Daveed Diggs who portrays Thomas Jeffersonand Marquis de Lafayette in the Broadway smash musical hit Hamilton made his first ever late-night appearance on last night's "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" on Comedy Central. Check out his appearance below:
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The new musical
Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composerLin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.
Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "Alexander
Hamilton."
The cast of
Hamilton is comprised of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander
Hamilton), Daveed Diggs(Marquis De Lafayette,Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler),Christopher Jackson (George Washington),Jonathan Groff (King George), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler, Maria Reynolds), Javier Muñoz (Hamilton alternate), Okieriete Onaodowan(Hercules Mulligan, James Madison), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr),Anthony Ramos(John Laurens, PhilipHamilton) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza
Hamilton).
HAMILTON is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander
Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers and shot to death by Aaron Burr in their legendary duel.
