

Politics Nov 19

Cast member Brandon Victor Dixon gave a speech Friday, telling Mike Pence the multiracial and multicultural cast is worried about the Donald Trump administration.
By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Jul 10

Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of acclaimed Broadway musical "Hamilton," performed in the show one last time on Saturday night.
By Omar Etman, Corinne Segal
Arts Jun 12

The performance and awards ceremony is set to happen less than a day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
By Corinne Segal
Arts May 16

Lin-Manuel Miranda says even as politics traffics in "anti-immigrant rhetoric," there is a musical "reminding us that a broke orphan immigrant from the West Indies built our financial system."…
By Associated Press

By Corinne Segal
Hamilton has continued its banner year with 16 Tony nominations, the most ever given to a single production in the awards' 70-year history.
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, President Obama paused to reflect on the legacy of superstar Prince during a news conference in London. Memorials across the country continue to pour in for late musical icon, who was found…

By Corinne Segal
"Hamilton" joined cartoonist Jack Ohman, critic Emily Nussbaum, writer Kathryn Schulz and others that were honored at the Pulitzer Prize announcements Monday.
Apr 12

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press
NEW YORK — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have come under fire over a comedy skit that some people feel was racially insensitive.
Apr 08

By Brian Mooney
Because of his students’ cultural identities, their responses to Donald Trump and the pro-immigration message of "Hamilton," one teacher decided to create a project that would synthesize these ideas in ways that are culturally responsive while reaching far beyond the…
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