“We exceeded my wildest dreams a long time ago,” Tony Award winner Leslie Odom, Jr. told Carson Daly and Savannah Guthrie on The Today Show November 5. Ahead of his full album release November 8, the Hamilton alum took the stage of the morning show to perform “Go Crazy.”
But before taking the mic, Odom confessed he had never aimed for a career on screen, in the recording studio, or the author’s chair. Instead? “I wanted to be in Rent. That's all I wanted,” he confessed.
Odom did bow in Broadway’s Rent as a replacement towards the end of the show’s run. But he’s continued to turn heads on stage and now on screen. His turn alongside fellow Tony winner Cynthia Erivo in Harriet has caused buzz, and the film was a hit at the box office in its opening weekend November 1–3.
Watch his performance in the video below.
Sarah Norris directs the new work from Michelle Kholos Brooks.
Katie Brayben and Christian Borle lead the cast of the new Elton John-Jake Shears musical.
TRW will license the collection, the first of an annual series.
The two will be celebrated during the Fund's Annual Gala in spring 2025.
The new musical comedy stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has made rulings on potential nominations for Our Town, Romeo + Juliet, The Hills of California, and more.
Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive.
Find out when to head to The Village for Marla's Crisis.
Co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film, David Cromer will direct the new play later this season.
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