110719 Hamilton's Miguel Cervantes (MA)

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes speaks to a sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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A sold-out venue stands and applauds following a Woodstock Opera House Creative Living Series event with Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes speaks to a sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes speaks to a sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes speaks to a sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes performs a song he wrote about his daughter, Adelaide, for sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes' three-year-old daughter passed away last month from a severe form of childhood epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes performs a song he wrote about his daughter, Adelaide, for sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes' three-year-old daughter passed away last month from a severe form of childhood epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes performs a song he wrote about his daughter, Adelaide, for sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes' three-year-old daughter passed away last month from a severe form of childhood epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes performs a song he wrote about his daughter, Adelaide, for sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes' three-year-old daughter passed away last month from a severe form of childhood epilepsy.

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Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes speaks to a sold out audience at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Joe Schmidt of Crystal Lake, 17, performs the song "The Schuyler Sisters" from Hamilton on stage with Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. "I enjoyed it," Schmidt said. He added that he was "nervous in the moment. I should be used to being on stage by now." Schmidt is a junior at Prairie Ridge High School and will be attending the school's first rehearsal of the play "Crazy For You" later in the day. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Joe Schmidt of Crystal Lake, 17, left, sings on stage with Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. "I enjoyed it," Schmidt said. He added that he was "nervous in the moment. I should be used to being on stage by now." Schmidt is a junior at Prairie Ridge High School and will be attending the school's first rehearsal of the play "Crazy For You" later in the day. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Audience members react in laughter as they listen to Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes recount an embarrassing incident in which his pants split during a performance of the show. Cervantes spoke and performed for a sold-out Creative Living Series event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.

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Audience members react in laughter as they listen to Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes recount an embarrassing incident in which his pants split during a performance of the show. Cervantes spoke and performed for a sold-out Creative Living Series event at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 in Woodstock. Cervantes shared stories of his life, career, his family's activism with CURE, and the loss of his daughter to epilepsy.