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VIDEO: HAMILTON's Phillipa Soo and More Sing Special Trio in Anticipation of Performance for POTUS

By: Jul. 18, 2015
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When you're preparing to perform for the most important man in America, what better way to get excited than to sing?

BroadwayWorld previously reported that President Obama took his daughters Sasha and Malia and two of their friends to see HAMILTON's Saturday matinee, as has been the buzz for a few days now. HAMILTON cast members Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Jasmine Cephas Jones posted a special song to Twitter in honor of the occasion. Check it out below!

BroadwayWorld also reported that HAMILTON star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda had already made plans to watch the show today rather than perform, giving cast member Javier Muñoz the honor of performing as Alexander Hamilton for the President.

The Obamas have made a particular habit of supporting theatre in New York. Just last week, Michelle and the girls attended KINKY BOOTS and not only stayed through the end of the bows to take it all in, but the First Lady herself even left a sweet note for the cast. Click here to read the full note expressing her love for the show!

HAMILTON is inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and features book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and direction byThomas Kail, who previously collaborated on IN THE HEIGHTS.

The new musical follows the scrappy young immigrant who forever changed America: Alexander Hamilton. Tony and Grammy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda wields his pen and takes the stage as the unlikely founding father determined to make his mark on a new nation as hungry and ambitious as he is. 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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