Lifestyle Tony and Grammy Award winner Odom Jr. to perform at McKnight Center

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Adam Engel Editor-in-Chief

A big-time Broadway talent is Stillwater bound.

Tony and Grammy-Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. will perform at OSU’s McKnight Center on April 28 and 29, according to a press release.

Odom replaces fellow “Hamilton” star Renée Elise Goldsberry, who was originally scheduled for those days. She canceled because of a change in filming schedules. The McKnight Center hoped to bring her back in the future.

All previously bought tickets for Goldsberry’s performances remain valid for Odom’s shows.

Odom starred as Aaron Burr in “Hamilton” and won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. A New York City native, he debuted on Broadway at 17 in “RENT.” He also received Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his achievements in theatre, television, film and music. He recently starred in Netflix’s “Knives Out: Glass Onion.”

Odom is working on production to a sequel to “The Exorcist.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Leslie Odom Jr. to our stage this April,” said Mark Blakeman, the Marilynn and Carl Thoma Executive Director of the McKnight Center. “Mr. Odom Jr. has a vast repertoire, and he delivers a charismatic performance that we know will captivate the audience.”

Odom also performed in Apple TV+’s “Central Park,” Disney+’s “Hamilton.” You can also find him in “Abbott Elementary,” “The Proud Family,” “Louder and Prouder,” “Love in the Times of Corona” and other. He is also a BMG recording artist and released four full-length albums. He will release his first children’s book, cowritten with Nicolette Robinson, “I Love You and More than You’ll Ever Know” on March 28.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit the mcknightcenter. org or call 405-7449999. Single ticket prices begin at $41.

“In-demand artists like Ms. Goldsberry are always managing multiple projects at once,” Blakeman said. “We know this cancelation is disappointing for her fans, but we’re positive they’ll love Mr Odom, Jr.’s performance.”

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