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If you're anything like the BroadwayWorld staff, you have been absolutely LIVING for 5:55pm on Saturdays and Wednesdays and 4:55pm on Sundays for the past five months.
Meet your new obsession, HAMILTON fans.
Remember that famous line from THE ROOM -- 'Oh Hi Mark'? If you don't, skip along! But if you do, a new sketch called 'Oh Hi Hamilton,' described as 'the mash-up of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit musical Hamilton and Tommy Wiseau's disasterpiece THE ROOM that you never knew you needed...until now' just hit the web, and it's an epic homage to both works. Check it out below!
In today's #Ham4Ham, HAMILTON's Schuyler Sisters -- Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas-Jones -- came together for a subdued but stunning rendition of 'Silent Night.' Check out the Christmas Eve Eve performance below!
The Public Theater team is celebrating the holidays founding father style with a new lip synch video to HAMILTON's title track. Check it out below!
Leslie Odom Jr., who portrays the complex, sometimes charming, sometimes villainous character of 'Aaron Burr' in Broadway's HAMILTON, recently spoke to NPR about living in the role from the musical's first workshops to Broadway. Listen to the in-depth interview below!
On last night's LATE SHOW, HAMILTON star Jonathan Groff recalled Beyonce's backstage compliment on his King George III walk, which he goes on to teach to host Stephen Colbert. Watch the clip below!
Jonathan Groff, who provides comic relief in his role as King George III in Broadway's HAMILTON, stopped by last night's CHARLIE ROSE to talk about the new hit musical.
Last night's episode of JEOPARDY featured a special Hamilton-themed category with video clues given by the show's star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda from the stage of the Richard Rodgers Theater.
Last night's episode of JEOPARDY featured a special HAMILTON-themed category with video clues given by the show's star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda from the stage of the Richard Rodgers Theater.
HAMILTON's #Ham4Ham lottery performance has quickly become one of Broadway's favorite traditions as fans gather in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre to see what Hamilton writer Lin-Manuel Miranda has in store -- and who his guest performer is.
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!
Star of Broadway's HAMILTON Chris Jackson performed the National Anthem at last night's Game 2 of the NLCS at New York's Citi Field.
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.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Twitter world got very meta earlier this week.
In celebration of reaching 96,000 followers on Twitter, HAMITLON's Lin-Manuel Miranda opted to share the first draft of 'My Shot' from the runaway Broadway hit. Check it out below!
On last night's 2015 BET HIP HOP AWARDS, Black Thought and Questlove introduced cast members of Broadway's HAMILTON, , Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and Lin-Manuel Miranda, as they put on their cypher masks for this year's Hip Hop competition.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON is busy breaking box office records and boundaries on Broadway, but what will happen when the hip-hop hit is licensed to high schools? From a shortage of boys to lack of diversity, creator of the web series LANKY SCIOLIOSIS Tim Murray (currently in 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL) imagines a somewhat problematic Ohio production of HAMILTON in the hilarious parody below!
Tonight's #Ham4Ham featured their first sing-along contest, with three competitors (one, Andrew Kober, a ringer from LES MISERABLES), crowd participation and a training session from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Daveed Diggs. Check it out below, recorded by Howard Sherman!
HAMILTON's #Ham4Ham lottery performance has quickly become one of Broadway's favorite traditions as fans gather in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre to see what HAMILTON writer Lin-Manuel Miranda has in store -- and who his guest performer is. Today's special guest was stage and screen star Laura Benanti, accompanied by tap dancer extraordinaire, Jared Grimes. Below, watch as they sing and tap dance to MY FAIR LADY!
