The Public Theater welcomed Leslie Odom Jr. and Renée Elise Goldsberry, the Tony Award-winning original stars of Hamilton, to its annual gala on the lawn outside the newly renovated Delacorte Theater.

After Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" became a smash hit, visitorship to Alexander Hamilton's historic home tripled.

Hamilton was an immediate hit when it debuted in New York a decade ago - telling the heart-wrenching story of a lesser-known ...