--- description: Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the smash Broadway hit Hamilton, performed his final show in the title role Saturday. title: Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final 'Hamilton' Curtain Call image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5893dc6928e558d5/69889b582dce01a9da9e9ca3/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-final-curtain-call.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final _Hamilton_ Curtain Call  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2016 3:05 PM CUT  Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance of "Hamilton" on Broadway at Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on July 9, 2016. Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance of "Hamilton" on Broadway at Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on July 9, 2016.Nicholas Hunt—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2016 3:05 PM CUT [Lin-Manuel Miranda](http://time.com/4384946/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-last-show/ "undefined"), the creator and star of the smash Broadway hit _Hamilton_, performed his [final show](http://time.com/money/4394088/hamilton-musical-tickets-lin-manuel-miranda/ "undefined") in the title role Saturday at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York. The musical posted Miranda’s final curtain call on Facebook, where it has been viewed more than 1 million times. Miranda can be seen with his hand over his heart, taking several bows before a cheering and applauding crowd. The orchestra also played _The West Wing_ theme song as Miranda took his final bows, which left him speechless. “That…was…” he wrote on Twitter, responding to an emotional fan’s tweet about the theme song. > [](https://twitter.com/Lin%5FManuel/status/751994846890590208) > [](https://twitter.com/Lin%5FManuel/status/751975218030243840) “It’s been a bit of a day. Wits intact. Love you. Good night,” Miranda later tweeted. Miranda appears to have chopped off his long hair following the last show. He posted a photo of his just his hair lying on a table with the caption: “Teach ’em how to say goodbye…” > [](https://twitter.com/Lin%5FManuel/status/752009275803836417) Miranda [plans to shift his focus](http://time.com/4371511/lin-manuel-miranda-leaving-hamilton/ "undefined") on other projects, including the film sequel to _Mary Poppins_, in which he has been cast in a lead role, and his musical _In the Heights_, which he wants to turn into a motion picture. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4400157/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-curtain-call-final-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4400157/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-curtain-call-final-show/"},"headline":"Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Hamilton Curtain Call","datePublished":"2016-07-10T15:05:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:53:07.927Z","description":"The orchestra played \"The West Wing\" theme song as he took his final bows","url":"https://time.com/4400157/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-curtain-call-final-show/","keywords":["Theater"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5893dc6928e558d5/69889b582dce01a9da9e9ca3/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-final-curtain-call.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5893dc6928e558d5/69889b582dce01a9da9e9ca3/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-final-curtain-call.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Lin-Manuel Miranda's Final Performance In \"Hamilton\" On Broadway","caption":"Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance of \"Hamilton\" on Broadway at Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on July 9, 2016.","creditText":"Nicholas Hunt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4400157/lin-manuel-miranda-hamilton-curtain-call-final-show/","name":"Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Hamilton Curtain Call"}}]}] ```