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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hamilton Star Anthony Ramos Reacts To Fans Who Were 'P***ed' About Cast's Tonys Performance
Hamilton star Anthony Ramos has responded to the furore surrounding his recent appearance at the Tony Awards. To commemorate 10 years since the revered musical made its Broadway debut, the original cast came together for a performance at the Tonys earlier this month, which saw Anthony once again sharing the stage with the likes of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr, Phillipa Soo, Jonathan Groff, Ariana DeBose and Christopher Jackson. But while the performance was hugely lauded, some fans were pretty irked that Anthony didn't get his own moment to shine. During an appearance on Thursday's edition of Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen pointed out: 'When you were at the Tonys with the cast of Hamilton, you were the only one without a solo, and people were pissed.' 'I was,' Anthony responded, making a face. He added: 'That was really nice, that people got pissed! But honestly, there was a solo moment in that whole sequence. But I didn't say yes to the Tonys until Saturday morning, and the Tonys was on Sunday. 'So, they weren't even planning on me being there, so they cut that part, they choreographed the whole number. And then I texted Lin on Saturday morning, like, 'yo, is it too late to join y'all?'... 'They fit me in where I could fit in. But I mean, there was a moment for me, but they had to take it out, because they didn't plan on me being there.' Since originating the role of Philip Hamilton on Broadway, Antony's star has only continued to rise. In 2021, he took the lead in the film adaptation of another Lin-Manuel Miranda creation, In The Heights, and has also appeared in A Star Is Born, Dumb Money and Twisters. He's also lent his voice to the family comedy The Bad Guys and its upcoming sequel, and played a small role in the Will & Grace revival. Show-Stoppers, Surprises And Sequins: 17 Unmissable Moments From This Year's Tony Awards Cole Escola Sets The Record Straight About Nicole Scherzinger Tonys Joke Hamilton Cancels Run Of Shows At The Kennedy Center Amid Trump Overhaul
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Madonna blasted for her behavior by Broadway star who reveals her shocking act in Hamilton audience
Madonna was raked over the coals by Broadway star Anthony Ramos, who decried her behavior in the audience of Hamilton years ago. Anthony was in the 2015 original Broadway cast of the musical, playing two roles including Alexander Hamilton's son Philip, who is killed tragically in a duel. But although audiences were left weeping night after night at Anthony's death scene, the show was apparently insufficiently captivating for the Material Girl. The Queen of Pop allegedly sat in the theater on her tablet throughout the performance, Anthony said on Watch What Happens Live!. When host Andy Cohen asked: 'Who was the most terrifying celebrity to spot in the audience during your Hamilton days?' Anthony did not hold back. 'The most terrifying was Madonna with her iPad in her face. She was like this the whole time,' he said, miming looking down at the device. 'I was like: "Damn, shorty," I was like: "If you not enjoying it that much, you know the door's that way. You don't gotta stay here,"' he joked. Anthony is not the first member of the Hamilton cast to make reference to the Madonna incident, which went viral in 2015, the year the show opened on Broadway. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who not only starred as Alexander Hamilton but also wrote the book, music and lyrics of the show, appeared to tweet about Madonna. 'Tonight was the first time I asked stage management NOT to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage. #noselfieforyou,' he wrote. Although he never mentioned her by name and deleted the post from his Twitter account, rumors quickly circulated that Madge was the celebrity in question. The conjecture became so widespread that Madonna's publicist repudiated it, saying: 'It's not true. She was invited backstage four different times,' via Us Weekly. 'She texted post show when they were doing their fundraising pitch. Madonna had already made a generous donation,' said the spokeswoman. However Jonathan Groff, who played King George III, openly declared that Madonna was not invited backstage 'because that b**** was on her phone.' The Spring Awakening star insisted: 'You couldn't miss it from the stage. It was a black void of the audience in front of us and her face there perfectly lit by the light of her iPhone through three-quarters of the show,' per Dot429. Madonna's alleged spat with the Hamilton cast came two years after she was banned by the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater chain over claims that she texted through a premiere screening of the Oscar-winning drama 12 Years a Slave. When another audience member at the screening asked her to put her phone away, she reportedly snapped back: 'It's for according to Page Six. The Like a Virgin hitmaker herself has a long history with the New York stage, having acted on Broadway in the David Mamet play Speed-the-Plow in 1988. She also famously played the polarizing Argentine first lady Eva Peron in the 1996 movie adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Evita. Her performance was memorably excoriated several years ago by Patti LuPone, who won a Tony for the role of Eva in the original Broadway cast of the stage show. 'Madonna is a movie killer,' said Patti. 'She's dead behind the eyes. She cannot act her way out of a paper bag. She should not be on - in film or onstage.' She allowed that Madonna was a 'a wonderful, you know, performer for what she does,' but slated her as 'not an actress,' on Watch What Happens Live!.
