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| New York Today: A New Day for ‘Hamilton’ | New York Today: A New Day for ‘Hamilton’ |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Updated, 9:38 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this sweltering Friday. | Good morning on this sweltering Friday. |
| “History is happening in Manhattan, and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world.” | “History is happening in Manhattan, and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world.” |
| So sings the cast of “Hamilton” — and we agree. | So sings the cast of “Hamilton” — and we agree. |
| The show made history when it was nominated for a record 16 Tony Awards. | The show made history when it was nominated for a record 16 Tony Awards. |
| But the day has come: Saturday is the final show for three leading cast members, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the play and stars as Alexander Hamilton. | But the day has come: Saturday is the final show for three leading cast members, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the play and stars as Alexander Hamilton. |
| The roles of Aaron Burr and Eliza Hamilton will also see new faces. | The roles of Aaron Burr and Eliza Hamilton will also see new faces. |
| “We’ll be watching to see how the intensity around ‘Hamilton’ is affected by the turnover of the cast,” said The Times’s theater reporter, Michael Paulson. | “We’ll be watching to see how the intensity around ‘Hamilton’ is affected by the turnover of the cast,” said The Times’s theater reporter, Michael Paulson. |
| “There’s a lot of interest over whether the prices and excitement will remain as high.” | “There’s a lot of interest over whether the prices and excitement will remain as high.” |
| The silver lining? | The silver lining? |
| The rest of the cast will remain largely intact, Mr. Paulson said, so although “Hamilton” is already sold out through next year, prices on the secondary market should begin to drop. | The rest of the cast will remain largely intact, Mr. Paulson said, so although “Hamilton” is already sold out through next year, prices on the secondary market should begin to drop. |
| And the show goes on: A PBS documentary will air this fall about the making of the musical. | And the show goes on: A PBS documentary will air this fall about the making of the musical. |
| “The Hamilton Mixtape” will also drop soon, with artists including Ben Folds, Queen Latifah, Usher and Busta Rhymes covering its score — and even songs cut from earlier versions of the play. | “The Hamilton Mixtape” will also drop soon, with artists including Ben Folds, Queen Latifah, Usher and Busta Rhymes covering its score — and even songs cut from earlier versions of the play. |
| Mr. Miranda isn’t exactly disappearing, either. | Mr. Miranda isn’t exactly disappearing, either. |
| “He said he wasn’t done with this role,” Mr. Paulson told us. | “He said he wasn’t done with this role,” Mr. Paulson told us. |
| “He expects to occasionally come back in — either in New York or elsewhere — but it’ll be a surprise where he appears and when.” | “He expects to occasionally come back in — either in New York or elsewhere — but it’ll be a surprise where he appears and when.” |
| So it’s not goodbye; it’s just see you later. | So it’s not goodbye; it’s just see you later. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Today’s forecast: soupy. | Today’s forecast: soupy. |
| Hot soup. | Hot soup. |
| Prepare for patchy fog during your morning commute, and possible showers during your return home. | Prepare for patchy fog during your morning commute, and possible showers during your return home. |
| Otherwise, most of the day will be hot and sunny, with a high near 90 (that could feel as high as 94). | Otherwise, most of the day will be hot and sunny, with a high near 90 (that could feel as high as 94). |
| • Gov. Chris Christie’s cellphone, a missing piece in the George Washington Bridge case, has been found. [New York Times] | • Gov. Chris Christie’s cellphone, a missing piece in the George Washington Bridge case, has been found. [New York Times] |
| • Lawyers for a nonprofit aligned with Mayor Bill de Blasio are trying to keep emails chains between the group and the mayor’s aides a secret. [New York Times] | • Lawyers for a nonprofit aligned with Mayor Bill de Blasio are trying to keep emails chains between the group and the mayor’s aides a secret. [New York Times] |
| • A new lawsuit claims that the Police Department violates the First Amendment by interfering with people who are filming police activity. [New York Times] | • A new lawsuit claims that the Police Department violates the First Amendment by interfering with people who are filming police activity. [New York Times] |
