Take a shot. Charlie leslie odom, junior is here. He is an american actor and singer and he is currently part of the most talked about show on broadway hamilton. He stars as Vice President aaron burr. Ben brantley writes in the New York Times that the broadway production makes us feel the unstoppable urgent rhythm of a nation being born. I am pleased to have leslie odom, junior at this table for the first time. Welcome. Leslie i am so happy to be at this table. Charlie what brought you to hamilton . Leslie i was invited into hamilton. Sometimes you find that the best jobs that you get in this career and business, you did not audition for. I just asked tommy last week, because i have a superstition, sometimes if i get a straight offer, i do not want to ask how it came about. The director, tommy. Im afraid they might realize why did we ask this guy . I got invited about two years ago to do a reading for this show. And then i saw it at vassar. I saw them do about half an hour of it. I was
To 60. And you are going from the youngest mayor in america at the time of a big city to almost political pariah in his own town. And that to me is the lone liness that i felt watching you do those scenes. Lesley odom, jr. , david sigh son sigh upon and oscar isaac when we continue. Funding for charlyear rose is provided by americ rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. We going to rise up we going to rise up rise up time to take a shot rise up rise up take to tame a shot rise up take a shot take a shot take a shot not throwing away my stuff not throwing away my stuff. Rose less yee odom, jr. Is lessie odom, jr. Is here, an actor, a singer, currently part of the most popular talked about show on broadway hamilton. He stars as aaron burr, hamiltons friend and nemesis who famously kills him in a dual. The show premiered on broadway last week after a criticall
To 60. And you are going from the youngest mayor in america at the time of a big city to almost political pariah in his own town. And that to me is the lone liness that i felt watching you do those scenes. Lesley odom, jr. , david sigh son sigh upon and oscar isaac when we continue. Funding for charlyear rose is provided by americ rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by rose additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. We going to rise up we going to rise up rise up time to take a shot rise up rise up take to tame a shot rise up take a shot take a shot take a shot not throwing away my stuff not throwing away my stuff. Rose less yee odom, jr. Is lessie odom, jr. Is here, an actor, a singer, currently part of the most popular talked about show on broadway hamilton. He stars as aaron burr, hamiltons friend and nemesis who famously kills him in a dual. The show premiered on broadway last week after a criticall
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. Logic has very quietly become one of the brightest young stars in hip hop. Hes one of the top 25 streaming artists in the world with over one billion streams. He joins us to talk about his third album called everybody which has a unique concept. Lets take a look at some the video for the song black inspiredman i just want to be free, i know im in the i dont i dont want to be black i dont want to be white i just want to be a man today your fans of course know your by racial makeup and you arent the first artist in this general ray to be by racial. But to my mind, and listening to your work, i think this is the first time youve actually talked about it in this way. Yeah. And im probably the first by racial rapper who looks white as hake. So, yeah. You said that, not me. Thats its all good. But, because im comfortable with who i am. And i think sometimes, you know, ive heard things that even just within the communi
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. Logic has very quietly become one of the brightest young stars in hip hop. Hes one of the top 25 streaming artists in the world with over one billion streams. He joins us to talk about his third album called everybody which has a unique concept. Lets take a look at some the video for the song black inspiredman i just want to be free, i know im in the i dont i dont want to be black i dont want to be white i just want to be a man today your fans of course know your by racial makeup and you arent the first artist in this general ray to be by racial. But to my mind, and listening to your work, i think this is the first time youve actually talked about it in this way. Yeah. And im probably the first by racial rapper who looks white as hake. So, yeah. You said that, not me. Thats its all good. But, because im comfortable with who i am. And i think sometimes, you know, ive heard things that even just within the communi