‘Hamilton’ Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Weighs in on Struggling to Have It All in ‘Satisfied’ Documentary
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor In “Satisfied,” Renée Elise Goldsberry’s vlogs capture how the singer-actor secured the role of Angelica Schuyler in what would become the 2015 Broadway phenomenon “Hamilton,” while also enduring fertility issues and trying to mother her two young children.
The Tony winner began vlogging about important moments in her life 10 years ago. Goldsberry used her iPhone to capture her young son’s birthdays and the 2014 adoption of her daughter in Ethiopia.
A few months later, Goldsberry filmed herself after auditioning for a Lin-Manuel Miranda workshop called “The Hamilton Mixtape.” It was an audition that the actor, known for her roles in Broadway’s “Rent” and Netflix’s “Girls5eva,” originally passed on.
At the time, Goldsberry was the mother of two children under the age of 5. She wanted to take time away from work to concentrate on parenting, but after hearing Miranda’s song demos for “The Hamilton Mixtape,” Goldsberry couldn’t resist. “Satisfied,” which draws its title from the hit “Hamilton” song of the same name, intertwines Goldsberry’s home videos and her never-before-seen iPhone footage of early “Hamilton” workshops, as well as the show’s pre-Broadway run with archival news footage and interviews with subjects including Miranda.
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