{"id":873,"date":"2025-04-14T17:20:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/leslie-odom-jr-to-return-to-hamilton-on-broadway-this-fall\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T17:20:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:20:58","slug":"leslie-odom-jr-to-return-to-hamilton-on-broadway-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/leslie-odom-jr-to-return-to-hamilton-on-broadway-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Odom Jr. to Return to &#8216;Hamilton&#8217; on Broadway This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLeslie Odom Jr. will return to star in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/hamilton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hamilton_1\" data-tag=\"hamilton\">Hamilton<\/a><\/em> this fall as Aaron Burr.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOdom, who originated the role Off-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/broadway\/\" id=\"auto-tag_broadway_1\" data-tag=\"broadway\">Broadway<\/a> and later won a Tony Award for his portrayal, will return to the show starting Sept. 9, through Nov. 23 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. His return marks nine years since he left the show in July 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOdom\u2019s return to <em>Hamilton<\/em> comes as the production prepares for its 10th anniversary on Broadway, on Aug. 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReturning to <em>Hamilton <\/em>is a deeply meaningful homecoming,\u201d Odom said. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful for the chance to step back into the room \u2014 especially during this anniversary moment \u2014 and to revisit this brilliant piece that forever changed my life and the lives of so many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I saw Leslie perform \u2018The Room Where It Happens\u2019 at the first act two workshop of <em>Hamilton<\/em>, I knew I was witnessing a historic moment.\u00a0How lucky we are that Leslie is returning to <em>Hamilton <\/em>and bringing his indelible Burr back to Broadway,\u201d said <em>Hamilton<\/em> producer Jeffrey Seller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOdom returned to Broadway last season as a producer and star of <em>Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. <\/em>The show was nominated for six Tony Awards, including one for Odom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSince starring in <em>Hamilton<\/em>, opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda, Odom has received two Academy Award nominations for <em>One Night in Miami<\/em> for his portrayal of Sam Cooke and for best original song. He has also appeared in <em>Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Many Saints of Newark, Harriet <\/em>as well as on television in <em>Central Park, Abbott Elementary <\/em>and <em>The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u00a0He has released five studio albums, including 2023\u2019s <em>When a Crooner Dies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leslie Odom Jr. will return to star in Hamilton this fall as Aaron Burr.\u00a0 Odom, who originated the role Off-Broadway and later won a Tony Award for his portrayal, will return to the show starting Sept. 9, through Nov. 23 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. 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