Lin-Manuel Miranda Plans Hamilton College Speech for 10th Anniversary

Hamilton College will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton by hosting Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show's creator and original star, as the next speaker in its Sacerdote Great Names series on September 29. The event, held at the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House, will be free and open to the public with tickets required. Miranda began writing Hamilton in 2008 after reading Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton, and the musical premiered in 2015, winning 11 Tony Awards and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. The original Broadway cast recording won a Grammy, and the 2020 Disney+ film adaptation earned Miranda four Emmy Awards among other accolades. This will be Miranda’s second appearance at Hamilton College, having performed a Hamilton number there in 2012 during the college's bicentennial celebration. The Sacerdote Great Names series, which has previously featured figures such as President Barack Obama and Venus Williams, brings notable leaders and artists to the campus for public talks.