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Benicia High School grad scores lead role in ‘Hamilton’

January 11, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich 4 Comments

Austin Scott has had an incredible acting journey. The 2011 Benicia High School graduate has gone from starring in advertisements at the age of 8 to being cast in the title role in “Hamilton” for the smash hit musical’s national tour. “It’s a dream come true,” Scott said of his role. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Theater Tagged With: alexander hamilton, austin scott, Benicia, Benicia High School, hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, theater

Mrs. B’s Blather: Why am I obsessing about seeing ‘Hamilton’?

October 24, 2017 by Ellen Blaufarb Leave a Comment

Yes, the tickets to see “Hamilton”– the on tour group, not even with Lin-Manuel Miranda starring– are upwards of $300 each. And the play won’t be back in San Francisco until 2019. The choices are to fly somewhere the play is showing, wait until 2019 or be contented with reading Ron Chernow’s “Hamilton,” and listening […]

Filed Under: Features, Spotlight Tagged With: Ellen Blaufarb, hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mrs Bs Blather, theater

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