#fearlesssquad

[brooklynmuseum]

You don’t need to be an artist to be a Radical Woman. Check in each week as our friends and colleagues share their take on what it means to be radical and nominate inspiring women in their lives.

Thank you to Mandy Gonzalez—actor and singer in the celebrated Broadway play Hamilton, and creator of the Fearless Squad—for joining our campaign and nominating Pulitzer Prize-winning author and composer Quiara Alegría Hudes as a radical woman for teaching her to be a better person and to strive for more. 

Who is a radical woman in your life? Tag us @brooklynmuseum and use #radicalwomenbkm so we can see who you chose.

[hamiltonthemusical]

I had the honor of seeing Mandy Gonzalez perform in concert at Adelphi University tonight. She lit up the stage with her talent, authenticity, and joy. Between songs, Mandy spoke about an incredible movement she started: #FearlessSquad. #FearlessSquad is a community of empowerment for people to work together and live their dreams. The #SquadRules are: We look for the good. We embrace differences. We have each others back. We dream big. We help when we fall. [x] It’s a wonderful movement, and I strongly encourage you to be a part of it on social media (and in life!!)!

[kfearlessfsd]

Breezy 💨✨#FearlessSquad #Wildlife (at Chicago, Illinois)

[kamilleupshaw]

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I am so honored to be standing with all these #fearlessbwaywomen, on #internationalwomensday and EVERYDAY, to show support for equality for women, education and representation. Please join us by purchasing a #fearlesssquad shirt, link in bio! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the @malalafund during #womenshistorymonth. I would love to thank my right hand women @jksaxer & @mandy.gonzalez, the powerful @meangirlsbway women and to all the women in @frozenbroadway @onceislandbway @donnasummerbway @lessergodbway @buffettmusical and @hamiltonmusical who helped make this video happen!! (at Manhattan, New York)

[mandygonzalezdaily]

Today "Fearless" hits the airwaves! My first single is so personal, but it's for all of us. Even when we aren't fearless, we can begin to feel fear less. Channel 72 on @siriusxm every 2 hours today, and if you've preorder it will be instantly downloaded tomorrow!

[beyondthesunrise]

👑 The King and Queen 👑

[womenofhamilton]

@mandy.gonzalez: “Traveler there is no trail, the path is made by walking // Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.”

⁣In May 2017, we embarked on an adventure together of #FearlessSquad. Since then, we have shared our hopes and dreams, celebrated our victories, and helped each other get up when we fall. We have been honest about our fears, knowing that courage lives best in community.

It has been an honor to see how many lives we have been able to touch, and now I need all of you.

What I'm about to tell you is scary for me. But that's what #FearlessSquad is all about. To face our fears … together.

I have breast cancer.

OK. I said it aloud. One less thing to fear.

As you can imagine, I have a range of emotions – worry and anger, for sure, but also gratitude. Gratitude because along with millions of other brave people around the world, I will fight it.

Over the course of my life, I have played many roles that I am very proud of: singer, actress, author, daughter, sister, wife, and mother. To this list I look forward to adding one more: Mandy Gonzalez, cancer survivor.

There is no going back to the way things were before. I can only go forward, courageously with you. And I know I am not alone in this battle; as I go through this I am sending so much strength and love to others out there like me fighting this challenge. Keep going! We got this!

Throughout treatment, I will continue the wonderful honor of playing Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theater.

So #FearlessSquad I hope you’ll be by my side on this next journey. There will be times to laugh and times to cry. Happy or sad, they will be reminders that we can do anything together.

With love and gratitude,

Mandy xo

[heartofatheatrekid]

15 days until May 5th! I'm so excited to walk across the stage in this cap and represent my love of #Hamilton! I'm also pumped to graduate with my #fearlesssquad! #classof2018

[kfearlessfsd]

✨They call me K-Fearless #FearlessSquad (at Chicago, Illinois)

[iampaigeb]

The #FearlessSquad of #Christmas #guard #gingy, #Santa, the #angels and the #saints, the #ChristmasTrees #wreaths, and #tasty #CandyCanes of the #ChristmasCookies. Nothing gets by the #soldiers. #Thanks to the #HamCam a #story really can be told. And there is no other way to do #ChristmasSoldiers but #RedAndBlue. • #Hamilton #AmcTurn #AmericanRevolution #Christmasstory #HamiltonMusical

[merujo]

Keep calm and don't barf! Another injection of cancer drug Avastin into my eye today. I am grateful for the wonders of medicine and the possibility of keeping part of my vision in my jacked up bad eye. Some days I have to remind myself how lucky I am to be alive right now, when such things are possible. (Even if they hurt like hell right now.) Onward! After a nap! 🕶️🕶️🕶️ #theviewfromhere #medicine #eyes #fearlesssquad #lucky

[mandygonzalezdaily]

Excited about the snow, the #FearlessSquad, and spending another year with my @hamiltonmusical family! What are you excited for in 2018? #NewYork #TheGreatestCityInTheWorld #FirstSnow #Hamilton

[beyondthesunrise]

I am so in love with this adorable woman

[xim-rens]

Nadie merece sentirse solo, olvidado y sin amor. Todos somos únicos y juntos podemos cambiar al mundo! Una sonrisa podría cambiar el día de una persona. /// No one deserves to feel alone, forgotten or unloved. Everyone is unique and together we can change the world. A smile can change someone's day. Work!

[kamilleupshaw]

I am beyond proud of the Women of @hamiltonmusical and all the people who bought "Women in the S (=)" T shirts!! We raised a whopping $10,000 for @dressforsuccess!!! 👏🏾👏🏾 I owe a big thanks to @lexilawson @syndeewinters & @mandy.gonzalez for all their help on this one! Thank you @bcefa for jumping on board with our idea #Fearlesssquad ✌🏾 (at Hamilton: An American Musical)

[keepingupwithlinmanuel]

10 years of In the Heights

LacketyLac: This photo was taken during our Off-B'way sitzprobe for IN THE HEIGHTS, and it encapsulates ALL my feelings for that show. It's 10 years to the day of our Bway Opening, and the feelings haven't diminished one bit. Happy HEIGHTSiversary! 📷: @JoshLehrerPhoto

Lin_Manuel: When Lac stopped conducting to dance.

JMunozActor: 10 yrs since this precious show opened on Bway. Immeasurably grateful for this show. I’d quit the business & started working as a GM in a new restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen when #InTheHeights brought me back. The rest is history. Whole hearted thank you @Lin_Manuel #Familia

Looking back on the 10 years since #IntheHeights changed my life, and looking forward to singing this song with students from MSD Monday @OldSchoolSquare. #ITH10 #FearlessSquad @NeverAgainMSD @cameron_kasky @Emma4Change @Brendinid @quiarahudes @Lin_Manuel pic.twitter.com/myJZv5G3e4

— Mandy Gonzalez (@_mandygonzalez) March 9, 2018

If you’re curious, you can read the fateful review here.