I wish we still lived in the days when the movie came not too long after the Broadway debut, but the current financial climate makes this impossible. Shows and tours need to run longer nowadays to recoup and today's society would rather stay inside and watch the DVD if the option is available. However, this just increases the odds of the movie coming off as stale and dated once it finally arrives. By the time Hair hit theaters it was a living time capsule, same goes for Rent. How awkward to watch the aged OBC attempting to relive the glory days before we all realized how crappy Larson's book was. Believe it or not there is a very possible future awaiting us where Hamilton will be seen as embarrassingly old-hat. If the creative team want to get the most out of a potential film then they better get it in the can before the zeitgeist dies out.
I have no idea who has the box office draw AND talent to play Hamilton (maybe if LMM's star keeps rising...), but for the rest here is the list I've been keeping:
Burr Leslie Odom Jr., Bruno Mars, Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover, Chadwick Boseman, Elijah Kelley, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Washington Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Idris Elba, Common, John Legend
Eliza Vanessa Hudgens, Keke Palmer, Janelle Monáe, Phillipa Soo, Christina Milian, Selena Gomez
Angelica Janelle Monáe, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Tracie Thoms, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Anika Noni Rose, Uzo Aduba, Naya Rivera, Santigold
Jefferson André “3000” Benjamin, Eddie Murphy, Daveed Diggs, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taye Diggs, Pharrell Williams, Terrence Howard, Saul Williams
Lafayette Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover, Danny Brown, Daveed Diggs
John Laurens Bruno Mars, Himanshu “Heems” Suri, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Drake, Robin de Jesus, Jaden Smith
Hercules Mulligan Kendrick Lamar, Tyler The Creator
King George III Neil Patrick “The Notorious NPH” Harris, Justin Timberlake, Jake Gyllenhaal, Stephen Colbert, Chris Pine, Michael Cera, Aaron Tveit, Eminem
James Madison Tituss Burgess, Yasiin Bey, Saul Williams, Eddie Murphy, John Leguizamo, Busta Rhymes, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Reggie Watts, Coolio, Will Smith, Taye Diggs, David Banner, Hinton Battle, Common, B.D. Wong, Chadwick Boseman
Peggy Ariana Grande, Alessia Cara, Willow Smith, Taylor Parks
Maria Reynolds Rihanna, Danielle Brooks, Amber Riley, Lena Hall
James Reynolds Kanye West, Drake
Samuel Seabury Fonzworth Bentley
Winters Ball Band The Roots
Directed by Craig Brewer, Baz Lurhman
You're reminding me of people you hear at the movies asking questions every ten seconds, "Who is that? Why is that guy walking down the street? Who's that lady coming up to him? Uh-oh, why did that car go by? Why is it so dark in this theater?" - FindingNamo on strummergirl
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
Updated On: 6/28/16 at 01:04 AM
