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Oakland-born actor/rapper Daveed Diggs readily admits that starring in a Broadway musical was not one of his initial career goals, but after winning a Tony Award for his breakout performance in HAMILTON, doubling as the noble Marquis de Lafayette and the self-centered Thomas Jefferson, theatre fans are hoping to seeing more of this talented man on New York stages.
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Winner of eleven 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, HAMILTON is now playing at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre. With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway,HAMILTON is the story of America then, as told by America now.
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