HAMILTON Principal Cast Replacements — Page 44

If anyone is curious, you can hear some of Joanna (I think that's her?) singing "Say No To This" in the background of Anthony Lee Medina's IG story!

Would love to hear how Joanna Jones has been as Peggy/Maria.

Also, I hate to keep bringing this up, but Javi was apparently out for almost all of last week. I can't believe he's still the principal A. Ham.

BroadwayConcierge said: "Would love to hear how Joanna Jones has been as Peggy/Maria.

Also, I hate to keep bringing this up, but Javi was apparently out for almost all of last week. I can't believe he's still the principal A. Ham."

 

According to his IG live, it looked like he was on vacation and/or working on a project out of town.

BroadwayConcierge said: "Tyler McKenzie is joining the Broadway company, though I'm not sure which track."

Maybe for Rickey Tripp (George Eacker)? It seems like that role has been covered by swings for the last month or so.

Voltaire Wade-Green’s last performance was today. 

Also, just skimming the very top of my list of current Hamilton website annoyances (it's been too long, hasn't it?), Elizabeth Judd is still listed as Ensemble, and now-exited cast members Kamille Upshaw, Voltaire Wade-Greene, and Syndee Winters remain up there. I'm honestly so over the Hamilton digital team at this point (even though I think it's ridiculous they're funneling energy into a mostly useless app over an up-to-date show website), but whatevs. Had to point out.

secretschuylersister said: "According to Javier's IG story, he'll be out until November 7th"

Javi out? Just shocking, I tell you!

bwayphreak234 said: "I saw Elizabeth Judd go on for Angelica on Friday night, and she was absolutely incredible!"

That's awesome to hear! I wish I could see her in that role. I saw her as Eliza earlier this year and while she was lovely, her performance felt a little restrained. I could tell she had talent inside of her that wasn't coming through in the role and that she could probably nail Angelica. 

I guess this is as good a place to ask as any. Anthony Lee Medina recently mentioned on social media a "january vacation". Any ideas/guesses of when? I am in town for broadwaycon and keen to see him in the role again, but if he's out I may wait till the summer and a new cast...

Anthony Lee Medina is leaving NYC today but I'm not too sure how long he'll be gone. Does anyone know? He tagged his location as JFK airport just 30 mins ago.

BroadwayConcierge said: "Javi has been out for the past 10 performances (as noted above) and is apparently still out for most of this week as well. Seriously, someone needs to recast the frigging role already."

I'm very shocked that they haven't started looking for a new lead. I haven't seen Donald Webber, but he has a lot of experience in the Role, so does Jevon. I think they should cast someone new though!

 

likecavalry said: "I'm silently gunning for Kyle Beltran to be cast as Hamilton. He was a great Usnavi and with all the dramatic work he's done since, I think he would bring new layers to the role. It's been awhile since he's done a musical though."

He has great energy and I enjoyed watching him when I saw Midsummer last summer, but isn’t he a bit young to be Hamilton? I imagine him blowing Act 1 Hamilton out of the park, but in Act 2 he’s up in his 40s. Does he have the gravitas to play that?

Disclaimer: I don’t actually know how young he is. Late 20s, early 30s?

likecavalry said: "I'm silently gunning for Kyle Beltran to be cast as Hamilton. He was a great Usnavi and with all the dramatic work he's done since, I think he would bring new layers to the role. It's been awhile since he's done a musical though."

^^^^^^

This. Every second of this. Beltran is like, stupid talented and could move into nearly any role in the show. I think he’s 30 or 31 now, which is older then Michael Luwoye.