Lin-Manuel Miranda's Ham4Ham concert series concluded its 2025 iteration with a bang, or rather, with two Norma Desmonds. At the May 30 free concert in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre, performers from 2025 Tony-nominated shows made appearances. Watch the video of the concert above, which included the cast of Operation Mincemeat singing "Born to Lead," Jordan Tyson and Joy Woods singing "If Momma Was Married" from Gypsy, and Sunset Blvd's Nicole Scherzinger and Mandy Gonzalez in a "With One Look" duet (Scherzinger plays Norma seven times a week while Gonzalez does the Tuesday performances).
The event was introduced by Jonathan Groff of Just in Time, and also featured remarks from Audra McDonald (Gypsy), Sarah Snook (The Picture of Dorian Gray), Francis Jue (Yellow Face), Ilana Glazer (Good Night, and Good Luck), Jasmine Amy Rogers (BOOP!) and Christopher Jackson (Hamilton and upcoming in Hell's Kitchen).
The outdoor impromptu concert series Ham4Ham was a mainstay of the megamusical Hamilton in the year following its starry 2015 premiere on Broadway. Composer and star Miranda would greet hopefuls in line for the show's discount ticket lottery with a performance on the steps of the theatre, sometimes improvised, and often including guests from their neighboring shows.
The May 13 return of Ham4Ham featured Pirates! The Penzance Musical鈥檚 Jinkx Monsoon, Maybe Happy Ending鈥檚 Darren Criss and Helen J Shen, and the Tony-honored band from Buena Vista Social Club, introduced by Tony winner Kara Young.
The May 23 performance featured Floyd Collins, Death Becomes Her, and Dead Outlaw鈥攚ith special introductions by Tony nominee Louis McCartney from Stranger Things: First Shadow, Hamilton alum Ephraim Sykes from Our Town, Tony nominee Justina Machado from Real Women Have Curves, and Tony nominee Cole Escola from Oh, Mary!
Hamilton has a book, music, and lyrics by Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.
Hamilton, which continues at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre, won 11 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The musical officially opened August 6, 2015, following previews that began July 13. It is also the recipient of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, and The Public Theater.
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