'HAMILTON An American Musical' Special Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.

The episodes description for tonight, Thursday, May 19 follow below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.

Thursday, May 19 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
Hamilton: Here's Your Ticket! Behin the Revolutionary Musical - Hamilton! It's the Broadway smash musical about America's founding father Alexander Hamilton that is making history with a record sixteen Tony Award nominations, and with Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award wins. Good luck getting tickets: the show is always sold-out. But if you can't get tickets, a new book titled Hamilton: The Revolution, written by the show's creator and lead performer Lin-Manuel Miranda, and theater critic Jeremy McCarter, contains the play's complete libretto, as well as an account of the groundbreaking hip-hop musical's creation. We look at the evolution of the revolution called Hamilton with the help of McCarter, who shares what it was like to be in THE ROOM where history was made.

MetroFocus Series Overview MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York and tri-state region. The MetroFocus television program features interviews, in-depth reporting, content from many partners and solutions-oriented reports from the community. Major areas of coverage include sustainability, education, Science and technology, the environment, transportation, poverty and underserved communities. MetroFocus.org amplifies that reporting with daily updates and original stories that also cover culture, government and politics, the economy, urban development and other news in the metropolitan region. More information at: thirteen.org/metrofocus/about-us-faq/