HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements- Page 23
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#550
Posted: 8/24/16 at 11:04am
There's a report on the HAMILTON Fans/Obsessives thread
Stand-by Joined: 8/31/13
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#551
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:14am
Mandy Gonzalez will begin performances as Angelica Schuyler on September 6. Renee Elise Goldsberry will play her final performance on September 3 http://www.broadway.com/buzz/185762/mandy-gonzalez-sets-date-to-replace-renee-elise-goldsberry-in-broadways-hamilton/
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#552
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:16am
And they still haven't hired anyone to replace Daveed. This is one of the worst managed shows I've ever seen...
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#553
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:20am
I doubt they(the producers) care. The show's bringing in $2 million a week. It really doesn't matter at this point who's playing what role.
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#554
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:25am
yeah for all they care I could go out there and play Lafayette (although like many gays I'd rather play Angelica)
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#555
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:28am
I'll miss seeing Renee by just a few days. Bummer. But at least she has a great replacement!
These abrupt departure announcements are, well, abrupt
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#556
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:29am
so at this point, are the current understudies just rotating in the role(Chappelle, Stewart, Harcourt)?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#557
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:36am
What role? Lafayette/Jefferson? Sydney doesn't cover that track. Andrew Chappelle, Seth Stewart, and as of yesterday Jevon McFerrin are covering it.
"I doubt they(the producers) care. "
I didn't say they did. Updated On: 8/25/16 at 10:36 AM
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#558
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:37am
Mandy Gonzalez is starting at Angelica on 9/6! Can't wait to hear about her in this role!
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#559
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:37am
Completely agreed with you, neon, on the production management comment. Unfortunately, it really is a matter of producers not caring. They're making bank, so they can drop these announcements whenever they feel like it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#560
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:38am
I mean, it's not just about the announcements. It's about the fact that they don't seem to know how long any of the OBC was planning to extend for. They specifically put out a release saying Renee was leaving in October and now they're like JK, next week. That's bad people management.
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#561
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:38am
Ah I didn't see someone had already posted about Mandy...my apologies for double posting!
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#562
Posted: 8/25/16 at 10:47am
I know it doesn't matter to them but this whole thing seems to be barely held together ever since Lin left
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#563
Posted: 8/25/16 at 11:00am
I agree! Who's holding down the fort?
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#564
Posted: 8/25/16 at 11:18am
Playbill Vault has Harcourt listed as a Lafayette/Jefferson u/s. They also don't list McFerrin.
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#565
Posted: 8/25/16 at 11:20am
Neither does IBDB:
https://www.ibdb.com/replacements/hamilton-499521
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#566
Posted: 8/25/16 at 11:22am
Sydney has never gone on for Lafayette/Jefferson, as far as I know. But ok.
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#567
Posted: 8/25/16 at 12:30pm
Look, I'm the first to call out bad management on a show, but you can't assume that's the case with Renee leaving earlier. They could have been told that she was leaving in October back when they sent out the press release. Filming schedules/actors' plans and health change which can affect their end date. To assume management somehow knew that things would change that much is a pretty big leap.
And while the Lafayette/Jefferson casting is odd, there is the distinct possibility that they had someone in mind who then fell through. Who knows.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#568
Posted: 8/25/16 at 12:31pm
I'm not calling out bad management just because Renee is leaving early. I'm calling it out because of an abundance of things that have been happening in this calendar year alone. This is just the latest.
Broadway Star Joined: 6/2/05
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#569
Posted: 8/25/16 at 12:56pm
I thought the press release said Renee would be leaving in the fall. Does anyone have a link that says she's leaving in October?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#570
Posted: 8/25/16 at 1:00pm
"Mandy Gonzalez will return to Broadway this October as Angelica Schuyler. She succeeds in demand Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry in the role; precise arrival and departure dates will be announced later."
http://www.broadway.com/buzz/185551/mandy-gonzalez-to-replace-renee-elise-goldsberry-in-broadways-hamilton-joshua-henry-set-for-Chicago/
"while Gonzalez will join the Broadway company this October, replacing Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler"
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/joshua-henry-mandy-gonzalez-hamilton-casting_77967.html Updated On: 8/25/16 at 01:00 PM
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#571
Posted: 8/25/16 at 2:07pm
https://twitter.com/JevonMcFerrin/status/768507477700800512
He tweeted about it yesterday! Also, the website lists him as standby for Lafayette/Jefferson and Hamilton. :)
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#572
Posted: 8/25/16 at 3:27pm
they hired a standby for a role that currently has no full time actor?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements#574
Posted: 8/26/16 at 10:37am
wish i were here2 said: "https://twitter.com/JevonMcFerrin/status/768507477700800512
He tweeted about it yesterday! Also, the website lists him as standby for Lafayette/Jefferson and Hamilton. :)
Probably only got the job because of who his father is. Connections. I think Hamilton management is horrible BTW. Agree totally with the posters here who have stated the same.
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