#475: Jonathan Dinklage // Hamilton Broadway's Concertmaster // Part One

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grab your Rush t-shirt and your record collection because Jonathan Dinklage, Hamilton Broadway's concertmaster, is here to blow your mind. He's one of the coolest dudes ever and has stories for days, so buckle up.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Concertmaster is a very fancy way of saying that he's the first violinist in the pit and he's the direct liaison between the musicians and the conductor. Jonny tries to downplay it (and yes, the term "concertmaster" sounds stuffy and has a lot of weight to it because it's from the 1870s) but it's a VERY important role. It's a gig he almost didn't take because when Alex Lacamoire called him to do a reading Jonny was like, "I don't know, man, a reading?" But Jonny heard something in Alex's voice that made him think that this was something he shouldn't pass up. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to Hamilton, Jonny's a world class musician, arranger, composer, and producer. He's worked on Broadway for over 30 years - both in the pit and on original cast recordings, he has about a zillion film and tv credits, and he's played all over the world with legendary musicians, including and most importantly: Rush.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Imagine really, really loving a band for your entire life, spending hours rocking out in your living room (or in the woods with a boombox), fantasizing about being on stage with them, and then one day… there you are… on tour with your idols, ACTUALLY living out your dream. It is the coolest story and like most cool stories, Paul Rudd is involved. </span></p> <p><strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2tAeN2TKlQLOoSPXtARzBV?si=c2d1a594be9b4c86"> Van Halen - Eruption</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3Am0IbOxmvlSXro7N5iSfZ?si=229f0b96869c4eeb"> The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4e9hUiLsN4mx61ARosFi7p?si=91661b5fce7d4d43"> Rush - The Spirit of Radio</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0K6yUnIKNsFtfIpTgGtcHm?si=5a4aa1f2ac474093"> Rush - Limelight</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4CyElmiM9EF9aURGWlPZLi?si=cd94338ddff64f6b"> Rush - La Villa Strangiato</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.jonathandinklage.com/">Jonathan Dinklage</a></strong></p> <p>///</p> <p><a href="https://gillianwithag.com/"><strong>Gillian's Website</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/TheHamilcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hamilcast on Twitter</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehamilcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hamilcast on Instagram</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheHamilcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the Patreon Peeps</a></strong></p>