On Dec. 18, approximately 100 Wesleyan alumni and family members as well as staff gathered at The Bushnell in Hartford to celebrate the Connecticut debut of Hamilton: An American Musical, the Tony Award-winning musical created by Lin-Manuel Miranda ’02 and directed by Thomas Kail ’99. Hamilton is currently touring the U.S., with a run at the Bushnell Dec. 11-30, 2018.
Photos from the event are below: (Photos by Rich Marinelli)
Attendees also enjoyed a reception before the performance at the Maxwell M. and Ruth R. Belding Theater.Jack Mitchell ’61, GP’16, gave a toast to Barbara-Jan Wilson, special advisor to the president, who in December retired as long-time vice president for University Relations.
From left, Richard Stabnick ’66; Vice President for University Relations Frantz Williams ’99; Ted Kennedy, Jr. ’83, P’16, ’20; Trustee Kiki Kennedy P’16, ’20; and Director of Leadership Giving Paul DiSanto ’81.Karen Wheat and Medina Jett ’87.From left, Steve Broker ’69, MAT ’72; Linda Broker MAT ’71; and Dick Miller, the Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics, Emeritus.From left, Kate Quigley Lynch ’82, P’17, ’19, assistant director of The Wesleyan Fund; Phil Rockwell ’65, MALS ’73, P’11; Cynthia Rockwell P’11, managing editor of Wesleyan University Magazine.
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