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The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast

In this podcast about all things Hamilton, host Gillian Pensavalle speaks with guests, and sometimes co-host/all time husband Michael Paul Smith, about the innerworkings of the show, how it came together, what it takes to put on all around the world, finding Hamilton references in everyday life, and much more. The Hamilcast has played host to every member of the original creative team, aka “The Cabinet”, including repeat visits from Hamilton creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Hamilcast features interviews with cast members from every Hamilton tour, Broadway, and UK company–crew members, musicians, creatives, and the hard working people behind-the-scenes that keep the production alive. Plus: historians, super fans, celebrity Hamilton enthusiasts, and group cast recordings!

When I started this podcast in January of 2016, I could not have imagined the incredible community that has grown around the show and the amazing experiences that have come my way. Thank you to everyone who has listened, appeared on the show, contributed, or reached out in any way. This podcast is for you and I absolutely love making it.

If you have any great Ham stories or funny references that you’ve come across, let me know! Email TheHamilcast [at] gmail [dot] com, or contact me on social media @TheHamilcast. I also have a Patreon that has given rise to the loveliest corner of the internet, ever. You can learn more about how to be a part of that lovely corner, and how to submit questions to guests, and to be part of my monthly AMA’s at https://www.patreon.com/TheHamilcast

Latest Episodes:

#102: Eddy Lee // Hamilton Broadway // Part Two Jan 22, 2018

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Welcome to Eddy Lee's second episode, in which the tangents are plentiful and we're lucky if we finish a single story we start. Still! Eddy Lee is the best and this episode is nonnnnnnSTOP. Eddy performs both James Reynolds and Samuel Seabury, talks about the lack of Asian representation in the media and the arts, and tells the amazing story of meeting a Vietnamese-American #Hamilkid wherein Eddy realized he was a role model. Plus! We talk Pokémon and the role the Universe played in Eddy being cast in Hamilton on Broadway.

Jennifer Jancuska (Hamilton Broadway's resident choreographer) and The Bring About: http://www.jenniferjancuska.com/the-bringabout/

Carols for a Cure for BC/EFA: http://broadwaycares.stores.yahoo.net/caforcu20vo17.html

KPOP at Ars Nova: http://arsnovanyc.com/KPOP

#Hamilkid Daniel and Eddy: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVi7dkEH6Y3/?taken-by=edru00

Timothy Huang: https://www.timothyhuang.net/

#101: Eddy Lee // Hamilton Broadway // Part One Jan 15, 2018

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Remember when Eddy Lee called our recording a therapy session during last episode's Hamilton House Party? Yeah, this episode proves that almost immediately. In the first part of our hang, Eddy - a swing in Hamilton on Broadway - opens up about how he almost became a doctor and how at first his mother didn't approve of dancing as a career choice. Don't worry, all is well now, but his story is definitely one that may sound familiar to other aspiring artists out there.

Hamilton House Party aka #Hamilcast100: https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-100-grind-to-the-rhythm-as-we-wine-and-dine/

#100: Lexi Lawson, Jevon McFerrin, Eddy Lee, Lauren Boyd, Anna-Lee Craig, and Emily Roney // #HamiltonHouseParty Jan 08, 2018

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In honor of my 100th episode (whaaaat?!), I threw a #HamiltonHouseParty with some of my friends from the cast and crew of Hamilton on Broadway: Lexi Lawson, Jevon McFerrin, Eddy Lee, Lauren Boyd, Anna-Lee Craig, and Emily Roney. My right hand man, Michael Paul Smith, joins me as we host this fun, scrappy, and rowdy recording. From the ghosts that haunt the Richard Rodgers Theatre, to reflecting on this past year, we have a great time and Hamilton is so layered that even my guests are learning new things from each other. This is also easily the episode with the most cursing in it; it's not super vulgar but be aware of that if you listen with your little ones. Enjoy and thank you so much for taking this journey with me for my first 100 episodes - I'm just getting started! Stick around to the end to hear from some past alums of The Hamilcast who wanted to send some love for this milestone.

Jevon McFerrin's Episodes:

https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-52-pride-is-not-the-word-im-looking-for-part-one/

https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-53-pride-is-not-the-word-im-looking-for-part-two/

Lexi Lawson's Episodes:

https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-54-you-walked-in-and-my-heart-went-boom-part-one/

https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-55-you-walked-in-and-my-heart-went-boom-part-two/

Lauren Boyd's Episode:

https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-86/

Anna-Lee Craig's Episodes:

https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-93-we-move-under-cover-and-we-move-as-one-part-one/

https://www.thehamilcast.com/episode-94-we-move-under-cover-and-we-move-as-one-part-two/

Eddy Lee's and Emily Roney's episodes are coming in January! Stay tuned!

