As I walked into Central Park at 79th and 5th, headed toward the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater, I felt like I was carrying the best secret in New York City. Every person I passed—tourists, dog walkers, people just enjoying a late summer stroll—I wanted to stop them and say, “I’m on my way to watch the Hamilton movie… with the original cast… tonight.”
If you’ve had the chance to watch “Hamilton” on Disney+, then you’ll without a doubt recognize Okieriete Onaodowan.
Check out our exclusive interview with Renée Élise Goldsberry from the hit Broadway musical, “Hamilton”, coming to Disney+ July 3!
Ishmael Reed’s play “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” premiered at the Nuyorican Poets Café this past Thursday evening. The play aims to provide a historical counterpoint to ‘Hamilton,’ Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway success based on historian Ron Chernow’s biography of the titular founding father.
Multi-talented performer Daniel J. Watts will turn the lens inward in his latest installment of “spoken-word preserves” at “The Jam: Only Child” at 9:30 p.m. at Joe’s Pub in the Public Theater on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
Miranda will receive the 18th Monte Cristo Award this April, honoring his talents as both a writer and actor.
At the opening night of New York Film Festival, Laurence and Quinton talk everything from prepping for the film, to how the cast helped Quinton find an apartment.
Spamilton is still a laugh-out-loud romp that leaves nearly no musical un-burned, with new faces and material in its new home at The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (304 W. 47th St.).
A genie can dream and conceive that very dream.
On Jan. 16, 2017, The Knockturnal attended The Jam MLK, a one-night only event of poetry, music, and dance produced by and starring Daniel J. Watts at Webster Hall and it was resplendent.