On this morning's TODAY, Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. gave his first-ever live television performance, singing the song "Brazil" off his recently released self-titled album. Speaking on his recent Tony Award win, the actor shared, "There was no time to process it when I was in HAMILTON!" Watch the appearance below!
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. His self-titled album of jazz music was released on June 10, 2016.
