{"id":94107,"date":"2019-01-31T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=94107"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:54:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:54:32","slug":"alumna-abby-jaros-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/alumna-abby-jaros-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s it like to Tour with ‘Hamilton’? This UCF Alumna Shares the Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abby Jaros \u201914<\/strong>\u2019s eyes light up the instant she steps into UCF\u2019s theatre building and spots three red dresses on display in the corner. The musical theatre<\/a> alumna takes a moment to appreciate her reunion with the costumes she wore five years ago as the lead in a UCF production of Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/em> before she sits down to talk about her current role in the cultural phenomenon Hamilton<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember they showed the renderings the first day of rehearsal. In fittings I was just beside myself,\u201d Jaros says. \u201cIt\u2019s so cool to see them again. They\u2019re just stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n

She moved to New York immediately after graduation to pursue her Broadway dreams<\/a>. So while she always imagined this for herself, she says she sometimes still can\u2019t believe she is out on stage every night in the biggest musical in America now.<\/p>\n

Jaros recently celebrated her one-year anniversary with the U.S. tour of Hamilton<\/em>, which is playing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando until Feb. 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I love about Hamilton<\/em> is it\u2019s creating conversation everywhere,\u201d Jaros says. \u201c[When I look back on this] I will remember the honor that it has been to be a part of something that will live on for a very long time. I get to be an original cast member of that. Who knows if I\u2019ll ever get to experience that again? I will remember all the hard work it still took to maintain the dream.\u201d<\/p>\n