“SNL” alum Taran Killam to make Broadway debut in “Hamilton” December 15, 2016 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taran Killam has landed a role in Tony-winning musical "Hamilton". The 34-year-old actor is set to play King George III of Britain, taking over the role from Rory O' Malley beginning January 17, 2017, AceShowbiz reports. The "Hamilton" role will mark Killam's Broadway debut, but he's no stranger to making musical performance. He was a student of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and recently had a brief performance on the stage for "Little Shop of Horrors", which is an adaptation of musical comedy of the same title. Other stars who have been recevently added to the "Hamilton" cast include Alysha Deslorieux as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, J. Quinton Johnson as Hercules Mulligan, and Bryan Terrell Clark as George Washington. "Hamilton" centers on the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of American founding fathers, and is mainly set in eighteenth century American Revolutionary War. It is one of many portrayals on Americans' struggle to gain independence from British Empire. The musical stage is heavy of lyrics that speak volumes about each historical character. "I will fight the fight and win the war" is a glimpse of the lyrics sung by King George III despite the fact that Britain lost the war. The show has scored many accolades, including Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Original Score, 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
