Hamilton College featured guest speaker Lin-Manuel Miranda, the original star and creator of the Tony award winning musical Hamilton as part of the college's next "Great Names" speaker. Read More: President Obama and Hamilton College President Talk about Colleges and their futureThe event was free and open to the public, but tickets were required with students getting first dibs. Lin-Manuel Miranda at Hamilton College. September 29, 2025 Photo by Alison Keeler for TSM Lin-Manuel Miranda at Hamilton College. Both Miranda and Hamilton won the 2016 Drama League Awards for Distinguished Performance and Outstanding Production of a Musical, respectively.