VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. Sings 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA

The song appears on Odom Jr.'s holiday album, available now.

By: Dec. 28, 2020
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On Christmas day, Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. stopped by "Good Morning America" to perform a cover of classic holiday tune "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas."

Watch the performance below!

The "Hamilton" star performs the song off his holiday album, "The Christmas Album."

Odom Jr. is a Grammy Award­ winner as a principal soloist on Hamilton's Original Broadway Cast Recording, which won the 2015 award for Best Musical Theater Album.

He originated the role of Aaron Burr in a sold out run at The Public Theatre in 2015, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical. He later took the role to Broadway, winning a Tony Award.

Odom, Jr. made his Broadway debut at the age of 17 in "Rent" before heading to Carnegie Mellon University's prestigious School of Drama, where he graduated with honors. He is the recipient of a 2002 Princess Grace Award for Acting, which is dedicated to identifying emerging talent in theater, dance and film.

Additional theatre credits include "Leap of Faith" on Broadway, for which he won the 2012 Astaire Award for Outstanding Male Dancer on Broadway and was nominated for a Drama League Award; the 2014 musical "Venice," which also played at The Public Theater; and the Encores! Off­ Center production of "Tick, Tick... Boom!" which was his first time working with "Hamilton" creator, Lin­-Manuel Miranda.

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