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Poster at Sesame Place
Hamilton II
Groverton
Hamilton is a Broadway musical with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The show was inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton, by historian Ron Chernow.
Appearances[]
- In February 2016, Elmo appeared in a web video to help promote the show's daily “Ham4Ham” lottery. Elmo visited the set of Hamilton to sing "The Story of Tonight" with Christopher Jackson (George Washington).
References[]
- Miss Piggy told Harry Connick, Jr. on his show in December 2016, that she turned down a role in Hamilton because she refuses to do anything with the word "ham" in it.
- In Muppets Meet the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera, a confused patron of the Opera House complains about the new production of Faust, claiming he wishes to see Hamilton.
- Abby Cadabby performed the song "Satisfied" on the set of Sesame Street in a video posted to Twitter in 2018 by Sesame Street and Hamilton associate choreographer, Stephanie Klemons. (video)
- A poster in the waiting queue for Oscar's Wacky Taxi at Sesame Place features Oscar the Grouch spoofing the show as "Scramilton". The same poster can be seen at Seasame Street at Sea World.
- In a promotional video for Muppets Now, Kermit the Frog mentions that Miss Piggy pitched a one-woman show for the series called Hamilton II. (YouTube)
- A poster in the lobby for performances of Sesame Street: The Musical parodies the musical as "Groverton: A Super Musical."
Connections[]
- Michael Aarons is music coordinator for the show.
- Utkarsh Ambudkar played Aaron Burr in the show's 2013 workshops.
- Andy Blankenbuehler was the choreographer
- Wayne Brady played Aaron Burr in the Chicago production (January 17-April 9, 2017)
- Randy Cohen programmed keyboards and synthesizer for the show.
- Ariana DeBose originated ensemble roles on Broadway
- Daveed Diggs originated the roles of Marquis de Lafayatte and Thomas Jefferson
- Jonathan Dinklage is concertmaster for the show.
- Renée Elise Goldsberry originated the role of Angelica Schuyler
- James Monroe Iglehart was a replacement as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson (2017-2021)
- Christopher Jackson originated the role of George Washington
- Taran Killam was a replacement as King George III (January 17-April 13, 2017)
- Stephanie Klemons served as associate choreographer
- Alex Lacamoire is the musical director, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and plays keyboards.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote and co-arranged the music, lyrics and book for the play and originated the role of Alexander Hamilton
- Leslie Odom Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr on Broadway
- Anthony Ramos originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton on Broadway
- Julius Thomas III was a standby for Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and King George in the third national tour (2018) and played Hamilton in the fourth national tour (2019)
- Anja Wood plays cello in the orchestra