‘Hamilton’ star Leslie Odom, Jr. talks risk, creative mandates, performing with the Cleveland Orchestra

2024 TIME100 Summit

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 24: Leslie  Odom Jr. performs onstage during the 2024 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME )Getty Images for TIME

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Is there nothing Leslie Odom, Jr. can’t do?”

It’s a valid question, one that came on the heels of asking, “Is it hyperbole to say that a multifaceted, Tony and Grammy Award-winning, three-time Emmy and two-time Academy Award-nominated vocalist, songwriter, actor, and New York Times bestselling author is a once-in-a-generation talent?”

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