Tony and Grammy Award-winning artist Leslie Odom Jr. brings his music to the Edinburgh Playhouse, featuring songs from Hamilton and the American Songbook.
Leslie Odom Jr. is playing the Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday 25 October, with the show starting at 19:00. He's a New York performer whose work crosses a few different genres, and he's best known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton — the Broadway phenomenon that won him a Tony Award. This concert draws on that history, with special performances of songs from the show.
Beyond the stage, his recordings, including Mr. and Simply Christmas, show a smooth blend of jazz, soul and timeless pop. The live set reimagines the American Songbook alongside pop favourites and musical theatre classics, so it's a broad reach across the styles he's worked in rather than a single record. He's also a Grammy Award winner, and the night pulls from both the theatre and the recording studio.
If you've followed Hamilton from the start, the songs from the show will be a good place to recognise. If you're coming from his albums, the jazz and soul side of things will be the thread. The set sits somewhere between the two, with the American Songbook and pop standards filling out the rest. It's a night that looks back at where he started and where he's gone since.
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It's at the Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, on Sunday 25 October, starting at 19:00.
