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By: Mar. 14, 2016
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First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed the Broadway cast of Hamilton to the White House today to host a student workshop, Q&A, and a performance of musical selections from the production.

HAMILTON's official Twitter account posted and re-tweeted photos of the students' time with the cast and the First Lady earlier in the day, and you can check them out below, plus click here for stills from the company's performance!

And in case you missed it, the live-stream of HAMILTON's performance just finished, and you can watch it in full -- including the president's remarks -- below!


If you want skip forward to the performance in the video above, here's a snippet of what President Obama had to say before HAMILTON took the stage:

"There is a reason why this has become a cultural phenomenon. In Ron Chernow's extraordinary biography of Alexander Hamilton -- and a great historian is here on the front row. (Applause.) Lin-Manuel picked up this biography at the airport for some light beach reading -- (laughter.) But he identified a quintessentially American story. In the character of Hamilton -- a striving immigrant who escaped poverty, made his way to the New World, climbed to the top by sheer force of will and pluck and determination -- Lin-Manuel saw something of his own family, and every immigrant family.

"And in the Hamilton that Lin-Manuel and his incredible cast and crew bring to life -- a man who is "just like his country, young, scrappy, and hungry" -- we recognize the improbable story of America, and the spirit that has sustained our nation for over 240 years.

"And in this telling, rap is the language of revolution. Hip-hop is the backbeat. In each brilliantly crafted song, we hear the debates that shaped our nation, and we hear the debates that are still shaping our nation. We feel the fierce, youthful energy that animated the men and women of Hamilton's generation. And with a cast as diverse as America itself, including the outstandingly talented women -- (applause) -- the show reminds us that this nation was built by more than just a few great men -- and that it is an inheritance that belongs to all of us.

"And that's why Michelle and I wanted to bring this performance to the White House. Because Hamilton is not just for people who can score a ticket to a pricey Broadway show. It is a story for all of us, and about all of us."

The cast of Hamilton is comprised of Lin-Manuel Miranda (AlexanderHamilton), Daveed Diggs (Marquis De Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler), Christopher Jackson (George Washington), Jonathan Groff (King George), Jasmine Cephas Jones(Peggy Schuyler, Maria Reynolds), Javier Muñoz (Hamilton alternate), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan, James Madison),Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr), Anthony Ramos (John Laurens, Philip Hamilton) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton).

From bastard orphan to Washington's right-hand man, rebel to war hero, loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal to Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy, Hamilton is an exploration of a political mastermind. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Eliza Hamilton, and lifelong Hamilton friend and foe, Aaron Burr, all attend this revolutionary tale of America's fiery past told through the sounds of the ever-changing nation we've become. Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail directs this new musical about taking your shot, speaking your mind, and turning the world upside down.





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