Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#1
Posted: 1/1/16 at 5:33pm
I would die if they got Nic Rouleau to play King George. He has been living in England for the past year so he probably can get the accent down easily and he has been in Chicago before performing in the Book of Mormon at the same theatre where Hamilton will be playing so it would be nice if he came back.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#2
Posted: 1/1/16 at 5:38pm
I know this person is white, but Emily Rohm would absolutely slay Eliza.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#3
Posted: 1/1/16 at 5:41pm
I think it's inevitable that Nic Rouleau will play King George at some point, not just because it's a role Andrew already played. He would be hilarious and I can totally get behind this. :)
What other Chicago-based or Chicago-originating actors could be in this? Allison Semmes?
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#4
Posted: 1/1/16 at 6:52pm
If not Rouleau, I would suggest Matt Mueller - though I haven't heard him sing. I saw him as Black Stache and he was hilarious. He would do the part justice (once again, providing he can sing. I mean, his sisters are pretty good).
I had a great idea the other day for an Angelica, but I lost it and I've been desperately trying to remember it....
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#5
Posted: 1/3/16 at 6:42pm
Isn't Karen Olivia teaching at Wisconsin? I thought I read a tweet from Lin Manuel miranda saying that. Maybe she can take a leave of absence for a month to go down to Chicago and perform Eliza.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#6
Posted: 1/3/16 at 6:57pm
I've thought since I first heard the score that Karen Olivo would be a perfect Angelica.
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Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#7
Posted: 1/3/16 at 7:01pm
Can Karen rap well enough to do Angelica? I'd like to see her as Eliza, would be nice to see her in a less feisty role.
Updated On: 1/3/16 at 07:01 PM
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#8
Posted: 1/3/16 at 7:05pm
I didn't know Anika Noni could rap until I heard her in the workshop, and she surprised me, so Karen might surprise! Does anyone know if she plans to stay away from Broadway permanently? I haven't kept great track of her since she announced that semi-retirement or whatever it is/was, but I know she's done some professional work since.
I don't know if she's the right temperament for Eliza, but I prefer Karen in feisty roles.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#9
Posted: 1/3/16 at 7:23pm
Gypsy, where did you hear recordings of Anika in Hamilton? I think Denee Benton would be a wonderful Eliza. I saw her in The Book Of Mormon tour and her voice was incredible. Similar to Phillipa Soo she is playing Natasha in Great Comet at ART right now.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#10
Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:02pm
Annaleigh Ashford as King George.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#11
Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:25pm
Anika Noni Rose brought a lovely wit and pathos to Angelica in the reading of the first act at Vassar. They hadn't quite figured out the character's musical style yet at that point. I remember the transitions in "Satisfied" between when she'd rap and when she'd sing feeling very rough and jarring, as if they weren't quite sure yet whether they wanted it to be more of a patter song with sustained singing throughout (as it is now) or something else entirely.
As far as future replacements go, De'Adre Aziza played Angelica in the first full workshop and I'd love to see her get another crack at it. Though she tends to play harder edged characters, I think Ruthie Ann Miles would be a lovely Eliza.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#12
Posted: 1/3/16 at 10:55pm
Denee Benton would be a wonderful Eliza!
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#13
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:01pm
Holy Crap. Karen Olivo as Angelica might be the fiercest thing I have ever heard. I might pass out if that happens.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#14
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:09pm
It's a pity that Karen wasn't the original but obviously Renee Goldsberry is sublime as Angelica.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#15
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:12pm
Why is it a pity? Renee is absolutely stunning as Angelica. If Karen ever took over, I'm sure she would be fantastic and different in her own beautiful way. But I'm glad Renee won the role.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#16
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:27pm
That's what I meant when I said Angelica is sublime.
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting#17
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:45pm
Chicago is about a two and a half hour drive from Madison, Wisconsin where Karen Olivo now lives. It's not inconceivable that she could end up in the production there. I'm sure working on something this major close enough to home to go back on her days off would be appealing to her.
Lord knows she'd be a dynamite Angelica.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
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