Tony Odds & Ends: Lin-Manuel Miranda Intends to Return to Hamilton, A Bronx Tale's Broadway Dates & More

Here's a quick roundup of stories from the Tony winners in the press room that you may have missed at the 70th Annual Tony Awards tonight.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Intends to Return to Hamilton
Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda has confirmed that he is set to depart the Tony-winning tuner: "I will leave sometime this summer.” However, the show’s creator and star revealed that he intends to return to the musical over the years. “I’ve built something that I can drop in on over and over again.” Miranda also fielded a question about what Alexander Hamilton would make of Donald Trump. “I have no idea,” came the diplomatic response. “I think Hamilton would be too busy looking at the electric lights!” Miranda then firmly added: “I think the show speaks for itself.”

Renée Elise Goldsberry Eyes the West End?
Broadway.com asked Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry whether she’d consider reprising her role of Angelica Schuyler Church in London or in any of the upcoming American productions of Hamilton. “I would love to,” she replied. Watch this space!

A Bronx Tale Likely to Land on Broadway This Fall
Paper Mill Playhouse is the recipient of this year's Regional Theatre Tony Award: asked about two of their Broadway-aimed projects, A Bronx Tale and The Bandstand comes the news that the former is "further on in process" in landing a Main Stem theater. They would not confirm the rumor that A Bronx Tale had landed the Longacre Theatre and would open on December 1.

Ivo van Hove Talks David Bowie's Lazarus in London
Tony winner Ivo van Hove, who took home a trophy for A View From the Bridge, also directed David Bowie’s Lazarus off-Broadway this season. He says it “would be a wonderful idea to do that in Bowie’s hometown,” adding that producer Robert Fox has said it’s “inevitable.”