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Odom, 34, said on his Facebook page he would make his last
performance in the show on July 9, the same day the show's
co-star and creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, bows out.
Odom plays Aaron Burr in the musical, which blends hip-hop and
other musical genres to tell the story of Alexander Hamilton,
one of the U.S. Founding Fathers and the first Treasury
secretary. The show won 11 of Broadway’s top honors at the Tony
Awards on June 12.
“It has just been the most completely wonderful, totally healing
and inspiring experience from beginning to end,” Odom said in a
video statement from his dressing room, posted on Facebook. “I
will never forget the people I have met. I will never forget
you.”
Odom said rehearsals were the most exciting part of his work on
"Hamilton" because the show held such great potential.
“I am excited to have a blank page now,” Odom said. He said he
was looking for something fresh to work on.
In addition to Miranda, who plays the title character in the
musical, Phillipa Soo, who plays Eliza Hamilton, is also
leaving.
(Reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City, Mo.; Editing by Peter
Cooney)
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