#375: Tamar Greene // Hamilton Broadway’s George Washington // Part One

Tamar Greene, Hamilton Broadway’s current George Washington, returns to The Hamilcast! Tamar was first on the podcast back in 2019 when I saw Hamilton in Chicago and threw a big party recording with the cast. Those are episodes 181-185 if you’re interested. That party was so much fun but it’s hard to do a deep dive with someone in those recordings, so it’s always nice to be able to sit down one on one and really get into it… and that’s exactly what’s happening with Tamar because he’s been on a JOURNEY. Tamar’s mother was a singer and a pianist who ended up retiring as a nurse, and his father was a DJ and promoter focusing on Jamaican artists. He owned a record store and threw parties and events in the community. Growing up, Tamar and his nine siblings all had to learn an instrument. He chose the piano because, as he says, it was easy to hide behind. Throughout Tamar’s life, the people around him kept encouraging him to sing but he fought them every step of the way. Even as he was studying for his BA in Computer Information Systems (which he has, by the way), he found himself wandering the halls of the music department… always drawn to this life he didn’t know how to live. Is it even possible to do music professionally? What does that look like?