Leslie Odom Jr., who recently won the Tony Award for his performance as Aaron Burr in Broadway's HAMILTON, stopped by today's THE VIEW on ABC to perform "Autumn Leaves," from his new self-titled album of jazz music out now.
Prior to the performance, Odom revealed that in his youth, he would often hone his voice skills with the use of a karaoke machine. He went on to give the studio audience a snippet of the first song he ever sang with it, "This Little Light of Mine." Watch the appearance in full
HERE!
Leslie Odom, Jr. recently won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as
Aaron Burr in HAMILTON. Select theatre credits include Hamilton (Public Theater); tick, tick...BOOM! (
City CenterEncores!), Leap of Faith (Broadway), Rent (Broadway). Select TV/film: "Law & Order: SVU," "Gotham," "Person of Interest," "Supernatural," Red Tails, and "House of Lies."
Odom, Jr. has been nominated for the Drama Desk, Drama League and
Lucille Lortel Awards. He's won the Princess Grace Award and an Astaire Award.
Image courtesy of ABC
