The San Francisco cast of Hamilton: An American Musical visited Lucasfilm to shoot an episode of Lucasfilm’s weekly YouTube show, The Star Wars Show.
Among the millions of things the cast of Hamilton: An American Musical hasn’t done, visiting the Star Wars headquarters in San Francisco isn’t one of them.
On May 10, 2017, the San Francisco cast of the U.S. tour of Hamilton visited Lucasfilm headquarters, where they shot an episode of Lucasfilm’s weekly YouTube series, The Star Wars Show. That episode will debut on YouTube on May 24.
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now. The San Francisco cast of Hamilton: An American…
Posted by Lucasfilm on Wednesday, May 10, 2017
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The wildly popular broadway show written and starred in by Lin-Manuel Miranda tells the story of U.S. president Alexander Hamilton through hip hop music and rap. It also features a diverse cast, which is a big key to its popularity. Since its premiere in 2015, the show branched out from New York City to an ongoing season in Chicago; a London show; and a U.S. tour which is currently in San Francisco.
Now, Hamilton is joining forces with another pop culture phenomenon: Star Wars. What will their appearance on The Star Wars Show consist of? Personally, I’m hoping for a clever musical number; it’s been too long since the musical days of the Star Wars Christmas Special.
Don’t miss the special Hamilton episode of The Star Wars Show on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.