--- description: The 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' actor wants in on the 'Hamilton' action. Watch his audition tape, showcasing his unique singing and rapping. title: Watch Titus Andromedon Audition To Be Our New 'Hamilton' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's_ Titus Wants to Be Our New _Hamilton_ Star In Homemade Audition Tape  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 8:48 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2016 8:48 PM CUT Actor [Tituss Burgess](http://time.com/3998158/tina-fey-social-media/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") is no stranger to rap and theater: after all, his character in the Netflix comedy series [_Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt_](http://time.com/4292506/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-season-2-review/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined")is known for his original rap song and accompanying homemade music video entitled [“Peeno Noir.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6yttOfIvOw "undefined")” So it’s not such a stretch that Burgess (in character as _Unbreakable_‘s Titus Andromedon) would put together an audition tape for _Hamilton_, looking to fill the shoes of superstar writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda and play the title role when the [Tony winner](http://time.com/4365681/2016-tony-awards-recap-hamilton-lin-manuel-miranda/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") takes his leave from the blockbuster show. Burgess, in an old-fashioned overcoat and white wig, opens the tape with a disclaimer. “Now, I’ve not actually been able to get tickets to _Hamilton_ and no audition materials were made available to me… but I think I get it,” he says. He then holds up a ten dollar bill and launches into operatic song. “One day this is gonna be me, looking up from a sea of green!” he sings, before transitioning to his hip-hop side and freestyling a far-too-literal “rap.” Titus Andromedon may be a diamond in the rough just like Hamilton himself—and we appreciate that he’s throwing away his shot—but let’s just say that the role will probably not be headed his way. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4367177/hamilton-titus-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-audition/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4367177/hamilton-titus-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-audition/"},"headline":"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Titus Wants to Be Our New Hamilton Star In Homemade Audition Tape","datePublished":"2016-06-13T20:48:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:19.296Z","description":"He may have missed his shot","url":"https://time.com/4367177/hamilton-titus-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-audition/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Theater"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"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/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4367177/hamilton-titus-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-audition/","name":"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Titus Wants to Be Our New Hamilton Star In Homemade Audition Tape"}}]}] ```