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VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr Performs 'Wait For It' from HAMILTON on 'Tonight Show'

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Last night, Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr., who departed the hit Broadway musical HAMILTON last month, sat in with THE TONIGHT SHOW house band The Roots. Check out a photo from the appearance below!

Last night's full episode can be viewed below. Check out Leslie Odom Jr performing a portion of the song "Wait For It" from Broadway's HAMILTON at the 6:30 mark!

Leslie Odom, Jr. recently won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Aaron Burr in HAMILTON. Select theatre credits include Hamilton (Public Theater); tick, tick...BOOM! (City Center Encores!), Leap of Faith (Broadway), Rent (Broadway). Select TV/film: "Law & Order: SVU," "Gotham," "Person of Interest," "Supernatural," Red Tails, and "House of Lies."

Odom, Jr. has been nominated for the Drama Desk, Drama League and Lucille Lortel Awards. He's won the Princess Grace Award and an Astaire Award. His self-titled album of jazz music was released on June 10, 2016.

Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC

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