MY HAMILTON LEGACY
To be a part of such a historic production for these past nine years has been the dream of my lifetime. It is not lost on me, that I have been extremely blessed to be a small part of American History. I still remember my first day of rehearsal, election day 2016. The city was tense and anxiety was high. The cast was met with tears in their eyes, but I was on cloud nine. I couldn’t wait to get started on the production of the century. I remember feeling extreme excitement and nervousness. To be joining a company, still in its infancy, meant that expectations were stratospheric and there was no room for error. Every performance was met with celebrities and superstars. I struggled at times to manage my own feelings, often triggering my own sympathetic nervous system, which meant spending the next few years learning how to manage these feelings as they came.
With several of the original cast members still in the company when I joined, this shy California girl felt socially awkward. My personality wasn’t the “typical” outgoing musical theatre dramatic personality, so needless to say, I didn’t make friends easily. But that wasn’t my priority, my priority was the audience. The stage was where I felt the most comfortable and I could express myself best when I was performing. I felt people understood me better when I was onstage dancing, singing and acting. To be exceptional at the extraordinary, means that sacrifices of the ordinary need to be made.
My family is no stranger to the sacrifices I have made. Time spent with them always came second to my career and they still supported me. They have never missed an opening night performance, and Hamilton was no exception. My family flew across the country multiple times to watch me perform. My mom alone watched Hamilton close to fifty times and I’m convinced she kept the show running for at least one of those ten years. When my family came to see me in my final performance on November 23rd 2025, we decided to replicate the original family picture from my Broadway debut. I look forward to the day I can repay them for these sacrifices, but I fear I will never truly be able to. Maybe when I have my own family one day, God willing, I will pass on these sacrifices to my own children.
From my Broadway Debut, to The Macy’s Day Parade, to filming the 10th Anniversary commercial, to meeting my idols and working with legends and everything in between, these past nine years of my life have been nothing less than extraordinary. After 2,377 performances on Broadway, I am currently the longest running ensemble woman in Hamilton history. I leave with a grateful heart and excitement for the future. Here’s to the show that changed me from the inside out… Every night the company sang the final lyrics “Who lives who dies, who tells your story” in complete a cappella. It was a moment to actively reflect on my own legacy and the impact I have here on earth. I was always reminded that in order to have a legacy in your future means to be present in history. I hope that in my lifetime I can build a legacy worth remembering.
“To have a legacy on your future means to be present in history.”
“To be exceptional at the extraordinary, means that sacrifices of the ordinary need to be made.”
