This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
JenniferCali
Swing Joined: 11/28/15
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#3This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:19pm
Yes, at some point all cast members will leave.
(Probably. We have no idea if we'll have a multi-year ensemble member or the like)
Shows cast for replacements and tour casts long before they're used. This is for video submissions--it's not an Equity notice and for that matter, they've already had Equity call for the show since it opened. There no question that the original cast is outstanding, but as we've seen when understudies have gone on, the show holds up very well. I've yet to read a review that show sucked and isn't worth it if someone wasn't in. The cast is strong, but the strength of the show is it's material.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:23pm
Oh.
Good.
Lord.
You can practically guarantee that most of the cast has 1 year contracts. Some will renew, some won't.
Casts change. It happens.
JenniferCali
Swing Joined: 11/28/15
#5This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:24pm
Yes but I want to see LMM, Chris Jackson, etc
Should I fly now?
#6This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:32pm
You could fly in, but unless you manage to buy yourself a ticket, the theater won't let you in the door.
If you're dead set on seeing this cast, come to New York before the Tonys. That gives you a few months to make a plan.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:37pm
And tickets are hard to come by if you don't have a small fortune to spend on the resale market.
#8This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:37pm
This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Yeah, it must be getting ready to close 
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#9This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:38pm
Jennifer, thanks for posting this link, and thanks for ignoring the obnoxious posters who contribute to the lack of civility on these boards.
Posting casting notices can sometimes be a weird thing. Equity requires audition notices even if a show has no intention of hiring people and does not even need to audition anyone. Not saying that's the case with Hamilton, but you could imagine that the producers are eager to have people hot on the heels of the OBC ready to take their place. The original cast will probably start auditioning for their next projects soon too, since a lot of them can be considered hotter properties as being part of the OBC of Hamilton. But you should expect the cast, especially the leads, and LMM, Jackson, Soo and Odom in particular, to stay on through next summer at the earliest.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#10This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 6:42pm
How very dare they consider leaving? Don't they know we made them and we can break them just as easily?
#11This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 7:15pm
Why is it worrying? Will they shrivel into dust once they exit the Rodgers for the last time?
#12This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 7:28pm
JenniferCali said: "Yes but I want to see LMM, Chris Jackson, etc
Should I fly now?
"
Fly fly away so you can create another useless account.
JenniferCali
Swing Joined: 11/28/15
#13This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 7:40pm
Should I fly to NYC ? you idiot
#14This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 7:45pm
Yes
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Broadway Legend Joined: 8/31/15
#15This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 7:47pm
It is extremely likely that at least some of the cast will leave around July/August when they have done a year. If you want to give yourself the best chance of seeing this cast then you should buy a ticket now, I believe the tickets left for the next six months are already limited.
#16This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 7:52pm
I think of Groff as a replacement... all depends on your perspective.
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#17This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 8:29pmBWW should create a gallery of the first post from people on the day they join.
#18This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/28/15 at 11:24pm
Because of the difficulty of rapping numbers, the replacement cast have to have an ample time to master them. I read in Javier's interview that the understudy for A Hamilton still hasn't gone on yet (although other understudies have gone on). I hope Javier will take over when Lin leaves, I wonder if he'll take a day off like Lin? If so, who will be the stand by?
grumpyoptimist
Leading Actor Joined: 2/26/11
#19This is worrying : Is Hamilton's cast leaving ?
Posted: 11/29/15 at 12:48am
Jon Rua is listed as the other understudy for Lin, he was also an understudy for Usnavi in Heights. As far as will Javier take over the role, he replaced Lin in Heights, here is an interesting quote from the BWW piece on that announcement...
"Javi played "Usnavi" in those crucial moments when I needed to step out and watch the show as composer. He's evolved in tandem with the role and helped me to discover qualities and nuance in this character that I may not have otherwise known. I'm proud to be handing the hat over to such a talented man," said In The Heights' Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda."
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