Morning Brief: June 17th

Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hip-hop musical Hamilton, announced that his last show as Alexander Hamilton will be July 9th. Miranda will be replaced by his alternate, Javier Munoz. [Full Story]

NEED TO KNOW
British Lawmaker Dies After Shooting and Stabbing [Washington Post]
Santa Barbara Wildfire Reaches 1700 Acres [LA Times]
Brothers Charged After Police Find Bomb-Making Instructions, Guns in Long Island Home [NBC]
Gay Pride Banner Sparks Controversy At NJ High School [NBC]
Reports of Gunman in Connecticut Mall Unfounded [WTNH]

SPORTS
The Yankees take on the Twins at 8:10 PM.
The Mets open their series against the Braves at 7:10 PM.

WEATHER
Partly cloudy, 77/61. [Full Forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• WFUV Presents: Rufus Wainwright @ Carnegie Hall

•  Billy Joel @ Madison Square Garden

•  Mumford and Sons @ Forest Hills Stadium

•  Jesse Malin @ City Winery

•  Mayer Hawthorne @ Daryl’s House
• At the Drive-In w/ Le Butcherettes @ Terminal 5
•  Jackson Browne @ Beacon Theatre
•  Barenaked Ladies @ Bethel Woods
•  Anders Osborne @ The Hall at MP

•  The Smithereens @ Fairfield Theatre Company
•  Earth, Wind, and Fire @ Count Basie Theatre

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York in 1885.

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