New York Post

A STAR RISES OVER B'WAY

‘Hamilton’ gal enjoys the view in new Midtown nest

- By JENNIFER GOULD jgould@nypost.com

She grew up in The Bronx, dreaming of Broadway’s bright lights. Now those lights sparkle all day and all night for this star of the smash hit “Hamilton.”

Lexi Lawson, who plays Alexander Hamilton’s wife, Eliza, lives high in the sky in a new West 42nd Street condo just an eight-minute power-walk from the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

The glow of the Theater District fills her living room.

“When I wake up and come into the living room and look out at the city, I still can’t believe it,” she said as she took The Post on a backstage tour of the $2.9 million two-bedroom condo on the 58th floor of Manhattan View.

Lawson was 7 when her family moved to upstate Newburgh. As a girl, she often returned to the city for auditions.

“Broadway was my home,” Lawson, now 32, said. “These were the streets that I walked, looking up at the city and the big lights. This is where I came.”

Lawson, who returned to the city from California for the show, shares the condo with her husband and their Yorkie.

On days when she has two shows, Lawson goes home for dinner in between performanc­es.

“We get there early, we laugh, we do our show, and then I go home,” she said. “I cook, sometimes I take a nap, and then I go back.”

“I love the walk,” she said. “It helps me wind down.”

From inside her apartment, the view is always vibrant.

“I love looking at the George Washington Bridge. It reminds me of coming down from the ’burbs into the city for auditions as a kid,’’ she said. “This is an awesome reminder of all the work I do.

“And then I look at Broadway. It still takes my breath away.”

She said all her hard-won success still feels “unreal.”

“There was a lot of pain and a lot of work. Some days, I woke up and I didn’t want to wake up,” she said. “Now, I am thanking the universe. I’m really grateful.”

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