Leslie Odom Jr. at the Kennedy Center
Like most people, I fell in love with Leslie Odom Jr. on the cast album for Hamilton. He's so good as Aaron Burr that I literally can't imagine anyone else singing that particular part. Unfortunately, when I finally saw Hamilton he'd already left the show, so I never had the chance to hear him sing live (though his replacement, Brand Victor Dixon was amazing!). That's why I was ecstatic when it was announced he'd be touring and he'd be making a stop in Washington DC. After months of waiting - I'm pretty sure we bought these tickets in April - it was finally time to see him. And it was like falling in love with him all over again. He was beyond phenomenal! He has a beautiful voice, which most people already know. But he's also a pretty lovely entertainer - lively, and fun. He began with a Hamilton number - obviously - but promised there would be more later. His reasoning for this was that if he had performed all of his Hamilton...