{"id":13890,"date":"2017-10-16T12:09:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=13890"},"modified":"2017-11-22T18:28:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T23:28:39","slug":"an-interview-with-hamilton-star-leslie-odom-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/an-interview-with-hamilton-star-leslie-odom-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Hamilton Star Leslie Odom Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"
By Colin W. Sargent, Portland Monthly<\/em><\/strong>\"Odom_Leslie_HILeslie Odom Jr. is set to wow Merrill Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on October 19, presented by Portland Ovations<\/a>. Colin W. Sargent\u00a0of <\/i>Portland Monthly<\/em>\u00a0checks in with the <\/i>Hamilton<\/em> star ahead of his visit\u00a0to see how hungry he is for a taste of Maine.<\/i><\/h5>\n

Tell us about your first visit here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is my very first visit but I want to see some lighthouses, a National Park, and I want some seafood. Doesn’t have to be in that order, but I want to make it happen!<\/p>\n

\"90\"If there’s one song in particular that you’ll be singing up here that might connect with this Maine audience, what do you think it is? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Most audiences aren’t coming because they want to hear me sing something from Law & Order: SVU<\/em> or Person of Interest<\/em> or even Smash<\/em>. Most audiences are coming to hear their favorite Hamilton <\/em>songs, and we make sure they don’t leave disappointed. They’re some of my favorite songs to sing on the planet, so it’s my pleasure to oblige.<\/p>\n

What’s the culture shock like going from the Kennedy Center to Maine? Is there a ‘psychic decompression?’\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tour is taking us to hamlets and stretches of the countryside that I’ve never had the pleasure to visit prior. New York and LA have a very specific rhythm and pace. There is maybe a deeper breath I am able to access in places like Maine. How’s the theater scene? Maybe a move is in my future?
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What’s your favorite way to eat lobster?\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

On a roll with some light, barely there seasoning. Sign me up!<\/p>\n

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November 2017
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