The end audio montage of past guests, in order of appearance in the montage:

Lin-Manuel Miranda with Kurt Crowley Scott Wasserman Michael Luwoye Nik Walker Eliza Ohman Javier Munoz Kimmie Mark Gregory Treco Anthony Lee Medina Bryan Terrell Clark James Monroe Iglehart Thayne Jasperson Carvens Lissaint Chris Jackson Tyler McKenzie Ian Weinberger

#99: Ashley Graffeo, Kelly Warne, and Carrie-Rachel Dean Dec 18, 2017

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Listener favorites Ashley Graffeo, Kelly Warne, and Carrie-Rachel Dean join me for my 99th episode and a walk down memory lane, talking Hamilton, the podcast, and Broadway in general. It's the Schuyler Sisters meets the Sons of Liberty and I am lovin' it!

#98: Chris Jackson // Hamilton Broadway // Part Two Dec 11, 2017

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Relax, have a drink with me... and Chris Jackson! The rain didn't let up and neither did my guest of honor. In his second episode, CJack wastes no time getting super real. This moving conversation focuses a lot on his son, CJ, who is on the autism spectrum and prepare to learn and feel a lot of things, you guys. We also talk about his amazing family and what it's like being on the CBS show "Bull."

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#97: Chris Jackson // Hamilton Broadway // Part One Dec 04, 2017

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Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Jackson coulda been anywhere in the world tonight, but he's here with me in New York City. Are you ready for Part One of my chat with him?? In this episode, CJack gets real about some of his past bad behavior during the early days of In The Heights, his experience being in the original Broadway company of Hamilton, the moment he thought he chose the wrong career path, and the mutual love, respect, and admiration flowing between the members of the Lin's Cabinet. We go in on those #TequilaThoughts, with a torrential downpour as our soundtrack.

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#96: Carvens Lissaint // Hamilton Broadway // Part Two Nov 27, 2017

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Carvens Lissaint (Washington, Burr, Lafayette/Jefferson in Hamilton on Broadway) is back! This week, Carvens goes in on the backlash he received after having a poem go viral, the logistical differences between Washington and Burr, the beginnings of his Black Velvet persona, and the importance of being authentic.

Journal to Journey: http://urbanwordnyc.org/journal-to-journey/

Urban Word: http://www.urbanwordnyc.org/

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#95: Carvens Lissaint // Hamilton Broadway // Part One Nov 20, 2017

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Carvens Lissaint is an excellent human and an award-winning poet. He is also covering Washington, Burr, and Lafayette/Jefferson in Hamilton on Broadway. The Carvens Origin Story is INSANE. The Carvens Hamilton Origin Story is EVEN MORE INSANE. Carvens talks about how In The Heights changed his life (Lin came out during intermission during In The Heights to chat with him - which would NEVER happen now), his experience growing up in Harlem with Haitian parents, and how he literally had a Hamilton in his bank account before he booked Hamilton on Broadway.

Urban Dove: http://www.urbandove.org/

Urban Word: http://www.urbanwordnyc.org/

Brave New Voices slam champion Joshua Bennett performs "Tamaraʼs Opus at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word on May 12, 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5BwD8zOeM

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#94: Anna-Lee Craig // Assistant Sound for Hamilton // Part Two Nov 13, 2017

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Anna-Lee Craig is back again this week and if you don't think she's the coolest, just you wait until you listen to this episode: ALC talks about being a badass lady in a field that has traditionally been dominated by men. We also talk about the hardest Hamilton tracks to mix, and how the cast and crew are Hamilton super fans - just like us!

#93: Anna-Lee Craig // Assistant Sound for Hamilton // Part One Nov 06, 2017

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Get ready to become OBSESSED with Anna-Lee Craig, one of Hamilton Broadway's team of groundbreaking sound experts. Anna-Lee's official title is A2/Assistant Sound, but I've also added Badass Lady because she is awesome. Having been with Hamilton since The Public, Anna-Lee knows how to make each and every performance sound its best. I mean, she came up with a special microphone design the crew calls the ALC Special. Does it get any cooler than that? Oh - one more thing - Anna-Lee invited me to watch the show from her sound console WHICH I WILL NEVER GET OVER, EVER! But having watch her mix a performance, I can tell you that what she does is nothing less than sorcery. Lezgo!

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