Thousands of students are seeing Broadway smash ‘Hamilton’
Clip: 5/6/2016 | 9m 8s
Thousands of New York City high school students get to see “Hamilton," the Broadway hit
This spring, 20,000 public high school students from low-income neighborhoods in New York City will get the opportunity to see “Hamilton,” the Broadway smash hit nominated this week for a record 16 Tony Awards. Students can see the show as part of a new classroom curriculum designed around the show to encourage creativity and foster student interest in history. NewsHour’s Saskia de Melker reports.
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Thousands of students are seeing Broadway smash ‘Hamilton’
Clip: 5/6/2016 | 9m 8s
This spring, 20,000 public high school students from low-income neighborhoods in New York City will get the opportunity to see “Hamilton,” the Broadway smash hit nominated this week for a record 16 Tony Awards. Students can see the show as part of a new classroom curriculum designed around the show to encourage creativity and foster student interest in history. NewsHour’s Saskia de Melker reports.
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