Arts Jan 20 With passion and fashion, Lady Gaga delivers powerful anthem By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Arts Feb 04 ‘Hamilton,’ with its original cast, coming to a film screen near you The groundbreaking, biographical hip-hop show about the life of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton won 11 Tony Awards and made numerous tours. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Nov 24 Watch 5:52 ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda takes on new role as activist for Puerto Rico Lin-Manuel Miranda has a new role: as an emerging political activist. The Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, composer and actor is calling on Congress to do more to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, which… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Nov 19 Thousands march in show of support for Puerto Rico Thousands of people rallied in the nation’s capital on Sunday to protest conditions in Puerto Rico nearly two months after Hurricane Maria ravaged the U.S. territory, leaving millions of American citizens without basic services. By Michael D. Regan
Arts Jul 10 Lin-Manuel Miranda takes his final bow on stage at ‘Hamilton’ 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
Jun 17 Watch 4:46 This season’s best graduation speakers included the president — and a middle schooler By PBS NewsHour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, as graduation season draws to a close, we look back at some of the advice given by actors, politicians and industry leaders to graduates across the country. And while most graduation speeches… Continue watching
Jun 12 ‘Hamilton’ cuts guns from Tony performance By Corinne Segal The performance and awards ceremony is set to happen less than a day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 7:06 ‘Hamilton’ tops the Tonys list during a big year for Broadway By PBS NewsHour The 70th annual Tony Awards, celebrating the best in live Broadway theater, air Sunday night. All eyes are on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed historical hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” which has received a record 16 nominations. But there are a slew of other… Continue watching
May 16 ‘Hamilton’ creator says ‘immigrants get the job done’ in UPenn graduation speech By Associated Press 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."… Continue reading
May 08 How Broadway sensation ‘Hamilton’ is inspiring NYC students By Michael D. Regan The biggest show on Broadway is now a lesson in life and art for thousands of New York City students. Continue reading