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Wesleyan University has announced the distinguished members of its inaugural Hamilton Prize Selection Committee. The all-star committee, made up of Wesleyan alumni, will choose the first-ever recipient of the university's newly established Wesleyan University Hamilton Prize for Creativity-a four-year full-tuition scholarship that will be awarded to the incoming Wesleyan student of the Class of 2021 whose creative written work is judged to best reflect the originality, artistry and dynamism embodied in Hamilton: An American Musical.

Jasmine Cephas Jones, who originated the role of 'Peggy Schuyler' Off-Broadway, then on Broadway in HAMILTON, takes her final bows in the role tonight, December 8. The actress took to Instagram today to express her gratitude for a 'life-changing 2 years.'

Just under a year ago, Jordan Fisher was melting the hearts of millions from behind the television screen. Now he's doing it live, eight times a week from the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

The company of Hamilton took top honors for best onstage presentation. In 'America,' the cast mashed up the music and lyrics of Bob Marley and Lin-Manuel Miranda and the poetry of Langston Hughes into a call for peace and equality in our country. Javier Muñoz and Syndee Winters led the integration of song and word, with the cast channeling the duo's sentiments into a powerful, striking dance.

A cappella group Eclipse 6 has just thrown their hat into the ring of Hamilton spin-offs and parodies with a timely Rudolph-themed spoof, 'Hamildolph (An American Christmas Story),' featuring new lyrics to 'Alexander Hamilton' and 'Right-Hand Man' from the hit Broadway musical. Check it out below!

On this week's LIVE WITH KELLY, Riz Ahmed (star of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" and HBO's "The Night Of") tells Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Ilana Glazer the story of how he ended up becoming part of "The Hamilton Mixtape."

The original Broadway cast recording of HAMILTON set multiple records on the Billboard charts and according to Billboard.com, the recently released 'Hamilton Mixtapes' is poised to do the same!

On last night's SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO on FOX, Ashanti and Ja Rule performed 'Helpless', a track off the recently released 'Hamilton Mixtape.'

On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, music guests The Roots, Busta Rhymes and Joell Otiz performed 'My Shot' from the recently released 'Hamilton Mixtape,' currently the No. 1 album on iTunes.

BWW has just learned exclusively that Black Thought from The Roots, Busta Rhymes and Joell Ortiz will perform on tonight's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON on NBC.

Volume One of the highly anticipated HAMILTON Mixtape was released on Friday, December 2nd on Atlantic Records, but the show's creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is already teasing a Volume Two!

On this morning's TODAY on NBC, global superstar Kelly Clarkson performed 'It's Quiet Uptown' from THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE. Check out the performance below!

Attention HAMILTON fans! 'The Hamilton Mixtape' has arrived!  Featuring a collection of remixes, covers, and tracks inspired by the multi-Tony Award winning Broadway musical, featured artists include: Sia, Usher, Chance the Rapper, Busta Rhymes, Ben Folds, Regina Spektor, and Queen Latifah.

In cases of most wildly popular media, there is the inevitable expectation of a popularity crescendo. A moment in time when the bubble finally bursts, the hoards cease their obsession and the next big thing comes along. For every 'Frozen' there is a 'Moana', for every Britney, a Christina.

#EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by Gilder Lehrman to incorporate material from the musical into the American History curriculum.