(7 Aug 2025)
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New York – 6 August 2025
1. Pull out on "Hamilton" marquee
2. Thomas Kail introduces Lin-Manuel Miranda at curtain call, Miranda walks onto stage, to applause from cast and audience
3. Lin-Manuel Miranda greeting friends and family outside theater
4. Ariana DeBose talking to reporter outside theater
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ariana DeBose, actor:
“Oh, it’s thrilling. Are you kidding? Look at these people. Like, it brings new meaning to – look around how lucky we are to be alive right now. We are in the greatest city in the world. I love the show. It’s so great to see a new generation of artists up there still doing the thing.”
(Reporter: More important than ever to see this show?)
DeBose: “Yeah. I mean the answer is see ‘Hamilton’. Its messaging is palpable. I don’t think there’s a person in the United States living through these times who will not receive one or many of its very important stories and values. Like, I think it should be required viewing, in my opinion.”
6. Jeffrey Seller at curtain call
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Seller, producer:
“Here we are."
(Reporter: "Here we are, the history. 10 years."
Seller: "10 down, how many to go? 10 to go, 20 to go. It can go on and on. America goes on and if there’s an America, we need ‘Hamilton’ to help remind us who we are.”
8. Wide shot Lin-Manuel Miranda greets fans from stage door
9. Medium Luis A. Miranda Jr. walking outside theater
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Luis A. Miranda Jr., father of Lin-Manuel Miranda:
“It’s a unique feeling, because at the end of the day, I can’t see my son like many people in that room see my son. He’s just a good boy who is doing very, very well, ’cause he’s very talented and he’s a good human, and when you have talent and humanity together, you do well in life.”
11. Various, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs with cast and creatives, at curtain call
AP VIDEO SHOT BY: GUIDO NEIRA
PRODUCTION: JOHN CARUCCI
STORYLINE:
When Lin-Manuel Miranda finally walked on stage following the tenth anniversary performance of “Hamilton,” he did what he does best. Instead of making a speech like the others that preceded him, he launched into “The Story of Tonight” with a stage filled with almost every cast and creative ever associated with the show.
The large ensemble performance included snippets from other showstoppers, like the line “Immigrants, we get the job done” from “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down),” which drew rousing applause. It all ended with the high-energy chorus from “My Shot.”
After the performance, the invite-only audience enjoyed a block party outside the theater, complete with classic New York staples like hot dogs and pretzels. Meanwhile, hundreds of fans lined the streets behind barricades as Lin-Manuel Miranda came outside to greet the crowd at the stage door, sidewalk, and from atop the marquee.
Original cast member Ariana DeBose beamed with excitement, soaking in the cheers and love from fans as she walked out of the theater.
“Look around how lucky we are to be alive right now. We are in the greatest city in the world. I love the show,” DeBose told The Associated Press.
The Oscar-winning actor reflected on the show’s significance in today’s politically charged climate.
“Its messaging is palpable. I don’t think there’s a person in the United States living through these times who will not receive one or many of its very important stories and values. Like, I think it should be required viewing, in my opinion,” DeBose said.
“Hamilton” is now the 16th longest running show in Broadway history.
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