Original ‘Hamilton’ Cast Reunites at 2025 Tony Awards
A decade after its Broadway debut, the original cast of Hamilton reunited at the 2025 tony Awards, delivering a memorable performance. The show included nearly all of the original cast members.
Stellar Performance Earns Standing Ovation
Dressed in elegant black, the original Hamilton company received a standing ovation for their performance, which featured a medley of songs. The performance began with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr. singing “Non-Stop.”
Other cast members joined in, performing snippets of “My Shot,”
“The Schuyler Sisters,”
“Guns and Ships,”
“You’ll Be Back,”
and “Yorktown (The World turned Upside Down.)”
The medley also included “The Room Where It Happens”
and “Who Lives, who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”
before concluding with “Alexander Hamilton.”
Leslie Odom Jr. Returns to Broadway
Later this year, Odom will reprise his role as Aaron Burr for an extended run. For 12 weeks this fall, he will return to the cast in what he calls “a deeply meaningful homecoming.”
Odom shared earlier this year, “I’m so grateful for the chance to step back into the room – especially during this anniversary moment and to revisit this brilliant piece that forever changed my life and the lives of so many.”
According to a recent broadway League report, attendance in the 2023-2024 season reached 12.3 million, demonstrating the enduring appeal of live theater (Broadway League).
A Decade of Success for Hamilton
Hamilton premiered on Broadway on Aug. 6,2015. The musical has won 11 Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a Grammy Award, and an Olivier Award. The original cast recording was the first Broadway album certified diamond by the RIAA.In 2016, the Hamilton cast performed at the Tony Awards.
Controversy Surrounds Kennedy Centre Cancellation
The reunion follows the recent cancellation of a Hamilton run at the john F. kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, planned for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. Miranda stated earlier this year, “The Kennedy Center was not created in this spirit, and we’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center. We’re just not going to be part of it.”
Jeffery Seller, Hamilton producer, wrote in a statement, “We are not acting against his administration, but against the partisan policies of the Kennedy Center as an inevitable result of his recent takeover. political disagreement and debate are vital expressions of democracy. These basic concepts of freedom are at the very heart of Hamilton. Though, some institutions are sacred and should be protected from politics.”