Geek Tyrant
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Disney Developing Baseball Dynasty Film MOLINA Based on NYT Bestselling Autobiography; Lin-Manuel Miranda Producing — GeekTyrant
Disney is developing the feature project Molina based on the New York Times best-selling autobiographical book Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty by Bengie Molina. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jose Rivera ( Motorcycle Diaries , 100 Years of Solitude ), who also hails from Puerto Rico, is writing the script. Lin-Manuel Miranda ( Hamilton ) and Luis Miranda, Jr. are producing along with Rideback's Jonathan Eirich ( Lilo & Stitch ) and Diana Nabatoff of Tiara Blu Films, who secured the rights to the book. Rideback's Nick Reynolds is an executive producer. Molina's autobiography is the backbone of the story that tracks the life and upbringing of Bengie, Jose, and Yadier Molina – the only three brothers to all play Major League Baseball at the same time – with a focus on their father Benjamin's journey with the boys as he set them on the path to success. Incredibly, the three Molina brothers from Puerto Rico all made it to professional baseball's highest ranks, all became catchers, and all won World Series rings. I love a good inspirational sports movie, so this sounds like a fun watch. Stay tuned for updates on the film as it moves forward. via: Deadline
Washington Post
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Tony Awards highlights: Radio City becomes the room where it happens for a 'Hamilton' reunion
NEW YORK — Even the ushers at Radio City Music Hall seemed thrilled to be in the room where it happened. A few of them could be seen grooving, like everyone else at Sunday's Tony Awards, to the 'Hamilton' reunion performance — a medley of some of that blockbuster musical's biggest songs, performed by the original cast. The occasion was the 10th Broadway anniversary of Lin-Manuel Miranda's juggernaut that spawned multiple touring companies, a West End production and a live-capture film — and is still going strong.
New York Times
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Where Has the Original Cast of ‘Hamilton' Been? We've Got Answers.
It has been nearly 10 years since the original cast of 'Hamilton' hit Broadway, igniting an international frenzy and becoming the biggest phenomenon the Great White Way had seen in years. On Sunday, 28 members from that cast reunited on the Tonys stage to perform a whirlwind medley of the show's biggest numbers. They performed portions of 'Non-Stop,' 'My Shot,' 'The Schuyler Sisters,' 'Guns and Ships,' 'You'll Be Back,' 'Yorktown,' 'The Room Where It Happens' and 'History Has Its Eyes on You.' At the 2016 Tonys, 'Hamilton' earned 16 nominations and won 11 prizes. Soon after, many of its cast members left the show to take time off or to pursue other projects. Here is a rundown of where everyone has been since that momentous opening run. Lin-Manuel Miranda Miranda transformed Broadway with 'Hamilton,' which he wrote and starred in, playing the founding father Alexander Hamilton. Miranda's rise to the top of Hollywood began after he left the show in 2016. That year he contributed to the score of 'Moana,' the animated feature, earning an Academy Award nomination for the original song 'How Far I'll Go.' Years later he earned another Oscar nomination for the original song 'Dos Oruguitas' from the animated film 'Encanto.' He also wrote for other musical films including, 'Mufasa: The Lion King' and 'The Little Mermaid,' the live-action remake starring Halle Bailey. He played Jack in 'Mary Poppins Returns' opposite Emily Blunt in 2018 and starred as the piragüero in the 2021 film adaptation of 'In the Heights,' the Broadway show he and Quiara Alegría Hudes created. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
