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July 22, 2018 73 mins

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a Grammy Award-winning performer who originated the role of Aaron Burr in the highly-coveted, sold out run of “Hamilton” at The Public Theatre in 2015. Andy and Leslie dive into his work on the groundbreaking show, which went from off-Broadway to becoming one of the most successful shows ever. They discuss how he prepared for the part, what it was like to originate the role of Aaron, and when the cast realized how impactful the show would be.

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