Hamilton London
‘Hamilton’ is a pop cultural phenomenon. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning musical about America’s founding fathers can count Barack and Michelle Obama among its many famous fans, not to mention the countless rap superstars who jostled for a spot on an album of reboots and remixes, The Hamilton Mixtape: Busta Rymes, Alicia Keys, Usher and many more besides.
But how did a Broadway musical become a big hit with presidents and hip-hop heavies alike? Hamilton is, after all, an improbable thing: a three-hour history lesson imparted through rap. For the most part, the answer lies with its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda. A prodigious lyricist, composer and actor, he pulled Hamilton together and then played the main part himself.
Read MoreAlexander Hamilton is the man on the $? bill, arguably the highest achiever in American history. In Miranda’s hands, he becomes a towering figure, a political genius, tainted only by his tendency for hubris. Hamliton follows him from his revolutionary student days, fighting for America’s independence from British rule in the late 18th century, through his exhaustive efforts to configure a constitution for this new nation.
Politically, Hamilton felt particularly resonant: here was America’s origin myths, its core history, couched in the culture of people of colour with each founding father played by an African-American. On Broadway, its presence has felt outright potent – never more so than when the original cast delivered a curtain call speech protesting directly to Vice-President Mike Pence.
Artistically, however, Hamilton’s a masterpiece. It’s plot pits powerplay against high romance, hanging everything off its hero’s character and supplying a strong supporting cast of political heavyweights: General George Washington, built like a brick wall; a fancypants Thomas Jefferson, the coolest cat in the new country; Aaron Burr, Hamilton’s envious, estimable rival.
But it’s Miranda’s tongue-twisting, layered lyrics, pock-marked with hip-hop references and musical theatre nods, that really blow us all away and a cast spitting rhythms and spinning rhymes in constitutional rap battles makes Hamilton the most thrilling theatrical event of the century so far.
Hamilton Tickets
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Which theatre and where?
Victoria Palace Theatre – Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1E 5EA.
Duration
Hamilton has a run time of two hours and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute interval.
Suitable for children?
Hamilton is recommended for ages six and above.
Cancellation policy
No exchanges or refunds are available after purchase.
Can I video record or take photos?
The use of camera and sound recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
CREATIVE
Cast and Creative
Cast
Alex Sawyer – Alexander Hamilton
Adam J Bernard – Alt. Hamilton
Manaia Glassey-Ohlson – Aaron Burr
Jordan Frazier – Angelica Schuyler
Nathania Ong – Eliza Hamilton
Thomas Vernal – George Washington
Lemuel Knights – Marquis de Lafayette
Jordan Castle – Hercules Mulligan
Jordan Benjamin – John Laurens
Simbi Akande – Peggy Schuyler
Joel Montague – King George
Gabriela Acosta – Swing
Richard Appiah-Sarpong – Ensemble
Elizabeth Armstrong – Ensemble
Turrell Barrett-Wallace – Swing
Alishia-Marie Blake – Ensemble
Roxanne Couch – Standby
Matthew Elliot-Campbell – Standby
Nicola Espallardo – Ensemble
Remi Ferdinand – Ensemble
Jack Harrison-Cooper – Ensemble
Amie Hibbert – Ensemble
Sam Holden – Swing
Barney Hudson – Ensemble
Nicolais-Andre Kerry – Swing
Christian Knight – Swing
Ella Kora – Swing
Aaron Lee Lambert – Standby
Jairus McClanahan – Ensemble
Stacey McGuire – Swing
Kerri Norville – Swing
Hannah Qureshi – Standby
Jamai Robinson – Ensemble
Samuel Sarpong-Broni – Swing
Hassun Sharif – Ensemble
Paulo Teixeira – Swing
Creative
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Book, Music, and Lyrics
Thomas Kail – Director
Andy Blankenbuehler – Choreographer
Alex Lacamoire – Orchestrations / Co-Arranger
Ron Chernow – Author of the Book “Alexander Hamilton”
David Korins – Scenic Design
Paul Tazewell – Costume Design
Howell Binkley – Lighting Design
Nevin Steinberg – Sound Design
Charles G. LaPointe – Hair and Wig Design
Christopher Hatt – Musical Director
Richard Beadle – UK Associate Musical Supervisor
Stephen Whitson – UK Associate Director
Stephanie Klemons – Associate Choreographer
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille – UK Associate Choreographer
Shiv Rabheru – Resident Director
Lia Given – Resident Choreographer
Becca Chadder – Assistant Resident Director
Rod Lemmond – US Associate Set Designer
David Harris – UK Associate Set Designer
Angela Kahler – Associate Costume Designer
Claire Murphy – UK Costume Associate
Ryan O’Gara – Associate Lighting Designer
Warren Letton – UK Associate Lighting Designer
Jason Crystal – US Associate Sound Designer
Kelsh B-D – UK Associate Sound Designer
Rachael Geier – Associate Wig & Hair Designer
Bianca Jules – UK Wigs Supervisor
Randy Cohen – Synthesizer and Drum Programmer
Taylor Williams – Associate Synthesizer Programmer
Scott Wasserman – Ableton Programmer / Beatmaster
J. Philip Bassett – Production Supervisor
Andy Barnwell for BW – Orchestral Manager
Jeffrey Seller – Producer
Sandy Jacobs – Producer
Jill Furman – Producer
The Public Theater – Producer
Cameron Mackintosh – Producer