Hamilton and the Road to Success: In Words & Music ­

Tony Award Winner Leslie Odom, Jr.

Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017 at 7:00 pm – Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center

Leslie Odom, Jr., won a Tony Award playing Aaron Burr in the groundbreaking Broadway musical Hamilton, the story of a founding father told through the language and rhythms of hip-hop and R&B. The production has become a cultural phenomena, energizing the performing arts and engaging more people in a story of American history and politics than any civics lesson could. Odom will discuss his life and career before taking questions from the audience and performing songs from the much-acclaimed musical. His story has a valuable message for students in any discipline, emphasizing the need for patience, determination and desire to achieve success, and the importance of taking charge of one's own future. Odom also won a Grammy Award as a principal soloist on Hamilton’s Original Broadway Cast Recording, which won the 2015 award for Best Musical Theater Album.
No tickets | No saved seats | General admission
Doors open at 6:00pm (ISU Students), 6:30pm (ISU Faculty, Staff & General Public)

Iowa State Students – LIMITED PRIORITY SEATING
Iowa State students should line up at the north, upper lobby entrances. Doors will open at 6pm, and Iowa State students will have limited, first-floor priority seating. Individual Iowa State University students with a valid Iowa State ID will be able to enter at this location, 6:00-6:30pm. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and may not be saved. This entrance will remain open at 6:30pm, when doors open to faculty, staff, and the general public.  Late-arriving students will be able to enter at any door IF there are seats available.
 
Iowa State Faculty, Staff and General Public
Lines will form at the north, lower lobby entrances by ticket office. Doors will open at 6:30pm for general admission first-floor and balcony seating. Seats may NOT be saved for friends or family. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Late arrivals will be able to enter at any door IF there are seats available.

Cosponsored By:
  • Alvin Edgar Fund
  • Ames Public Library Friends Foundation
  • College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • College of Business
  • College of Design
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Human Sciences
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Division of Student Affairs
  • George Gund Fund
  • History
  • Honors Program
  • Iowa State Center
  • James & Rachel Lowrie Lecture Fund
  • Music and Theater
  • National Affairs
  • Office of Diversity & Inclusion
  • Office of Senior Vice President and Provost
  • Political Science
  • Student Union Board
  • University Library
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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