| • At least three dozen protesters were arrested in Manhattan at a demonstration against deadly police shootings, after two high-profile police shootings left two black men dead this week. [CBS] | • At least three dozen protesters were arrested in Manhattan at a demonstration against deadly police shootings, after two high-profile police shootings left two black men dead this week. [CBS] |
| • Politicians and residents are criticizing the M.T.A. over its F train express proposal, saying the plan should improve service for all riders. [DNAInfo] | • Politicians and residents are criticizing the M.T.A. over its F train express proposal, saying the plan should improve service for all riders. [DNAInfo] |
| • More than 500 previously unknown graves were discovered on Staten Island at one of the country’s first settlements founded by free African-Americans. [DNAInfo] | • More than 500 previously unknown graves were discovered on Staten Island at one of the country’s first settlements founded by free African-Americans. [DNAInfo] |
| • The City Comptroller said the city missed out on $59.2 million in taxes over six years because it was giving tax breaks to the dead. [Crain’s New York] | • The City Comptroller said the city missed out on $59.2 million in taxes over six years because it was giving tax breaks to the dead. [Crain’s New York] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Inspired by ‘Princess Ida’ ” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Inspired by ‘Princess Ida’ ” |
| • Scoreboard: Yankees fend off Indians, 5-4. Mets overthrow Nationals, 9-7. | • Scoreboard: Yankees fend off Indians, 5-4. Mets overthrow Nationals, 9-7. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. |
| • Enjoy twilight horse racing, and a concert from a ’90s cover band, at Party at the Park at Belmont Park. First post at 3:05 p.m. [$5] | • Enjoy twilight horse racing, and a concert from a ’90s cover band, at Party at the Park at Belmont Park. First post at 3:05 p.m. [$5] |
| • Come out and play at “After Dark,” an evening of outdoor arcade and street games, in Dumbo, Brooklyn, near the Manhattan Bridge Archway Plaza. 7 p.m. [Free] | • Come out and play at “After Dark,” an evening of outdoor arcade and street games, in Dumbo, Brooklyn, near the Manhattan Bridge Archway Plaza. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Learn the Charleston at Midsummer Night Swing in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. Dance lesson at 6:30 p.m., live French jazz at 7:30 p.m. [Prices vary] | • Learn the Charleston at Midsummer Night Swing in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. Dance lesson at 6:30 p.m., live French jazz at 7:30 p.m. [Prices vary] |
| • Watch “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” under the stars at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach on Staten Island. 8:30 p.m. [Free] | • Watch “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” under the stars at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach on Staten Island. 8:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • See “The Law Firm: Law and Disorder,” a comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea. 10:30 p.m. [$10] | • See “The Law Firm: Law and Disorder,” a comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Chelsea. 10:30 p.m. [$10] |
| • Mets host Nationals, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). Yankees at Indians, 7:10 p.m. (YES). New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 8:30 p.m. (MSG). | • Mets host Nationals, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). Yankees at Indians, 7:10 p.m. (YES). New York Liberty at Chicago Sky, 8:30 p.m. (MSG). |
| Saturday | Saturday |
| • The Arab-American and North African Street Festival brings these cultures to Great Jones Street in SoHo. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. | • The Arab-American and North African Street Festival brings these cultures to Great Jones Street in SoHo. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| • Don a veil at a Meet the Bees workshop, where you’ll peek inside a hive of 50,000 bees, at Perkins Visitors Center at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 11 a.m. [$35] | • Don a veil at a Meet the Bees workshop, where you’ll peek inside a hive of 50,000 bees, at Perkins Visitors Center at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 11 a.m. [$35] |
| • Take the kids to a magic show at Fantasy Shore Amusement Park on Staten Island. 2 and 4 p.m. [Free] | • Take the kids to a magic show at Fantasy Shore Amusement Park on Staten Island. 2 and 4 p.m. [Free] |
