Why the New Full-Time Hamilton Almost Left the Business

''Javier Muñoz remembered when he heard that President Barack Obama was going to attend an early Broadway preview of Hamilton. As the alternate for the lead role regularly portrayed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, he had been slated to play the part on the July 18, 2015, Saturday matinee Obama planned to attend. But, when he heard the news about the day’s special guest, he figured he suddenly had the day off.

“Immediately in my head, I thought, ‘Oh, so I guess my first show will be next week and Lin will go on,’” says Muñoz. “I sort of resigned myself in that moment to not performing.”

But Miranda and director Thomas Kail asked him to come in early the next day. At that time, they told him he would go on as scheduled...''

by ROBERT SIMONSON