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Date of Death: April 02, 1932 (75)

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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29-Year-Old Teacher Sets Up Operation to Catch Craigslist HAMILTON Ticket Scammer
by Louisa Brady - Feb 28, 2016


According to the New York Post, 29-year-old special education teacher Danielle Posner set up a scheme to catch a Craigslist HAMILTON ticket scalper, after realizing that her tickets were fake. 

BWW Review: Ocean State Theatre Tells a Timely Story of Politics and History with 1776
by Robert Barossi - Feb 29, 2016


Some events in history cry out to be made into a movie or a book or a stage play. Others don't seem like such an obvious choice at first glance. One might guess it would be quite difficult to pull off creating a musical out of the writing of the Declaration of Independence, of all things. But, as Ocean State Theatre Company proves with its current production, 1776 is both fascinating and fun, both engaging and entertaining, as it tells the story of the Declaration's creation and our country's birth.

STAGE TUBE: New HAMILTON Cast Member Karla Garcia Leads THE TAGLISH COMMANDMENTS in #Ham4Ham
by Louisa Brady - Feb 27, 2016


Today's #Ham4Ham video features new HAMILTON cast member Karla Garcia leading Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom, Jr. in THE TAGLISH COMMANDMENTS - 'Taglish' being Filipino Tagalog and English, featuring Kurt Crowley on the keyboard. Check out the video here!

Humanizing the $10 Founding Father: Understudy Jon Rua Talks Being Born to Play HAMILTON
by Sally Henry - Feb 28, 2016


Jon Rua received the call that he would be going on as Alexander Hamilton the morning of the show. Without a proper put-in rehearsal, he rushed to the Richard Rodgers to take on the title role of the hottest ticket in town for the first time.

1776 Plays Now Through March 13 at Ocean State Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2016


Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), currently celebrating its fourth season in its state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick is proud to present the Tony Award-winning musical, about the birth of American Independence, 1776.

DVR Alert: HAMILTON's Daveed Diggs Visits Comedy Central's LARRY WILMORE Tonight
by TV News Desk - Feb 29, 2016


Daveed Diggs who portrays Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the Broadway smash musical hit HAMILTON will make his first ever late-night appearance on Comedy Central's 'The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'.

Hilarious HAMILTON Spoof Hamilpeep Entered In Washington Post Peep Diorama Contest
by Michael Dale - Feb 25, 2016


It was last Monday night's Grammy Award performance by the HAMILTON cast that inspired this entry.

BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF! to Receive Mayoral Proclamation
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 25, 2016


The 6th annual BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF! - a concert that raises much-needed funds for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation - will be the recipient of a Mayor Proclamation when the event takes place on Monday, February 29 at the Edison Ballroom (240 W. 47 St.) at 6;30 pm in NYC, it has been announced by Julie Halston, the event's emcee and one of its founders and producers.

VIDEO: Check Out This One-Woman Acappella Arrangement of HAMILTON's Opening Number
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 25, 2016


Talented singer and beatbox artist Morgan Reilly has shared her acappella cover of the opening number to Broadway's HAMILTON.

Arizona Theatre Company to Stage Steinbeck's Stirring Classic, OF MICE AND MEN
by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2016


Arizona Theatre Company's (ATC) powerhouse season continues with one of the most celebrated works in American literature, John Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN, the emotional and stirring account of migrant workers George and Lennie who dream of settling down on a farm where the land stretches forever and the soft rabbits need tending, March 5-26 at the Temple of Music and Art, 333 S. Scott Ave. I.

STAGE TUBE: Mini Lin-Manuel Miranda Channels Phil Collins in Stage Debut for #Ham4Ham
by Stage Tube - Feb 24, 2016


Good news - HAMILTON's digital lottery is officially back for the winter, meaning that fans can enter online daily for a chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits. Better news - this means that Digital #Ham4Ham is back, featuring surprise performances from the cast. Today's #Ham4Ham video features Lin-Manuel Miranda in his first time onstage at Hunter College Elementary School's Talent Show. Below, watch 1st-grade Lin lip-sync to 'Land of Confusion' by Genesis (featuring lead singer Phil Collins, of course). Commenting on his hip shades, Miranda wrote, 'The sunglasses were a whole thing, I had to get rid of them.' But we think they were a pretty good look!

VIDEO: HAMILTON Biographer Ron Chernow Talks Broadway Hit & More on CBS
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 24, 2016


CBS News correspondent Chip Reid speaks to Ron Chernow, author of the Hamilton biography that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write his hip-hop musical.

TWITTER WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Attends Knicks Game, HAMILTON Played on Jumbotron
by Michael Dale - Feb 23, 2016


The city game and Broadway's historic hip-hop musical seem like a perfect match.

VIDEO: Renee Elise Goldsberry Reveals She Almost Didn't Audition for HAMILTON!
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 23, 2016


On last night's LATE NIGHT, Renee Elise Goldsberry, who portrays Angelica Schuyler in the hit Broadway show HAMILTON, stopped by talk about the musical's recent Grammy performance

TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Morgan Marcell Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens
by Michael Dale - Feb 22, 2016


The swing and assistant dance captain is the latest subject for Josh Lehrer's series of vintage photos.

VIDEO: Mom Says HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's First Rap Was About Garbage Pail Kids
by Michael Dale - Feb 22, 2016


A Spanish language, English subtitled video for Telemundo/NBC features the author/star and his parents.

DVR Alert: HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry Visits NBC's LATE NIGHT Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 22, 2016


Renee Elise Goldsberry, who stars as Angelica Schuyler in the hit Broadway musical HAMILTON, will appear on tonight's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON on NBC.

The Awards Continue! HAMILTON Receives Kennedy Prize for Historical Drama
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 22, 2016


The hip hop musical is the winner of the Kennedy Prize for Historical Drama. The news was announced by Columbia University and Jean Kennedy Smith. The award, named in honor of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Encourages Readers to Visit The Drama Book Shop in #Ham4Ham
by Louisa Brady - Feb 20, 2016


Lin-Manuel Miranda visits the Drama Book Shop for today's digital #Ham4Ham show, encouraging viewers to buy a book!

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