Renée Elise Goldsberry Says “Hamilton” ‘Changed My Life’ as She Reflects on 10-Year Reunion

A decade successful nan making, nan much-anticipated Hamilton reunion astatine nan 2025 Tony Awards filled Radio City Music Hall pinch powerful euphony and unforgettable performances. But for prima Renée Elise Goldsberry, it was personal.

"I walked successful and I conscionable saw my family," nan Tony-winning character recalled during an friendly speech pinch SiriusXM’s Smith Sisters Live.

On June 8, nan mastermind, writer and prima of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, made history by bringing nan Broadway formed backmost connected shape to people nan musical’s 10th anniversary.

Reflecting connected nan milestone, Goldsberry — who played nan iconic socialite Angelica Schuyler — expressed her immense gratitude for being a portion of nan project.

She told Smith Sisters Live hosts Lauren Smith, Rachel Smith and Mariah Smith: "[It] makes maine consciousness truthful grateful that I sewage to beryllium live successful nan world 10 years aft this point that changed my life."

More than 2 twelve original formed members stepped distant from their lives and existent projects to relive nan magic of Hamilton together, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, Jonathan Groff and Ariana DeBose were among those spotted connected stage.

“What we sewage to acquisition is that our medley capacity astatine nan Tonys seemed to beryllium really enjoyed and celebrated by everyone,” Goldsberry said.

The Girl5Eva prima besides shared a funny anecdote astir returning to nan beloved number, "Satisfied." 

"This euphony belongs much to nan world than it belongs to america anyhow astatine this point," she said. "I person to perceive to nan words of 'Satisfied' earlier I singing it each clip because I don't wanna beryllium up successful beforehand of an assemblage and group cognize it amended and they singing nan rap faster than me."

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In a bittersweet Instagram station nan time earlier nan performance, Goldsberry shared a carousel of behind-the-scenes photos pinch her castmates. Her caption read, “Spontaneous tears of joyousness support bubbling up from my soul. I americium conscionable truthful happy.” 

The acquisition exceeded each expectations. Wrote Goldsberry: "I had chaotic dreams astir this reunion, and nan reality truthful acold is moreover better."

Two days aft nan Tony Awards, Miranda took to Instagram wherever he opened up astir his acquisition preparing for nan reunion. Describing a months-long travel that began pinch an epiphany successful nan ablution and gathering nan original formed backmost together, Miranda expressed nan excitement nan process brought him.

"The joyousness was indescribable," he said. "I ever dreamed we’d each get backmost successful nan room together."

He besides reflected connected really nan reunion felt different this clip around, "I ne'er dreamed really overmuch much nosy it would beryllium pinch thing to beryllium and everything to celebrate."

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Since opening astatine New York City’s Richard Rodgers Theatre connected Aug. 6, 2015, Hamilton has had a awesome effect connected Broadway. The philharmonic blended divers genres and styles of euphony to show nan communicative of founding begetter Alexander Hamilton successful a measurement that was ne'er earlier seen.

It was an instant phenomenon, sweeping the 2016 Tony Awards and redefining what a Broadway show could be. A decade later, it has only grown. 

The original formed signaling precocious earned Diamond certification from nan Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a historical first for immoderate Broadway album.

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