Thomas Jefferson News

On last night's 2015 BET HIP HOP AWARDS, Black Thought and Questlove introduced cast members of Broadway's HAMILTON, , Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and Lin-Manuel Miranda, as they put on their cypher masks for this year's Hip Hop competition.

Our $10 Founding Father is breaking the bank on Broadway!

Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre, in association with Castillo Theatre, will revive Martin Duberman's IN WHITE AMERICA, one of the signature plays of the Civil Rights Era, in a Off-Broadway production October 15 to November 15 at Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42nd Street.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON is busy breaking box office records and boundaries on Broadway, but what will happen when the hip-hop hit is licensed to high schools? From a shortage of boys to lack of diversity, creator of the web series LANKY SCIOLIOSIS Tim Murray (currently in 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL) imagines a somewhat problematic Ohio production of HAMILTON in the hilarious parody below!

Stars of Broadway's Hamilton, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and Lin-Manuel Miranda, will be featured on tonight's HIP HOP AWARDS, airing on BET TV.

Tonight's #Ham4Ham featured their first sing-along contest, with three competitors (one, Andrew Kober, a ringer from LES MISERABLES), crowd participation and a training session from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Daveed Diggs. Check it out below, recorded by Howard Sherman!

Renee Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler, using Josh Lehrer's vintage camera lens.

Disgraced, Ayad Akhtar's edge-of-your-seat Pulitzer Prize- winning play about a successful Muslim-American lawyer whose dinner guests' discussion of race and identity explodes to reveal racial prejudices and personal secrets plays at the Temple of Music and Art from Oct. 17 through Nov. 7. I. Michael and Beth Kasser are Arizona Theatre Company's 2015-16 Season Sponsors.

Just like the founding father it's based on, the HAMILTON Original Cast Recording is beating the odds, climbing the charts and breaking the mold.

HAMILTON's #Ham4Ham lottery performance has quickly become one of Broadway's favorite traditions as fans gather in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre to see what HAMILTON writer Lin-Manuel Miranda has in store -- and who his guest performer is. Today's special guest was stage and screen star Laura Benanti, accompanied by tap dancer extraordinaire, Jared Grimes. Below, watch as they sing and tap dance to MY FAIR LADY!

Quintessential American songwriter Irving Berlin left an indelible mark on the classic American songbook with hits like 'White Christmas,' 'Puttin' on the Ritz,' 'There's No Business Like Show Business' and, of course, 'God Bless America.' Arizona Theatre Company brings Berlin's story to vibrant, toe-tapping life in Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, tonight, Oct. 8, through Oct. 25 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix.

Statistical proof that HAMILTON contains far more words per minute than conventional musicals.

During a talk at this weekend's New Yorker Festival Miranda revealed that HAMILTON would definitely be filmed with its current cast!

Today's special guest was none other than kid critic Iain Armitage of 'Iain Loves Theatre' fame. Below, watch as he raps both Hamilton and Jefferson's parts from 'Cabinet Battle #1' with Miranda, Daveed Diggs, and Christopher Jackson! Too adorable to miss!

The website aims to fully annotate the entire score of HAMILTON with its historic and musical references.

It's been just over two months since President Obama stopped by the Richard Rodgers Theatre to catch a preview performance of Broadway's hottest show, and according to the New York Times, he'll be heading back to Hamilton soon.

WALTHAM, MA - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of six new animal science books, including the second edition of the comprehensive resource Animal Behavior, edited by Michael Breed and Janice Moore. The book broadly covers animal behavior from its neurological basis to the importance of behavior in conservation.

Tonight, October 2, Wesleyan University will host a sold-out benefit performance of the much celebrated musical HAMILTON at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

Photographer Josh Lehrer uses a camera lens from 1839 to give a portrait of the HAMILTON star a vintage look.

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) is proud to present the first Larson Legacy Concert showcasing the work of composer-lyricist Sam Willmott, a recipient of The American Theatre Wing's 2015 Jonathan Larson Grants, on Sunday, October 4th at 3:00 PM.