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How Will 'Hamilton' Go On Without Its Biggest Star?

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Lin-Manuel Miranda stars as Hamilton in the Broadway production of "Hamilton." (Joan Marcus)
Lin-Manuel Miranda stars as Hamilton in the Broadway production of "Hamilton." (Joan Marcus)

Saturday night Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the Broadway show "Hamilton," will appear for the last time in the title role.

Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. and Tony-nominee Phillipa Soo are also leaving the cast. So what will be the impact of these departures be on this mega-hit show? Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley.

Hear our conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda from February 2016.

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Ben Brantley, chief theater critic for The New York Times.

This segment aired on July 8, 2016.

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