Tony Winner Leslie Odom Jr. to Sit In with The Roots on NBC's TONIGHT SHOW

By: Jul. 26, 2016
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NBC has announced that Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr., who departed the hit Broadway musical HAMILTON earlier this month, will sit in with THE TONIGHT SHOW house band The Roots on Monday, August 1st. Other guest scheduled to appear on the broadcast are Jared Leto, John Turturro and musical guest Bishop Briggs.

Leslie Odom, Jr. recently won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Aaron Burr in HAMILTON. Select theatre credits include Hamilton (Public Theater); tick, tick...BOOM! (City Center Encores!), Leap of Faith (Broadway), Rent (Broadway). Select TV/film: "Law & Order: SVU," "Gotham," "Person of Interest," "Supernatural," Red Tails, and "House of Lies."

Odom, Jr. has been nominated for the Drama Desk, Drama League and Lucille Lortel Awards. He's won the Princess Grace Award and an Astaire Award. His self-titled album of jazz music was released on June 10, 2016.

Below, check out the music video for 'Autumn Leaves' off the new record:



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