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Jul 2023
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'Hamilton' | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie ...

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Stephen talks to the stars of the original Broadway 'Hamilton' Cast Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Jonathan Groff, and Daveed Diggs about one of the biggest musicals of the 21st century. Plus, Colbert and Miranda perform the next great American musical, about one of the lesser-known founding fathers, and its name is ‘Button!’

(Lin-Manuel Miranda originally aired December 11th, 2015; Leslie Odom Jr. originally aired April 21st, 2016; Jonathan Groff originally aired December 15th, 2015; and Daveed Diggs originally aired May 27th, 2016)

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