Societies 2017 Freedom Award for his work on the musical hamilton. A film version of the musical begins streaming on the disney plus service on friday. This ceremony is about 35 minutes. Good evening ladies and gentlemen, members of the senate who are here, members of the house of representatives, and all of you who have come here tonight to join with us as we celebrate the awarding of the Freedom Award to Linmanuel Miranda. I am the president and ceo of the u. S. Capital Historical Society and a former member of congress from connecticut. This evening we pay tribute, as i mentioned, to Linmanuel Miranda, an extraordinarily talented composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor. As a Historical Society we usually honor historians. Last year we honor David Mccullough with our Freedom Award. This year we honor an artist to transform history into the hit musical, hamilton. With a hiphop score, catchy lyrics and contemporary choreography, americans of all generations and back wells are learnin
With him, is in those cases where he felt obliged to use dramatic license, he would always try to incorporate as many authentic elements into the scene as he could even if he had changed something. Brian if you get on the website today, first of all, you cant buy tickets. Theyre sold out for how far are they sold out . Ron sold out as we talked, through january 2017. Brian so all of this year and then january of next year. Ron yeah. Brian but if you get on and get on these resale websites, 1000 might get you a ticket. Ron yeah, i mean and people have been scalping tickets for 1,500 to 2000, 2500 a ticket. They are certainly routinely scalping for 1000 or 1,500 a ticket. Brian what do you think of that . Ron well, you know, its been frustrating for us because we didnt create this show exclusively for Hedge Fund Managers and private equity [laughter] people, and we have been doing what is within our power to try to offset that. For instance, theres a lottery every night, where the entire
I am the president and ceo of the u. S. Capital Historical Society and a former member of congress from connecticut. This evening we pay tribute, as i mentioned, to linmanuel an extraordinarily talented composer, lyricist, playwright, and at her. Actor. As a Historical Society we usually honor historians. Last year we honor David Mccullough with our Freedom Award. This year we honor an artist to transform history into the hit musical, hamilton. Score, catchy lyrics and contemporary choreography, americans of all generations and back wells are learning about Alexander Hamilton and ehrenberg, and how their conflicting vision shaped our young country. Grapple wither we some of the same issues. Fork you Linmanuel Miranda making history, alive through the performing arts. This evening we are honored to have the democratic leader with speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. Madam speaker i and fault i invite you to the podium to say a few words. [applause] Speaker Pelosi good afternoon, everyone
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, members of the senate who are here, members of the house of representatives, and all who have come here tonight to join with us as we celebrate the awarding of the Freedom Award to Linmanuel Miranda. I am the president and ceo of the u. S. Capital Historical Society and a former member of congress from connecticut. This evening, we pay tribute, as i mentioned, to Linmanuel Miranda, an extraordinarily talented composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor. As a Historical Society, we usually honor historians. Last year, we honored David Mccullough with our Freedom Award. This year, we honor an artist to transformed history into the hit musical, hamilton. With a hiphop score, catchy lyrics and contemporary choreography, americans of all generations and backgrounds are learning about Alexander Ehrenberg and burr, and how their conflicting vision shaped our young country. 200 years later, we grapple with some of the same issues. Thank you, Linmanuel Miranda,
Doma or this bill, and mr. Holder decided to stop making them. And that is what made me say hes abandoned his duty. Do you agree . I agree. I thought that the decision was wrong. I happen to agree with the president. I was a critical of doma. But i thought that the abandonment of the defense of doma was to the rule of law. I thought it violated a longstanding understanding with this body. You know, theres history here, as you know. Youre a student of the constitution. And you know that theres always been this tension between the congress and the Justice Department as to who can be in court defending things of this kind. The Justice Departments always insisted theyre the exclusive representative. Huh been attorney general you would not have stopped that. Absolutely. I would have defended that law. Even though you didnt agree with doma, the defense of marriage act. Theres no definition in the attorney generals position as to when they will abandon a federal law. I happen to agree with th