#UMichMT Alumni News: Congratulations SIMON LONGNIGHT (Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) on joining the Broadway cast of HAMILTON tonight! Have a fantastic run! šš #GoBlue @umichsmtd #hamilton #broadwaydebut #musicaltheatre
pride is not the word Iām looking for ā¦
āThe only thing that is more powerful than hate is loveā @badbunnyyofficial
āDarkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do thatā ~ MLK
throwback to January 2019 when I personally got to experience the power of love, art & passion undiluted. thanks for that lesson @lin_manuel
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This weekend marks the 251st anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. Lemuel Haynes, a soldier in the Revolutionary War as well as the first Black ordained minister in the United States, firmly believed in the ideals of the Revolution. He wrote this patriotic poem shortly after the Battle of Lexington and circulated it as a manuscript. It remained unpublished until 1985, when the original manuscript was rediscovered.
Visit @gilderlehrman to learn more.
#lemuelhaynes #americanrevolution #blackpoets #america250 #eduham
Art is powerful. Grateful to be on stage 8 shows a week.
Itās important to me to stay inspired; Iām a huge fan of Octavia E. Butler. The worlds she creates are imaginative & deeply grounded in the labyrinth that is the human experienceš
āChaos
Is Godās most dangerous faceā
Amorphous, roiling, hungry.
Shape Chaosā
Shape God.
Act.
Alter the speed
Or the direction of Change.
Vary the scope of Change.
Recombine the seeds of Change.
Transmute the impact of Change.
Seize Change.
Use it.
Adapt and grow.ā
~ Octavia E. Butlerās ( Parable of the Talents )
How the f$@& do we ātransmuteā and āseizeā the impacts of chaos? Iām not sure ā but asking the question is the first step toward a new understanding.
@gilderlehrman thank you for the book.
I agree Lafayette is š„
shoutout- The Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History. šāThe Last Adieu: Lafayetteās Triumphant Returnā By Ryan L. Cole. Tune in to #bookbreaks this Sunday February 1st to hear about Lafayette & his return to America.
/bookbreaks
#BookBreaks #hamilton #eduham
throwback to my bway costume fitting šāØ I started my @hamiltonmusical journey at the end of 2018 and had the privilege of making my Broadway debut at the end of 2025. everytime I return to the show the wardrobe team always blows me away. Shout-out to @paultazewell for the incredible costume design and to @arturandtailors for being the best tailor in New York City ;)
update _ little Simon will never stop freaking out about this! @hamiltonmusical on flipping Broadway. iām sorry what?!? š±š„¹š
Iām incredibly grateful for my journey with @hamiltonmusical over the years. Huge shoutout to all the theaters that Iāve had the pleasure of playing the Marquis de Lafayette & Thomas Jefferson in over the years.
From the Orpheum Theatre in San Fransisco CA (@broadwaysf ),āØTo the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles CA (@hollywoodpantagestheatre ).āØThe Paramount Theatre in Seattle WA, To the Hult Center in Eugene OR (@hultcenter ),āØ...and many more!
a special thank you to each of the front-of-house teams at these beautiful theaters. Live theater is such a collaborative art, and Iām truly grateful to have had the chance to help create enchanting & wonderful experiences for so many theatergoers along side you all.
