Leslie Odom Jr. ready to reprise his role as Aaron Burr in Broadway's 'Hamilton'

By Doug Doyle

Published June 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM EDT

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Leslie Odom Jr. is performing Sunday, May 26 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ

On this episode of The Art of the Story, Leslie Odom Jr. talks about reprising his role as Aaron Burr in Broadway's Hamilton.

Leslie Odom Jr. was just included on the 2024 TIME100 list as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world this year. — **Leslie Odom Jr.** was included on the **2024** **TIME100 List** as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world this year.

Odom, Jr., who won the 2016 Tony for creating the role of Aaron Burr in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, will thrill us all again at the Richard Rodgers Theatre September 9 through November 23.

Leslie Odom Jr. chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle

You hear the entire conversation with Leslie Odom Jr. here.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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