissa Reynoso and playwright Michael J. Chepiga. The Public Theater production began performances March 12, and the extended run is set to continue through April 12 in the company's Newman Theater.

Tony winner Doug Hughes is at the helm of the work, which centers on Reynoso's real-life experience supervising Caribbean and Central American affairs for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after immigrating to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic.

See Clinton as well as Dr. Jill Biden, Broadway couple Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo, and more at opening night in the gallery below.

See Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, More at the Opening Night of Public Charge Off-Broadway

The cast features Marinda Anderson as Cheryl Mills, Maggie Bofill as Josefina Vidal, John J. Concado as Consular Officer 1, Dan Domingues as Ricardo Zuniga, Zabryna Guevara as Julissa Reynoso, Armando Riesco as Bruno Rodriguez, Al Rodrigo as Bolanos and Mujica, and Deirdre Madigan as Judy Gross. Understudies Nate Betancourt, Yesenia Iglesias, Paco Lozano, and Nairoby Otero round out the company.

Hughes' creative team includes scenic designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Haydee Zelideth, lighting designer Ben Stanton, sound designer David Van Tieghem, video designer Lucy Mackinnon, hair and wigs designer Earon Nealey, prop manager Samantha Llanes Gordon, and dramaturg Jack Phillips Moore.

Roxana Khan serves as production stage manager with Molly Foy as stage manager.

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