Posted: 7/12/16 at 5:22pm
This is all very strange, but I guarantee you that this has nothing to do with Luwoye "not being ready" as someone else insinuated. He'll be starting in August, which was always the plan even less than two weeks before the press release was sent out.
Posted: 7/12/16 at 5:42pm
seaweedjstubbs said: "This is all very strange, but I guarantee you that this has nothing to do with Luwoye "not being ready" as someone else insinuated. He'll be starting in August, which was always the plan even less than two weeks before the press release was sent out."
it was not an insinuation. His start date was registered as yesterday as of the end of last week, and Miguel was not registered at all. Then he was removed and Miguel was added. Whatever the reason, the fact is he is not ready. This is the sort of thing that no one would have any clue about before the internet and social media. Making theatre is about dealing with everything that hits you every day and having it all vanish by 8.
Posted: 7/12/16 at 5:42pm
I don't know what this situation is but I have had bad experiences with that press office, which is why I said it. Not just making **** up.
Updated On: 7/12/16 at 05:42 PM
Posted: 7/12/16 at 6:11pm
Okay, I guess I'll just come clean and confess that I know Luwoye and heard from him directly less than two weeks before the press release that he would be starting in August, not July. So if anything changed, it happened within that two week period, and then changed yet again in the last week. I'm not going to ask him what's going on as it's none of my business, but I'm hoping this will all clear itself up soon.
Posted: 7/12/16 at 6:23pm
"I'm hoping this will all clear itself up soon."
I'm sure it will.
There was a surprising amount of shifting and shuffling and negotiating in the last week, with probably a lot of things happening that we don't know about and that we don't actually need to know about. Hopefully the course has now been set.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:10am
Daveed Diggs leaving...
...THIS FRIDAY.
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat_new/d.php?id=2342662
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:13am
Wow. Talk about late notice. I guess they are really trying to downplay the value of the OBC and focus solely on the show, which is fine but a little shady... in my opinion.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:14am
What the hell? I thought we were done with principals leaving for at least a couple of months.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:26am
Shadier and shadier every day. Thanks, Jeffrey!
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:35am
it would be hilarious if Renee announced during a curtain call that this was her last show
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:41am
...hilarious? I wouldn't use that word, no.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:42am
broadwayguy91, I think you misspelled "tragic" there. 
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:56am
Is this the "wait until Wednesday" news someone referred to this weekend?
I'm afraid Reneé will leave soon too.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:57am
lol you guys. I meant that sarcastically. I wouldn't wish that kind of last-minute announcement on the Hamilfans.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 10:59am
swanjewel said: "Is this the "wait until Wednesday" news someone referred to this weekend?"
No. Apparently Miguel Cervantes is playing Hamilton on Broadway today. That's the secret. He's currently the alternate, which hasn't been announced. That's the Wednesday news.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 11:00am
Buried here: http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat_new/d.php?id=2342662
Posted: 7/13/16 at 11:01am
Oh wow, didn't catch that!
(In preparation for his Chicago debut as Alexander Hamilton, Mr. Cervantes will play the role on Broadway on July 13 matinee, July 18 and July 25.)
Posted: 7/13/16 at 11:04am
That's it? That is the big Wednesday news? Zzzzzz....
Posted: 7/13/16 at 11:08am
Well, damn. He was the OBC member I was most hoping would still be around when I go this fall.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 11:13am
Daveed leaving seems like the bigger news.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 11:17am
Right, but I don't think the people taunting us with Wednesday news knew this was coming.
Posted: 7/13/16 at 11:50am
neonlightsxo said: "Right, but I don't think the people taunting us with Wednesday news knew this was coming."
I am pretty sure the "big blind scoop" was just Miguel and not Daveed. FWIW I had gotten wind of the Daveed news a couple of weeks ago but kept it to myself because (a) I wasn't 100% certain the person had the final word and (b) I had no idea what the exact tie was and, had I guessed, would have guessed later.
Reading between the lines, I do think the production tried to negotiate for longer stays and did not do a superb job of preparing for all of the things encountered in tandem with getting Chicago put together. As I said before, I do think this is something that most of the world will be oblivious to. The next challenge for the production is to re-invite the major outlets in to see the new cast and get a bunch of "the show is the real star" reviews. The goal, I would think, is to have cast replacements become what they are in BOM, where 99% of the audience has no clue who they are going to see (or have just seen).
Posted: 7/13/16 at 12:41pm
There are limited details here, but The Hollywood Reporter just released this news about Renee. She plans to leave in the fall (though the specific date is not provided).
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/renee-elise-goldsberry-exit-hamilton-910560?utm_source=twitter
Updated On: 7/13/16 at 12:41 PM
Posted: 7/13/16 at 12:52pm
She's leaving this fall, that's not bad
Posted: 7/13/16 at 1:01pm
Not at all- in fact, I would have been very surprised if she was staying with the show for more than 3 to 6 months. I know there's a lot of activity today because of the suddenness of the news about Daveed's departure. I didn't mean to add to any fear mongering- just figured that was the correct thread to include the information in.