| • Comic junkies (and amateurs) can learn to draw for comic books and graphic novels in a workshop at Q.E.D. in Astoria, Queens. 2:30 p.m. [$15] | • Comic junkies (and amateurs) can learn to draw for comic books and graphic novels in a workshop at Q.E.D. in Astoria, Queens. 2:30 p.m. [$15] |
| • The Metropolitan Opera brings beautiful voices to Jackie Robinson Park in Manhattan. 7 p.m. [Free] | • The Metropolitan Opera brings beautiful voices to Jackie Robinson Park in Manhattan. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees at Indians, 4:10 p.m. (FS1). Western New York Flash hosts Seattle Reign FC, 7 p.m. Mets host Nationals, 7:15 p.m. (FOX). | • Yankees at Indians, 4:10 p.m. (FS1). Western New York Flash hosts Seattle Reign FC, 7 p.m. Mets host Nationals, 7:15 p.m. (FOX). |
| • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Frank Bruni. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. | • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Frank Bruni. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. |
| Sunday | Sunday |
| • Celebrate Bastille Day at a French festival — with food, wine, entertainment and more — on 60th Street from Fifth to Lexington Avenues. Noon. | • Celebrate Bastille Day at a French festival — with food, wine, entertainment and more — on 60th Street from Fifth to Lexington Avenues. Noon. |
| • Explore the Bronx River by wooden boat at Hunts Point Riverside Park in the Bronx. 1 p.m. [Free] | • Explore the Bronx River by wooden boat at Hunts Point Riverside Park in the Bronx. 1 p.m. [Free] |
| • La Isla Bonita Summer Festival brings tropical music, electric island vibes and more to Faber Park on Staten Island. 3 p.m. [Free] | • La Isla Bonita Summer Festival brings tropical music, electric island vibes and more to Faber Park on Staten Island. 3 p.m. [Free] |
| • Summergarden, a concert with music from the Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center, at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. 8 p.m. [Free] | • Summergarden, a concert with music from the Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center, at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. 8 p.m. [Free] |
| • Watch a performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Free] | • Watch a performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees at Indians, 1:10 p.m. (YES). Mets host Nationals, 1:10 p.m. (WPIX). New York Liberty hosts San Antonio Stars, 3 p.m. (MSG). New York Red Bulls host Portland Timbers, 6 p.m. (MLS LIVE). New York City FC at Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m. (MLS LIVE). | • Yankees at Indians, 1:10 p.m. (YES). Mets host Nationals, 1:10 p.m. (WPIX). New York Liberty hosts San Antonio Stars, 3 p.m. (MSG). New York Red Bulls host Portland Timbers, 6 p.m. (MLS LIVE). New York City FC at Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m. (MLS LIVE). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. |
| L and M trains are running with delays. | L and M trains are running with delays. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until August 15. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until August 15. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. | • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. |
| What would you do for fame? | What would you do for fame? |
| (Sorry, you just missed a round of open auditions for “Hamilton.”) | (Sorry, you just missed a round of open auditions for “Hamilton.”) |
| Would you jump off a city bridge for $200 and a chance in the limelight? | Would you jump off a city bridge for $200 and a chance in the limelight? |
| One hundred and thirty years ago this month, somebody did. | One hundred and thirty years ago this month, somebody did. |
| A man named Stephen Brodie, who had lost a sizable portion of his money betting on horse racing, leapt off the Brooklyn Bridge to get some cash back in his pocket. | A man named Stephen Brodie, who had lost a sizable portion of his money betting on horse racing, leapt off the Brooklyn Bridge to get some cash back in his pocket. |
| “Brodie swung to and fro in the breeze, and steadied himself as well as he could,” The Times reported. | “Brodie swung to and fro in the breeze, and steadied himself as well as he could,” The Times reported. |
| “When he hung perpendicularly over the river he let go his hold, and shot down like an arrow.” | “When he hung perpendicularly over the river he let go his hold, and shot down like an arrow.” |
| He lived, was given some liquor to ease the pain and shock, was arrested, and then became a local celebrity. | He lived, was given some liquor to ease the pain and shock, was arrested, and then became a local celebrity. |
| What lengths would you go for fame? Let us know in the comments. | What lengths would you go for fame? Let us know in the comments. |
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