Grammys 2016: Hamilton Cast Performs “Alexander Hamilton”

In the preview of the show, the cast sings and raps about the history of the founding fathers – most notably the titular character, Alexander Hamilton. “This is an American story”. Tickets are so impossible to come by that, standing outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre Monday night, Stephen Colbert remarked that the soonest seat he could get online was for a Sunday matinee in 2018. “This is like nothing you have ever witnessed”, Colbert said. Lin-Manuel Miranda and the rest of his incredible cast did not throw away their shot (can’t resist, sorry) and they put on the show of their lives. The excitement is understandable. “I can’t believe I get to introduce this thing – to be in the room where it happens“, an audience member told the Daily News. Stars including Beyonce and Jay Z, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Julia Roberts, Daniel Radcliffe, Reese Witherspoon and Oprah Winfrey have flocked to the sold-out shows along with millions of other fans.

The 2016 Grammy Awards are all about the performances, and on February 15, we were treated to music from Broadway, which is rarely seen at these awards. He rapped his acceptance speech. Tonight, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton will perform during the Los Angeles-based broadcast via satellite from their stage in New York City. He did the same when he won Tony Awards for his show “In The Heights” in 2008.