Hamilton’s America, Directed by Horwitz ’02, Debuts on PBS Oct. 21

Laurie KenneyOctober 20, 20161min

On Friday, October 21, at 9 p.m., PBS will debut Hamilton’s Americaa behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the smash musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda ’02. The documentary is directed by Miranda’s Wesleyan roommate, Alex Horwitz ’02, and features footage from the Broadway show along with interviews with Miranda, Hamilton director Thomas Kail ’99, and an array of others, including President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Questlove, Black Thought, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Sondheim, and more.