The original stars of Hamilton headline a virtual fundraiser, on Friday, Oct. 16, and members of the original Broadway cast of Jagged Little Pill join Alanis Morissette on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Both events include performances, conversations and Q&A with the stars. The shows can be livestreamed to anyone who donates any amount to the Biden Victory Fund presidential campaign.
Both events are at 9pm ET – Tuesday for Jagged Little Pill and Friday for Hamilton.
Jagged Little Pill
The musical, directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus, stars Elizabeth Stanley, Sean Allan Krill, Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena, Kathryn Gallagher, Lauren Patten, and Antonio Cipriano.
Vivek J. Tiwary, Arvind Ethan David, and Eva Price are lead show producers and serve as the evening’s event chairs alongside attorney and investor Andrew Byrnes.
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Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Lin-Manuel Miranda in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton. Photo © Joan Marcus via TheaterMania
Hamilton
Among those set to take part are Tony winners Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, and Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tony nominees Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, and Phillipa Soo, Okieriete Onaodowan, and Javier Muñoz.
Tony-winning director Thomas Kail will moderate a Q&A with the actors, with a special performance to follow.
The Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical has roots in the Obama-Biden administration, when Miranda first performed an early version of the opening number under the title The Hamilton Mixtape at a White House event in 2009.
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Visit the actual
NYC locations where the real Hamilton lived and worked –
including his home,
where Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired to write much of the musical.
The Hamilton company also hosted an added performance of the hot ticket to benefit Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016.
Performers from the Broadway and touring companies of the blockbuster musical also united virtually September 22, marking National Voter Registration Day with a Hamilton-themed plea during When We All Vote’s Registered and Ready event.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the streaming symposium, which Lin-Manuel Miranda co-chaired.
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