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‘Hamilton’ celebrates Deaf Awareness Week with sign language Ham4Ham

‘Cabinet Battle #2’ has never looked better.

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Hamilton‘s live Ham4Ham may be over with but the format certainly hasn’t been forgotten. The new cast revived it online on Wednesday with a stunning Ham4Ham in honor of Deaf Awareness Week, also known as International Week of the Deaf.

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Featuring New York Deaf Theatre actors Alexandria Wailes, Jubil Khan, Samantha Coleman, and Shelly Guy, the performance of “Cabinet Battle #2” is powerful and evocative.

“We were honored to be the first Deaf artists to appear on the #Ham4Ham show, and we thank the Hamilton family for inviting us to the ‘Room Where It Happens,’” a post about the performance on the NYDT site reads.

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Fans are going wild for the Ham4Ham. Many want an American Sign Language full-lengthy adaptation to make it onstage—and they know just who to cast in Hamilton‘s leading roles.

 
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