-: You know what it's like,
the best way to describe it is,
I always say that the first time
I came out of the stage door after the show,
was when I realized what Hamilton was.
It really feels like being in a boy band in the '90s.
It's like you walk out that door
and the love from the fans of the show
help you remember the impact of the show.
One of the things the that Lin talks about often
is that Hamilton's a story of America from the mouths
and the bodies of what America looks like today.
And I think that it's something
that we don't take for granted,
that our presence on the stage,
that myself, as a black man, playing George Washington,
it means something.
Representation matters
and it's powerful to be a part of a project
that really, really pushes that to the forefront.
I feel like the biggest challenge that I face
is just the schedule itself. (laughs)
I mean, it's just an intense show
for an intense amount of time
but I think that also, some of the challenges that we face
are that we're in a very polarizing political time.
We oversimplify every argument
and everything is red or blue or black or white.
I think what's tricky about that
is we're in a show that's literally about
the origins of politics in our country.
I mean, literally, Hamilton's financial system
is one that we still use
and so, I think that getting into,
you know, they always say when you go on a date,
don't talk religion or politics as soon as you sit down
and it's like the nature of our show almost demands it
and it's the thing to me
that I love the most about our show.
It's one of the most rewarding, it causes conversation,
but I think, also, it can be a little tricky
because I think that there are assumptions
and there are, again, oversimplifications sometimes,
in terms of the conversations that are being had.