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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: An American Musical

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Recently a Broadway show has made millions of dollars. And the cost of tickets are going into five digits now. Every Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday thousands of people stand outside of the Richard Rodgers Theatre just to see the cast walk out of the back door. They are excited for the actor Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Aaron Burr. But they are more excited for Lin-Manuel Miranda, he is the actor who plays Hamilton. And believe or not, he wrote and made the whole entire play of hip hop and rap music. This play is Hamilton: An American Musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda was born on January 16, 1980, Manhattan, New York City, NY. And the real Alexander Hamilton was born just five days before him, and 260 years. That means Hamilton was
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