There was a magic about that original company.

Odom outlines his experiences inHamiltoninhis new autobiographyFailing Up.

I write what all those actors and performers mean to me, he says.

The 58th GRAMMY Awards - “Hamilton” GRAMMY Performance

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I tried to mention as many of them in my Tony speech as I could.

There was real love and admiration there from me.

That would be the room where it happens, Odom jokes.

Odom had a supporting role on the series as aBombshellensemble member and sometime lover of Christian Borles writer Tom.

I didnt have a ton to do on the show.

I was very much a supporting player, and I was happy to do it.

The central characters in that thing were those two women, Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee.

Thats mainly what its about, but I would look at anything they want to send me.

Any major spotlight that gets shined on the form helps us all, he notes.

They help the regional theater.

They help make this form of storytelling popular and keep it in the eyes of the American people.

Im a fan of the form, so I love the moment that its having.

Failing Upis now available.