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The University of Pennsylvania's century-old band in a march arrangement of HAMILTON's anthem of ambition.

BUFFALO, NY -- JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The induction ceremony will take place on October 8, 2016in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Michael Mongtomery and Julie Montgomery discuss the name change announcement for HFAC and the opening of DAMN YANKEES in Houston, TX

Good news - Hamilton's digital lottery is officially continuing on from winter, meaning that fans can enter online daily for a chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits. Better news - this means that digital #Ham4Ham is also happening, featuring surprise performances from the cast. Today's video celebrates Earth Day, featuring Seth Stewart, the Green Captain for Broadway Green Alliance, freestyling with Lin-Manuel Miranda - check it out below!

Broadway's hip hop hit HAMILTON has worked its way into the zeitgeist like no other musical in the past few decades - and fittingly, Fine Brothers Entertainment (known for their ever-popular 'React' Series on YouTube) have introduced it to a whole new generation: elders. From 'very cool' to 'provocative,' check out what the group had to say about Lin-Manuel Miranda's creation below!

HAMILTON star Leslie Odom Jr. stopped by last night's LATE SHOW and recalled what it was like to have Prince in the audience at a very recent performance.

Following the Wednesday evening performance of HAMILTON, the cast remained on stage to pay tribute to the late recording artist Prince, who passed away yesterday at the age of 57.

If you've ever dozed off in history class during the topic of the Declaration of Independence, prepare to be taught the same lesson in a much more interesting way. This past weekend at The South Bend Civic Theatre, 1776 opened. There were no limitations on how they dramatized the creation of the most influential document in the history of the United States of America.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, spring has sprung, and that means that live #Ham4Ham shows are back! On Wednesday afternoons, fans can return to the Richard Rodgers Theatre for more HAMILTON. Today's live show featured TUCK EVERLASTING star Terrence Mann singing snippets from some of his favorite roles - check out the video below!

The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord, a blistering comedy battle of wits from Scott Carter, Executive Producer of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, that examines what happens when great men of history are forced to repeat it, comes to the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe, May 5-29. I. Michael and Beth Kasser are Arizona Theatre Company's 2015-16 Season Sponsors. 

HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry goes face to face with PEOPLE for a game of 'Musical Password.' Check it out below!

In THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL, Jack Viertel takes about musicals, puts them back together, sings their praises, marvels at their unflagging inventiveness, and occasionally despairs over their more embarrassing shortcomings. In the process, he invites us to fall in love with the art form all over again by showing us how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate audiences, and how one landmark show leads to the next-by design or by accident, by emulation or by rebellion from OKLAHOMA! to HAMILTON and onward.

NBC TODAY's Willie Geist chatted with Rory O'Malley, HAMILTON's newest King George. ' It is the most wonderful and terrifying thing I've ever done in my whole life,' says the Tony nominated actor.

If you were ever curious as to what would occur if you locked our third president of the United States, the author of A Christmas Carol, and the author of War and Peace in an exitless room, you'll need to make it down to the Temple of Music and Art before April 30th.

HAMILTON star Leslie Odom, Jr. took TODAY's Willie Geist around backstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The two discussed Odom Jr.'s 17-year-long Broadway career, what it's like being in HAMILTON, and more. Watch the video here!

HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry, along with fellow Schuyler sisters Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas-Jones, performed a curtain call rap informing audience members about the ways they can support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at Hamilton...and at the end, they bid a goodbye to their now-former king, Jonathan Groff. Check out the video here!

Northlight Theatre concludes its 41st Season, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, with The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord by Scott Carter. Discord, directed by Kimberly Senior, runs May 6 - June 12, 2016 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

Contemporary audiences have less patience for the slave-owner who wrote 'All men are created equal.'

The action at the Richard Rodgers Theatre began early, with performances by the students themselves and a Q&A session with cast members. Check out coverage of the event from last night's NBC NIGHTLY NEWS.

More than just an afternoon at the theatre, #EduHam is a full curriculum inspiring students to look at history with a modern eye.