#377: Tamar Greene // Hamilton Broadway's George Washington // Part Three
The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast
Gillian Pensavalle
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🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Tamar Greene (Hamilton Broadway's George Washington) is a classical trained pianist, an opera singer, a voice teacher, a founding member of Ham4Progress, and a guy who appreciates the revitalization that comes with embracing the unexpected. That's what his three episodes have been all about. Tamar started his career in music literally hiding behind a piano because it was easier on his stage fright. For years, he resisted accepting his vocal talent. So, he got a bachelor's degree in computer information systems but the music stuff was still nagging at him. On his way to class, he'd walk the halls of the music department, admiring the beautiful pianos and listening to other vocalists and thinking, "you know maybe I *could* make a living in music."
Tamar embraced everything he was interested in and now he's accepted that he can be passionate about all of it. Being in bands like Bitchin' Kitchen means he learned, as he says "the business of the business." - traveling, booking, splitting the door money with the band, all that stuff. A degree in computer information systems means that he could put on concerts during lockdown without worrying about the tech side of things. So I guess what I'm saying is that Tamar Greene knows what he's talking about and he also walks the walk so you should take what he says to heart.
This week, Tamar talks about performing orchestral versions of South Park Songs, his favorite SNOBs (Saturday Night on Broadway), leading with love, and he unexpectedly walks us through his Washington's mental and emotional arc leading up to One Last Time. Plus, Tamar talks about grappling with the colonizing slave owning history of the founding fathers, the power of a Black man playing George Washington, and how this ties into his role as an original member of Ham4Progress.
Orchestral Versions of South Park Songs
Jonas Kaufmann - Turandot, Atto III: "Nessun Dorma"
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Stage and Stages, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and you're listening to The Hamilkast. |
| 0:05.1 | Bootsing, cut, sin, bussing, cut. |
| 0:18.6 | Hey everyone, I'm Jillian, and welcome back to The Hamilkast. |
| 0:21.3 | This is my third episode with Tamar Green, who is currently George Washington |
| 0:24.7 | in Hamilton on Broadway. |
| 0:25.9 | Tamar is a classical train pianist and opera singer, a voice teacher, |
| 0:29.1 | a founding member of Hanford Progress, and a guy who appreciates the revitalization |
| 0:32.8 | that comes with embracing the unexpected. |
| 0:34.4 | That's what these episodes have really been about. |
| 0:36.3 | Tamar started his career in music, literally hiding behind a piano, |
| 0:39.6 | because it was easier on a stage fright. |
| 0:41.3 | For years, he wouldn't accept the vocal talent that everyone in his life was telling him about. |
| 0:45.7 | So, he got a bachelor's degree in computer information systems, |
| 0:48.6 | but the music stuff was still nagging at him. |
| 0:50.5 | On his way to class, he'd walk the halls of the music department, |
| 0:53.0 | listening to the other vocalists, admiring the beautiful pianos, |
| 0:56.0 | and thinking, you know, maybe I could make a living in music. |
| 0:58.8 | Obviously, we know that's what ended up happening, and I know this sounds cheesy, |
| 1:02.1 | but I think how he got there is so important. |
| 1:04.3 | Tamar embraced everything he was interested in, and now he realizes he could be passionate |
| 1:08.2 | about all of it. |
| 1:09.1 | Being in bands like Bitch and Kitchen means he learned, as he says, the business of the business. |
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