New casting has been revealed for the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash-hit musical, Hamilton. The new cast will appear for the first time at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 17th June.
Having previously been the alternate, Alex Sawyer will now take on the title role of Alexander Hamilton in the musical opposite Jay Perry who now returns as Aaron Burr.
Joining them will be Thomas Vernal as George Washington, Nathania Ong as Eliza Hamilton, Jordan Castle as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, and Jordan Benjamin as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton. For selected performances, Adam J. Bernard will play the role of Alexander Hamilton.
New members of the ensemble will include Jairus McClanahan, Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Roxanne Couch, Turrell Barrett-Wallace, Nicola Espallardo, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Jamai Robinson, Remi Ferdinand, and Paulo Teixeira.
Continuing their roles in the production will be Lemuel Knights as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Simbi Akande as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Jordan Frazier as Angelica Schuyler, and Joel Montague as King George III.
Also continuing in the company will be Gabriela Acosta, Elizabeth Armstrong, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Aaron Lee Lambert, Alishia-Marie Blake, Sam Holden, Barney Hudson, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Amie Hibbert, Christian Knight, Ella Kora, Hassun Sharif, Stacey McGuire, Kerri Norville, and Samuel Sarpong-Broni. From June 17th until August 13th, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson will perform the role of Aaron Burr, before Jay Perry takes over from August 14th.
Hamilton features a book, lyrics, and music by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail and has choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, musical supervision, and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, costume design by Paul Tazewell, scenic design by David Korins, lighting design by Howell Binkley, and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe.
The groundbreaking production charts the life of one of the American founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, who was a key figure in forging the nation that we know today.
Booking & Theatre Information For Hamilton
The Victoria Palace Theatre is a large West End theatre that has a capacity of 1547 seats over three levels. The theatre is built in a traditional style with a large auditorium that somewhat overwhelms the relatively small stage. Each level of seating is well-raked and curves around the balconies, offering different degrees of views of the stage. Ticket prices vary accordingly so studying the seating plan prior to booking is recommended.
Premium seats in the theatre are situated in the centre of the Stalls and offer the best views of the stage and the front of the Dress Circle also provide a decent vantage point to watch the action from an elevated position.
For patrons searching for bargains and lastminute theatre tickets, the steep rake of the stage results in some seats which are marked as ‘restricted view’ in the Stalls offering great value for money as the restrictions can be minimal and sitting in these seats should not have any negative impact on your enjoyment of the production as a whole.