'Raising Kanan''s MeKai Curtis & Patina Miller Stress Raq & Kanan's Relationship Will Be 'Tested' In S2 'Raising Kanan's Hailey Kilgore: It Will Take 'A Lot Of Work' To Repair Jukebox & Marvin's Relationship 'Raising Kanan' EP Teases A 'Reckoning' For Kanan Over Raq & Howard's Secret In Season 2 “We found amazing ways to connect to communities and to connect to each other.” “I helped co-create Ham4Progress which is the social justice arm of Hamilton, which was a really instrumental thing for my mental health because it was a way to use this massive brand and still be impactful,” she said. She has always propelled me to want to do more.”ĭuring the pandemic, Krystal and her fellow cast mates banded together to ensure Hamilton continued to make a difference in the world, despite not being able to perform. “The more that I got to invest and really focus for the first time in almost two years do my own community building, I really, truly gained even more respect and more of a connection to her. She was an abolitionist, she was so many things,” the actress explained. She dedicated the last 50 years of her life to service to children to trying to make the world a better place. “She was really involved in charity work, really involved in her community. Krystal also noted that she spoke further with Alexander Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow about Eliza’s philanthropic contributions throughout history, which helped inspire her return to the role, as well. “I wanted to lean into the love story! I think we’re due for a bit of a love story, but also the power of love and what love can do.

“I was reading those letters from him to her, and romantic is not even the word to describe them… They’re so personal and I can only imagine the correspondence back, which gave me more to play with,” Krystal told HollywoodLife in an EXCLUSIVE interview. Referenced in her number “Burn,” Eliza set fire to the letters she wrote he husband Alexander Hamilton, but went on to keep his and share them for publishing - which Krystal took the time to read ahead of returning to the character. For Krystal Joy Brown, who joined the cast of Hamiltonin December 2019, the time off allowed her ‘dig deeper’ and find a ‘new connection’ with Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, that she hadn’t had the time to do prior to the show. While the marquee lights dimmed and stage doors closed, the pandemic break offered Broadway stars time to revisit their characters in a whole new way. Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trending Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu

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