Original ‘Hamilton’ star heads to Panthers playoff game to sing national anthem
“Here comes the general” — to sing the national anthem at Saturday’s Carolina Panthers home playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Christopher Jackson was nominated for a Tony Award for playing George Washington in the original Broadway cast of the smash musical “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Jackson will be on hand to sing the anthem at the big game in Bank of America Stadium, the Panthers said Friday on social media.
It’s the Panthers’ first playoff game since 2017 and their first home playoff game since 2015, so the team is well aware that “history has its eyes on you.”
Jackson, an Illinois native, has moved easily between roles in theater, TV and film. This includes being in the original cast of Miranda’s “In the Heights” as Benny, the Disney movie “Moana” and the “Sex and the City” sequel “And Just Like That...” as Herbert Wexley. Jackson recently concluded a run on Broadway as Davis in the Alicia Keys musical, “Hell’s Kitchen.”
With Jackson on hand, Panther fans no doubt hope he can turn to the Rams and “teach them how to say goodbye” to their season.
This story was originally published January 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Original ‘Hamilton’ star heads to Panthers playoff game to sing national anthem."
