Hamilton Takes the Tonys

It comes as no surprise that Hamilton won eleven Tony Awards last night. It was, after all, the most nominated show in Broadway history with sixteen nominations. It fell one short of tying the record of twelve awards won by The Producers in 2001.

Hamilton took home

1. Best Musical
2. Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Leslie Odom Jr.
3. Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Daveed Diggs
4. Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Renée Elise Goldsberry
5. Best Book of a Musical: Lin-Manuel Miranda
6. Best Original Score Written for the Theater: Lin-Manuel Miranda
7. Best Direction of a Musical: Thomas Kail
8. Best Costume Design of a Musical: Paul Tazewell
9. Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Howell Binkley
10. Best Choreography: Andy Blankenbuehler
11. Best Orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire

Here at Gilder Lehrman we’re proud of our role in getting 20,000 high school students to see the musical and the education program we developed for them. But we’re also proud of our own extensive Alexander Hamilton collections and online features. We’ve got original letters, online exhibitions, and historical context galore. And the Winter 2016 issue of History Now features essays on Hamilton by leading historians.

We even have our own special performance by Lin-Manuel Miranda from the George Washington Prize Dinner.

"One Last Time" from the musical Hamilton from The Gilder Lehrman Institute on Vimeo.