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All year he's been singing about he room where it happens, and on June 12 he'll be there. Leslie Odom, Jr. has earned raves for his portrayal of HAMILTON bad guy Aaron Burr- a performance that just earned him a Tony nomination (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical). What's been the best part of his wild HAMILTON journey? He explains below!

HAMILTON's Daveed Diggs stopped by this morning's TODAY to share video of himself finding out he had been nominated for a Tony Award.

Daveed Diggs speaks about HAMILTON backstage dance parties that go down in the wings during 'The Schuyler Sisters' number and reveals that castmate Okieriete Onaodowan has killer dance moves!

Yesterday marked the next #EduHam, 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.

Earlier this week, Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric sat down at The Knickerbocker hotel rooftop for an in-depth interview with HAMILTON Tony nominee Daveed Diggs. Couric and Diggs discussed his rap career, his Oakland roots, how he met HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more.

Got the dough? Free your schedule and take your shot! You can purchase tickets for performances running this November through January of Broadway's 16-time Tony-nominated phenomenon HAMILTON, starting NOW by clicking here.

NBC welcomes HAMILTON star and Tony nominee Daveed Diggs on TODAY, this morning, May 12th, to talk about his hit Broadway musical. 

David Korins has left his mark at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Well, really he's left his mark on many Broadway stages, but his work this season for HAMILTON has earned him his very first Tony nomination (Best Scenic Design for a Musical). What were his biggest challenges? Find out below!

Just call him the music man. Alex Lacamoire is the man in charge of the sound of HAMILTON. As music director, he heads the show's orchestra nightly at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, and as the orchestrator, he has earned his second Tony nomination. So long long did it take for him to bring Lin-Manuel Miranda's music to life? He's telling all below!

Every night Christopher Jackson takes on a different founding father in HAMILTON, our nation's first President, George Washinton. The role marks Jackson's seventh on Broadway and the first to have earned him a Tony nomination (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical).

HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda turned to Twitter last night to make it clear that while he and his fellow cast members are pouring their hearts out on stage every night, they are also well aware of rude behaviors among a handful of audience members.

It must be nice to be Daveed Diggs! The Broadway newbie has taken the theatre world by storm in the duel roles of Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in HAMILTON, a performance for which he has earned a Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. So how is he dealing with the extra attention that the show has brought his way? Watch below to find out!

Today, May 11, The Municipal Art Society will present the 2016 Brendan Gill Prize to Broadway's HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL and the documentary film IN JACKSON HEIGHTS.

The national tour of the Broadway musical Hamilton will be coming to the Kennedy Center as part of the 2017-2018 season, it was announced today by producer Jeffrey Seller and the Kennedy Center.  Information regarding engagement dates and how to purchase group and single tickets will be announced at a later date. 

Franklin impersonator Brian Patrick Mulligan as the American patriot left out of the Broadway smash.

Daveed Diggs holds the record for fastest rapper on Broadway (in the number 'Guns and Ships' he raps 19 words in 3 seconds!), but he showed Jimmy Fallon he can rap even faster than he does as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in HAMILTON.