Photo Coverage: Go Inside HAMILTON's Opening Night Red Carpet Arrivals!
By: Walter McBride Aug. 07, 2015
Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opened just last night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the whole, historic night, and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below!
Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Lin Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography byAndy 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 Burrin their legendary duel.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Theatre Marquee
Theatre Marquee
Lea Delaria
Lea Delaria
Sally Field and John Patrick Shanley
Raven-Symone
Raven-Symone
Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie O'Donnell
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
Sarah Jessica Parker
Questlove
Questlove
Karen Olivo and husband
Lea Delaria and Chelsea Fairless
Lea Delaria and Chelsea Fairless
Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt
Peter Dinklage and wife Erica Schmidt
Lisa Mordente and Chita Rivera
Lisa Mordente and Chita Rivera
Celia Keenan-Bolger and John Ellison Conlee
Alex Sharp and Wallis Currie-Wood
Alex Sharp and Wallis Currie-Wood
Celia Keenan-Bolger and John Ellison Conlee
