HAMILTON creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda was asked by a fan in attendance if he would consider female actors in the roles of American's Founding Fathers
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the first time this season to determine the eligibility of 10 Broadway productions for the 2016 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2015-2016 season to decide the eligibility for the 70th Annual Tony Awards.
Last night, President Obama returned to the Richard Rodgers Theatre for a special performance of Broadway's HAMILTON to raise funds for the Democratic Party.
President Obama is heading back to the Richard Rodgers Theatre tonight for a special performance of Broadway's HAMILTON to raise funds for the Democratic Party. To welcome the DNC to the show, The Schuyler Sisters -- Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Renee Elise Goldsberry -- warmed up with a fun tune. Check it out below!
Fascinating insight into dramatist's determination to present a story that was a true representation of the founding fathers translated into the vernacular of a 20th and 21st Century musical form.
President Obama stopped by the Richard Rodgers Theatre to catch a preview performance of Broadway's hottest show earlier this year, and he's heading back to HAMILTON tonight, November 2, for a special performance to raise funds for the Democratic Party.
It was a starry night at Feinstein's/54 Below on October 22, 2015, with performances from Tamara Tunie, Jarrod Spector and Kelli Barrett, Phillipa Soo and with special guest performers Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Steven Pasquale.
Rosie O'Donnell has set up a page on CharityBuzz to auction off a premium seat next to her for a performance of Hamilton, followed by a backstage visit with Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast.
Phillipa Soo, leading lady of the hit musical Hamilton, just her Feinstein's/54 Below solo debut last night, October 19 and she's set to return later this week, on October 22. Musical Direction is by Or Matias.
BroadwayWorld was in the room where it happens last night to catch her performance, and you can check out highlights from the big night, which included everything from Aretha Franklin to Dar Williams, below!
As reported yesterday, Harvard University's American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) , under the artistic direction of Tony-winner Diane Paulus, will soon stage NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, based upon Leo Tolstoy's WAR AND PEACE. In honor of the production, BroadwayWorld brings you a brief look back the Off-Broadway production!
This week FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.
They're at it again! Melanie Brook, Anna Ty Bergman, and Kerri George are back with a new video on YouTube - this time mashing up what else, but Mariah Carey and Hamilton. Below, check out their version of 'Helpless' and 'Always Be My Baby,' featuring Alexander Sage Oyen on the guitar.