In a Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Lin-Manuel Miranda appears at the curtain call following the opening night performance of "Hamilton" at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, in New York. Columbia University said Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, that "Hamilton" has won The Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, which honors a new play or musical that explores the United States' past and deals with "great issues of our day."