“Hamilton” cast members donated their salaries from Wednesday night’s performance on Broadway in honor of International Women’s Day, actor Javier Muñoz tweeted. Wednesday marked International Women’s Day as well as the “Day Without A Woman” strike, in which women in the United States and around the world highlighted their contributions to society by expressing their frustrations on social media, wearing red and taking to the streets to demonstrate. Many women did not show up to work, which closed schools around the country. The “Hamilton” production included an insert in the evening performance’s playbill to remind audiences that March is National Women’s History Month. It also described how the show was honoring and celebrating International Women’s Day.

Source: Huffington Post March 09, 2017 04:41 UTC