The Roots Board 'Hamilton' as Cast Recording's Executive Producers

Joan Marcus
Previews: July 13
Opening: Aug. 6
Lin-Manuel Miranda's buzzy off-Broadway import follows the political and personal fortunes of Alexander Hamilton and his dealings with figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison as they forge an independent nation. Directed by Thomas Kail, it uses rap, hip-hop, R&B and pop balladry to translate late-18th-century American history into a vigorously contemporary, multi-cultural urban vernacular and also stars Renee Elise Goldsberry and Jonathan Groff. After winning virtually every award for which it was eligible in its Public Theater debut, the show at the Richard Rodgers Theatre is already a Tonys frontrunner.