Tony Awards 2025: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Hamilton Original Cast Perform
King George III was right: The original Hamilton cast came back.
As the 78th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Cynthia Erivo saw many big moments—like Sarah Snook score their first Tony ever for her performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Wicked: For Good star cheekily tease a bit of what is to come in the sequel by hitting bars during her opening number. (See every Tonys winner here.)
However, never have Hamilton fans been so satisfied until Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Tonys nominee Jonathan Groff—as well as the rest of the show’s original 2015 cast—perform a grand medley of the musical to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
During the performance, Miranda and Odom Jr. appeared in black suits to kick off the show with "Non-Stop" before transitioning into "My Shot," before The Schuyler Sisters a.k.a. Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones came out to perform their song.
And yes, Groff came out to sing "You'll Be Back" in a contrasting red suit before Odom came to round things out with a rendition of "The Room Where It Happens."
The Tony-winning musical took the Broadway world by storm and made a household name out of Miranda.
“It is very surreal to be on the other side of Hamilton, and realise that for some people my name is synonymous with musical theatre,” Miranda, who created the show and starred as Alexander Hamilton, reflected on its illustrious success to the Guardian in 2021. “But I try to take whatever that is in the most responsible way.”
And not to mention, the show has touched dozens and dozens of careers in theatre. Groff, for his part, recently said he owed Hamilton for returning him to the stage after his brief exit following Glee fame.
“I feel like I won the lottery with Hamilton,” Groff, who played King George, told Playbill earlier this month. "I used to sneak into the house Off-Broadway, and I would watch the show from the vom. And then on Broadway, I would sneak and watch from the box, dressed as the king, still in my costume. I would peek through the curtains. Unbelievable show, unbelievable experience.”
Meanwhile, Odom Jr. simply couldn’t stay away—he recently signed on to return to his Aaron Burr role this fall.
“Returning to Hamilton is a deeply meaningful homecoming,” Odom Jr. said in a statement upon announcing his return. “I’m so grateful for the chance to step back into the room—especially during this anniversary moment—and to revisit this brilliant piece that forever changed my life and the lives of so many.”
Keep reading to see everyone who was in the room when this happened...
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