Support Artists Striving to End Poverty: Bid to Meet HAMILTON's Jonathan Groff

When Brian d'Arcy James abdicated the throne of HAMILTON's King George III to star in Broadway's SOMETHING ROTTEN!, the search for a royal replacement ended when theatre favorite Jonathan Groff agreed to wear the crown. As the baffled monarch across the sea, he stops the show regularly with his comic rendition of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Brit-pop breakup spoof "You'll Be Back," and its two reprises.

Charitybuzz is now hosting an online auction, where the highest bidder receives two VIP tickets for a performance of HAMILTON and a backstage tour with Jonathan Groff after the show.

The winning bid will benefit Artists Striving To End Poverty (ASTEP), a non-profit organization conceived by Broadway Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Juilliard students to transform the lives of youth using the most powerful tool they had-their art. Today, ASTEP connects performing and visual artists with underserved youth in the U.S. and around the world to awaken their imaginations, foster critical thinking, and help them break the cycle of poverty. Visit astep.org.

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The new musical Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "Alexander Hamilton."

The cast of Hamilton is comprised of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), 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, PhilipHamilton) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton).

HAMILTON is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers and shot to death by Aaron Burr in their legendary duel.