Lin-Manuel Miranda, the star and creator of the runaway hit musical HAMILTON sat down with TODAY's Jenna Bush to show off his rapping skills and discuss his own history, his family, and his political passions.
The cast of Broadway's HAMILTON visited the White House yesterday to host a student workshop, Q&A, and present a performance of musical selections from the smash hit show.
First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed the Broadway cast of Hamilton to the White House today to host a student workshop, Q&A, and a performance of musical selections from the production. HAMILTON's official Twitter account posted and re-tweeted photos of the students' time with the cast and the First Lady earlier in the day, and you can check them out below, plus click here for stills from the opening number!
As BWW previously reported, First Lady Michelle Obama will today welcome the Broadway cast ofHamilton to the White House to host a student workshop, Q&A, and a performance of musical selections from the production.
Roundabout Theatre Company presents the first-ever New York revival of Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman's musical comedy THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM. The production opened just last night, March 13, at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). This will be a limited engagement through May 29, 2016. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below!
The President's remarks and the opening number of the performance will be streamed live at WhiteHouse.gov/live. Be sure to check in with BWW for coverage.
Today's #Ham4Ham features cast members Jonathan Groff and Sasha Hutchings singing the Growing Pains theme song a capella. Christopher Jackson makes an appearance, too, though he does not have his eyes on you. Watch the video below!
If this is Friday, then there's got to be a new production opening tonight, right? And sure enough, down in Woodbury - home of the Arts Center of Cannon County - 2015 First Night Honoree Darryl Deason unveils his latest directorial assignment with Memphis, The Musical, starring Melinda Paul (most recently seen onstage in Circle Players' Sister Act) and Michael Adcock (who has performed on stages throughout Middle Tennessee) and an ensemble filled with many local stage veterans (including Quantavius Rankins, who closed Dreamgirls at Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts less than a fortnight ago) and newcomers.
The Mashup Project, comprised of Melanie Brook, Anna Ty Bergman, and Kerri George, have released their latest video - this time, a combination of HAMILTON's 'That Would be Enough' and Ingrid Michaelson's 'Corner of Your Heart,' arranged by Warren Freeman. Check it out below!
Dear Readers, I'm back from the Mothership (New York of course) to let you all in on some of the wonderful and not so wonderful things I saw with a few brief notes on each. And yes that includes my catching the juggernaut of all shows on Broadway right now, 'Hamilton'. Now there are some shows that I saw that are still in previews so I can't really review them but wanted to let you know about them anyway. So let's start at the top.
Next week, First Lady Michelle Obama will welcome the Broadway cast of HAMILTON to the White House to host a student workshop, Q&A, and a performance of musical selections from the musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda and the show's presidents first made the official announcement in today's #Ham4Ham - check it out below!