One of the great ironies of this nomination is that it requires the White House machine to stop and spin in the opposite direction than they did in Roberts.

When I was asked to do a song from 'In the Heights' at the White House in 2009, I chose instead to do 'Alexander Hamilton' because I felt like I was meeting a moment.

I'm prepared to do everything I can to stop the nomination of Justice Pickering. We can do a lot better.

They never seem to be on the offense. Their spin machine is a little rusty.

In 'Hamilton,' we're telling the stories of old, dead white men, but we're using actors of color, and that makes the story more immediate and more accessible to a contemporary audience.

I never dreamed I would one day work at it White House.