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Founding Father Alexander Hamilton’s Life is Now a Hip-Hop Musical:

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
Plays: Alexander Hamilton
Hometown: New York, NY
You might know her from: Broadway’s In the Heights
On how this crazy idea came to him: “I wasn’t a history buff—not even a little—but I was always an English nerd. I picked up Ron Chernow’s biography of Hamilton randomly at Borders. I knew he died in a duel, so it’d have a cool ending. And I just fell in love with his story.”
Confession: “Hillary Clinton came to see In the Heights in 2009. I used to walk around in my underwear backstage between shows, and I come out of my dressing room and there’s Hillary with three Secret Service guys because she needed to use the bathroom. She said, ‘Show’s great!’ and I ran inside to put some clothes on.”

LESLIE ODOM JR.
Plays: Aaron Burr
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
You might know him from: NBC’s Smash
Post-show ritual: “Lin and I made up a stupid song that we sing at the top of our lungs as we leave the stage. Then we have a shot of rum in the dressing room, and I’ll grab a dollar slice on my way home.”
If I weren’t an actor I’d be…“I wish I could say that I would be feeding the hungry or something. But I’ve always liked to throw parties, so I’d be a world- renowned DJ who gets flown all over the place for parties on yachts and in underground clubs.”

JONATHAN GROFF
Plays: King George
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
You might know him from: Glee, Frozen (voice of Kristoff)
First role: “I was Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in my dad’s barn. I was a drag Dorothy.”
Dream costar: “I’d love to do a play with Cate Blanchett. I saw her in A Streetcar Named Desire, and it’s my favorite performance ever.”
Confession: “I was on a first date, maybe a year and a half ago. We ate dinner, then he came back to my apartment, and I don’t smoke, but he smoked a cigarette. We were making out, and he’s smoking. So I took a cigarette and also smoked it, and then five minutes later, I projectile vomited because I got so nauseous from smoking. That’s probably the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened.”

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