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More than a century of fiction from the forward by ezra glinter. Miranda, in addition to him playing the title role opened on broadway in 2015 following a soldout run at new yorks public theater in 2016, hamilton won 11 tony awards including best book and best score for mr. And the award goes to2018 national jewish book awards and. Rabbis, sorcerers, kings, and priests chosen as finalist in.
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