IN PERSON-Hamilton : The Man, The Musical, The Cultural Phenomenon

This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed to our Kingsley Room. If you want to watch the program from home, register here.

When Lin Manuel Miranda combined his love of Broadway musicals with his passion for hip hop, the result changed musical theater forever. Why was Hamilton's story a perfect fit for rap? And how did this innovative hit build on the legacies of Oklahoma and Sondheim? John pulls back the curtain on this landmark musical hit with backstage stories and exciting performance videos.

Entertainment historian John Kenrick has worked in the theatre at every level from amateur to Broadway, eventually serving as personal assistant to six Tony Award winning producers, including the team behind the original production of Rent. He has taught musical theatre history courses at New York University’s Steinhardt School, The New School University, and Philadelphia’s University of the Arts.

Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this event is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. Registration is required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. For more information about this program, please email Rebecca at rrandall@biblio.org or call the reference desk at 203-262-0626 ext 130.