At today's performance of #Ham4Ham, Lin-Manuel Miranda read a 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to Eliza before bidding 'happy trails' to outgoing stars Phillipa Soo and Leslie Odom, Jr. Check out the video below!
This just in -- Two-time Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will begin performances mid-August (date TBA) as Aaron Burr in HAMILTON on Broadway, it has been announced by producer Jeffrey Seller. Also joining the Broadway cast on July 11 are Lexi Lawson in the role of Eliza Hamilton, and Michael Luwoye, who performs as alternate to Javier Muñoz in the title role. Starting July 11, Mr. Muñoz will formally take over the role of Hamilton, a part he has played as Lin-Manuel Miranda's alternate since the musical debuted Off-Broadway last year.
On July 9th, a chapter in Broadway musical history will come to a close when Lin-Manuel Miranda plays his final performance as leading man Alexander Hamilton in HAMILTON. To celebrate Lin-Manuel Miranda's final days in Hamilton, BroadwayWorld has rounded up ten of our favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton moments. Check them out below!
Irish tap dancer Hannah Redlich decided to 'Take A Shot' at Broadway's hottest musical, posting a video to YouTube of her choreographed dance to HAMILTON's high-energy number 'Guns and Ships.'
The New York Musical Festival (NYMF), previously known as The New York Musical Theater Festival, has announced Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller (Waitress, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical) as the 2016 NYMF Honorary Chair. The 2016 New York Musical Festival will be presented from July 11 through August 7 in various venues in Midtown Manhattan.
On Monday, June 27th, the Theater People podcast welcomes Broadway favorite Betsy Wolfe. She made her Broadway debut in the 2007 production of 110 IN THE SHADE, and in 2010, she returned to Broadway in EVERYDAY RAPTURE.
We can't do better than tonight's big news from the West End! Jason Robert Brown will direct his two-hander musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS in London this fall, starring Samantha Barks and Jonathan Bailey as Cathy and Jamie.
Aaron Sorkin reunited with the cast of his long-running television drama series THE WEST WING on this morning's TODAY and spoke about their enthusiasm for Broadway's 11-time Tony winning musical HAMILTON
The 6th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon was hosted just yesterday by The Women's Forum of New York benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum. The awards, named for the Women's Forum founder, Elinor Guggenheimer, honored outstanding women leaders, including Kay Koplovitz, Rosie Rios, and Hamilton's Phillipa Soo.
BroadwayWorld brings you complete photo coverage from the special day below!
The 6th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon was hosted earlier this afternoon by The Women's Forum of New York benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum. The awards, named for the Women's Forum founder, Elinor Guggenheimer, honored outstanding women leaders, including Kay Koplovitz, Rosie Rios, and Hamilton's Phillipa Soo.
BroadwayWorld brings you a photo preview from the special day below!
On Monday, June 20th, the Theater People Podcast welcomes Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley. For the episode, Ripley discusses her work in the recent AMERICAN PSYCHO, why this was the right role to bring her back to Broadway after a nearly five year-break, and why she thinks the show struggled to find an audience.
The Women's Forum of New York presents The 6th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum today, June 20th, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for the Women's Forum founder Elinor Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders.