Daveed Diggs News

Just last night, The Public Theater presented its Annual Gala, THE UNITED STATES OF SHAKESPEARE at the Delacorte Theater. Directed by Jeremy McCarter, the always highly-anticipated gala included scenes from Shakespeare's greatest works and the American poems, songs, and stories they inspired, performed by some of The Public's and the nation's, most celebrated actors and musicians.  BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the big night below!

If you'd like to be in the room where it happens when the Tony nominated HAMILTON star says goodbye to the hip hop musical, it's going to cost you!

HAMILTON director Thomas Kail and Tony nominees Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom, Jr. joined WNYC's THE LEONARD LOPATE SHOW yesterday, where they opened up about the show's background, their parts, and the making of the music. You can listen to the full interview below!

Tonight's planned live Facebook Q&A with HAMILTON's Phillipa Soo has been pushed to tomorrow, Friday, June 3 at 5:30PM EST, it was announced on the show's Twitter account this evening.

The Tony-nominated HAMILTON star will be chatting live with Facebook members before this evening's performance.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, HAMILTON star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is due to depart his hit show this summer. According to the Hollywood Reporter, his exit date is set- July 9, 2016. 

“This is an absolute powerhouse of a book, and a new pinnacle for Chinaka Hodge. . . . She deserves a wide audience, an attentive audience, an audience that wants to be astounded.”—Dave Eggers, author of The Circle

In the latest episode of ENTRANCES, EXITS, & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, the YouTube documentary series following Tony-winning legend Patti LuPone and created by her son Joshua Johnston, audiences get an inside glimpse at her recent stop at the Richard Rodgers Theater, where she took part in HAMILTON's popular #Ham4Ham live lottery show. Check it out below!

The latest honor bestowed upon Miranda is one of the most iconic in the music industry.

HAMILTON star and Tony nominee Leslie Odom Jr's self-titled debut album drops on June 10th on S-Curve Records. (Check out cover art at left!) Today, Billboard has shared an exclusive first listen to Odom's cover of the jazz classic 'Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)'

Among the subjects discussed were how social media has intensified fan interest on not just the musical, but on each individual artist involved. 

HAMILTON star Leslie Odom Jr. stopped by Friday night's TONIGHT SHOW and demonstrated how he avoids burping while singing in the middle of the hit Broadway hip hop musical.

TODAY'S BIG NEWS: SHE LOVES ME's Jane Krakowski is getting a portrait at Sardi's today, plus the company of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN celebrates its opening night at the York Theatre!

Last night, two of HAMILTON's Tony-nominated stars, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Daveed Diggs, made appearances on late night shows at 11:35pm. Odom Jr. spoke with Jimmy Fallon, giving him juicy details about his own experience in the audience of HAMILTON, while Diggs chatted with Stephen Colbert about how Jefferson managed to plant so many crops all by himself. Check out their two appearances below!

Fans are creating clever tweets matching pics from 'Game of Thrones' with HAMILTON lyrics.

HAMILTON star Daveed Diggs has come a long way from his days as a struggling artist, when he first arrived in New York almost 12 years ago.

In our new series, Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld will be shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Tony nominees David Korins and Paul Tazewell, who acted as scenic and costume designers for Broadway's smash hit, HAMILTON.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the producers of Hamilton recently struck a profit-sharing deal with members of the original cast, ensuring that those who've been with the production since its initial labs will receive a portion of upcoming royalties. Today, the Dramatists Guild of America has released a statement on the matter.

On May 4, the 2016 Tony nominees flocked to the Paramount Hotel, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will be bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next month (so watch out for lots more), but for now, check out photos of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical nominee for Hamilton, Daveed Diggs, as captured by Walter McBride!

It must be nice to be Daveed Diggs! The Broadway newbie has taken the theatre world by storm in the duel roles of Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in HAMILTON, a performance for which he has earned a Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. So how is he dealing with the extra attention that the show has brought his way? Watch below to find out!