Thomas Jefferson News

Castle Brands Inc. (NYSE American: ROX) announced today that its Jefferson's Bourbon, a collection of bourbons made in small batches, has released nationally the newest expression to its portfolio: Jefferson's Presidential Select 16 Year Old. This exceptionally rare expression of Jefferson's Bourbon, is a tribute to the brand's namesake, Thomas Jefferson.

Ever hankered for a peek at the company of HAMILTON prepping for a show while listening to a remix of 'Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?' Want no longer, just watch below!

On last night's LATE SHOW, 'Wonder' star and Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs talked about his new dramatic film. Recalling his time in Broadway's HAMILTON, the actor shared, 'I swear kids come up to me on the street and challenge me to a rap battle and they always win. I need six weeks of rehearsal!'

PRIMARY STAGES (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) announced today additional programming and events for the Fall 2017 season.

For the last 25 years, Gerardo Alessandrini has paid homage to the Great American Musical in the best way he knows how, by skewering it relentlessly. It is an arena where nothing is off limits no diva, no composer, and no quirk of the genre, which is why his FORBIDDEN BROADWAY revues are as beloved as any book musical to grace the Great White Way. Now, the biggest game-changer since Rogers and Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, or Stephen Sondheim came on the scene, has given him fodder for a new installment in his popular franchise - Lin-Manuel Miranda and his multi-Tony Award-winning mega-hit, HAMILTON: An American Musical.

Hamilton West End has tweeted a new video from the company's first day of rehearsal. The video features the cast and crew discussing their excitement, complete with footage from inside the rehearsal room.

Musician and actor Daveed Diggs stopped by NBC's TODAY to talk about the new film WONDER, in which he plays the teacher of a boy with a facial difference.

On this morning's LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN, guest Daveed Diggs recalled meeting his childhood hero MC Hammer following a performance of Broadway's HAMILTON

Primary Stages announces a three-week extension for Pride and Prejudice, adapted by and featuring Kate Hamill (Bedlam's Sense and Sensibility) and directed by Amanda Dehnert (Richard III), in a co-production with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (HVSF).

On NOVEMBER 11, 2017 (Veterans Day) Douglas Taurel, actor and creator of the acclaimed solo show The American Soldier, will perform his new play An Americans Soldier's Journey Home at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Sacramento Theatre Company is a regional treasure, unique in the fact that they support and develop local talent. Each season they produce an original work by an area artist. Their 2017-18 season theme of Fate, Fantasy and Forgiveness currently features a play by Sacramento native Ryan Patrick Nill entitled Kings of America.

The Old Globe presents its 20th annual production of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!* The holiday musical will run tonight, November 4, through December 24 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.

On NOVEMBER 11, 2017 (Veterans Day) Douglas Taurel, actor and creator of the acclaimed solo show The American Soldier, will perform his new play An Americans Soldier's Journey Home at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

On today's ELLEN, host Ellen DeGeneres didn't throw away her shot at sending her favorite presidential expert Macey Hensley to HAMILTON during its run at Hollywood's Pantages Theater.

Led by conductor Joseph Caulkins, Una Voce: The Gay Men's Chorus of Tampa Bay, joined by the Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds and Choirs of Palm Harbor University High School, will perform at the University of South Florida Concert Hall in Tampa and the Palladium Theatre in St. Petersburg.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and Project1VOICE (P1V) in association with The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (Rose Library) at Emory University and Theater Emory are proud to announce a screening for the #LegacyLeaders video of Douglas Turner Ward in Atlanta.

The facade of the Victoria Palace Theatre is finally free of its scaffolding and the soon to be London home of HAMILTON is looking pretty great. Check out these photos, shared by Hamilton Fans London on Twitter, below!

Members of Broadway's HAMILTON cast, including James Monroe Iglehart (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Lexi Lawson (Eliza Hamilton), Anthony Lee Medina (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton) and Joanna A. Jones (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds) recently stopped by Google NYC for a chat (moderated by Alan Seales). See what they had to say about the show and more below!

Lantern Theater Company continues its 24th season with a world premiere production of The Craftsman by celebrated Philadelphia playwright Bruce Graham. Commissioned and developed through the Lantern's New Works Initiative, Graham's new play spins a darkly ironic tale of ambition, genius, and deception. M. Craig Getting will direct a cast that includes Mary Lee Bednarek, Dan Hodge, Anthony Lawton, Brian McCann, Paul L. Nolan, and Ian Merrill Peakes. Theater critics and members of the press are invited to attend opening night on Wednesday, November 15 at 7 p.m. A full schedule is included in the fact sheet below.