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Alexander Hamilton, 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' storms Broadway tonight, August 6, when Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical Hamilton opens at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St.). 

HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical about American political figurehead Alexander Hamilton, opens on Broadway tonight. Countless stories on the jack-of-all-trades creator and his inspirations for the hit show have told us how Hamilton came about (nerdiest beach read ever), so now it's time to take a look at why. What is it about Hamilton that makes him a great dramatic subject? It's in the history books.

The Ham4Ham mini-concerts continue for the dedicated fans who show up for the Hamilton lottery. in a recent edition, cast members Jonathan Groff and Emmy Raver-Lampman treat the crowd to a duet of HAIR's 'White Boys.' Below, check out a video of their performance, as captured by Howard Sherman.

The cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Broadway musical HAMILTON continued their series of mini-concerts for the dedicated fans who showed up for tonight's lottery. Tonight's performance featured HAMILTON's Schuyler Sisters - Renee Goldsberry, Philippa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones - harmonizing to Alicia Keys' vintage hit 'Fallin'. Check it out below!

Tonight's performance featured Lin-Manuel rapping the score, as HAMILTON choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler demonstated the moves. Check it out below!

HAMILTON is taking Broadway by storm! The story of 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' is currently in previews and opens tomorrow at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St.). Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a first look at the cast in action!

On August 1st, the #Ham4Ham Lottery welcomed special guest Karen Olivo for a reunion of 'In The Heights'! Watch Lin-Manuel, Karen, Chris Jackson and more sing 96,000 from the show!

Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) heads into its 49th season with a bold new look. ATC has launched a redesigned website highlighted by a striking new logo that underscores the company's energy, strength and rich history. The effort was funded by a grant from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its third and final developing musical reading on the University of Memphis mainstage with The Oliver Experiment by Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson on August 15 at 7:00 pm.

Lin-Manuel Miranda continued his series of mini-concerts for the dedicated fans who showed up for Wednesday's lottery of the hit Broadway musical HAMILTON, now in previews at the Richard Rodgers Theater.

The Broadway community was a-buzz last week with chatter about President Obama attending Saturday's matinee of HAMILTON. While the attendance of POTUS gave the cast enough reason to celebrate, they also marked the end of their first week of performances with the help of Hennessy. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from inside the party below!

HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda and company busted out some amazing break-dancing moves for 'Freestyle Friday' during tonight's lottery. Click below to watch the awesomeness unfold!

Broadway's HAMILTON isn't hurting at the box office, but it has one monetary controversy in the wings. And Frank Rich, writing in New York Magazine, has the solution.

HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda and company honored birthday boy Alan Menken with a tribute to Broadway's NEWSIES during tonight's lottery. Click below to watch them sing and dance (NEWSIES-style) to 'The World Will Know'!

The Broadway community has been a-buzz with chatter about President Obama attending Saturday's matinee of HAMILTON on Broadway, as BroadwayWorld reported. Now, we bring you more photographic proof! Below, check out a photo posted on Twitter by @Konradng of the President onstage with the full company!

Welcome to the first of a series of reports from the outskirts of the big cities! For the next couple of weeks, I will be visiting some of the smaller cities and towns around that all share one thing in common: cultural gems that dot the landscape. Today, I present to you Culpeper's State Theatre and the recent performance by Lynchburg's Endstation Theatre Company. Endstation presented TWO GENTLEMEN OF VIRGINIA recently to the delight of an appreciative audience. I think the Bard would have been thoroughly entertained by a skillfully paved intersection of historical references from the 1780s and rock and roll memories of the 1980s.

The Broadway community was a-buzz over the weekend with chatter about President Obama attending Saturday's matinee of HAMILTON. While the attendance of POTUS gave the cast enough reason to celebrate, they also marked the end of their first week of performances with the help of Hennessy. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from inside the party below! The cast reacts to their Presidential visit!

HAMILTON writer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda recently reprimanded rude theatregoers with the single most effective threat possible: Patti LuPone.