Thoughts on the current Hamilton BROADWAY cast

Is it just me, or is the current Hamilton cast on Broadway terrible? I first saw the new cast in February only to be extremely disappointed in everyone, but I thought it was just an off-night for everyone and didn't make a big fuss about it.

I went on Friday night of last week and if anything, it was worse. Specifically, the sisters do not deliver the energy required for the show. Lexi Lawson does NOT have the pipes for Eliza nor adequate acting skills. She seemed bored and like she was just going through the motions, and I love Mandy, but she sounds strained and tired.

I want to hear what everyone else has to say, but overall, the energy just isn't there anymore. It's so disappointing to see mediocre performers casted in such a terrific show.

Don't forget the incredible Daniel Breaker.

I wasn't blown away by the cast. yes, I thought the women were weaker. Though I really enjoyed Euan Morton and I saw the u/s for Madison (don't recall his name but really liked him) Unfortunately, my biggest disappointment was James Monroe Iglehart. He has such poor diction that I couldn't understand anything he said. He seemed to have the energy but could not understand one. word.

I saw the show Sept 23rd It had taken a long time to get tickets as we live in Texas and only get to NYC about once a year so when we were here in Jan I went to the Box Office and found Box Seats available for Sept and took them. We built our trip around Hamilton but got Hello Dolly tickets back in Jan too. We ended up with 8 shows including Deconstructing Patti, Dear Evan Hansen(2nd time) War Paint, Come From Away. Miss Saigon,and 1984. I was so underwhelmed by Hamilton after hearing all , the hype and listening to the cast cd nonstop,that I considered it the 7th best show on the trip. It might have been I wasn't .happy with the seats and that threw me off but I still was not as impressed as I wanted to be.

quizking101 said: "I feel like only a very accomplished rapper should be filling the role of Lafayette/Jefferson. What Daveed created was something almost alchemical that came after years and years of practice and refining of his craft.

What's happening now is, in order to keep the machine running, they have to fill in musical theatre actors who have very little rap background (if any at all) in the role. When I saw the show in July 2016, Seth Stewart was on for Daveed (two weeks before DD left), and he was absolutely terrible, in that his diction, accent, and rapping were all out of whack, as if he was trying to strike a balance between the three the entire show. It sounds like Iglehart may also be falling into that same trap."

The Chicago Lafayette is quite good. If he were in the original cast he may have also won the tony for the role. Very strong work and understanding of the character.

I saw Hamilton in March, and I thought the cast for the most part was really good to excellent. I preferred the actor who played Alexander Hamilton over Lin on the cast recording. I thought maybe Aaron Burr was the weak link just because after hearing how much Leslie Odom, Jr. pretty much tipped the balance to making Burr the more memorable or at least award-worthy role, I didn't get that same sense at all with the Burr I saw. That said, I did like his rendition of Non-Stop only because I thought his voice fit the reggae sound better than Odom's. Acting-wise I didn't think he was amazing. I do wish I saw Odom just to compare. The women seemed more than fine to me. Maybe had I seen the original cast rather than just listen to the cast recording, I would have noted the difference.

I saw James Monroe Iglehart back in May and liked his portrayals but found his rapping less than optimal. I was surprised to learn later on that he was/is a member of Freestyle Love Supreme and participated in early workshops of Hamilton while being developed. It seems to me he should be acing the rapping, with that background!

The problem I have with the show, which I'm sure is part of being a long-running production, is that you as an audience member never really know who you're going to be seeing until you sit in your seat and look at the printed slip in the Playbill. I was hoping to see Brandon Victor Dixon as Burr but instead I saw a swing. He was good, but I wondered how Dixon would have been.

Several friends saw the show pretty recently for the first time, and they all really enjoyed it.

Well I know Mandy as "The Beast" and she always kills it when I've seen her. She posted this song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda on Facebook recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMcroRC2uk

It's inspired by the real story of her parents. :)

Maybe I would have liked a nastier King George. I saw Taran Killam and I'm sure he gave a performance that people wanted out of King George which was comparable with what Jonathan Groff gave, but I always found those songs and the humor to be flat even though most people seem to be having a good time with it. I think I just have a problem with the way Lin wrote that part.

I was lucky to have seen the entire OBC back in October of 2015 and without a doubt it was one thrilling evening of theatre. (In fact probably my favorite since regularly attending theatre since 1980.) I had great seats downstairs which were purchased for a regular price before the pricing craziness began. I saw the show again last month.. it was a different experience. My seats were upstairs and I found that i focused on the show as more of a whole, especially the choreography. I agree with many of you regarding some of the performances being a bit flat now. I am seeing the show one more time this weekend with a person who has not seen the show at all. It will be interesting to hear what his take is on it.

I saw it in April & thought Inglehart, Weber (as Hamilton), & Medina were all fantastic. Lexi has improved a lot since she started. Generally, I thought the current male cast members were great, and the women weak, which is disappointing. I've also found, though, that people who didn't see the OBC are happier with the current cast.

Also, sorry, but it took 18 posts for somebody to even mention Bryan Terrell Clark as Washington. I (and many others, it seems) totally forgot about his performance. Which is kind of antithetical to, you know, George freakin' Washington.

I've been unabashed in my love of Hamilton on here, which is why I'm also so quick to point out my disappointment with this cast. You shouldn't have people looking to the touring cast for a "better" version.

Felt the same as many of you - having seen and loved the OBC, the replacement cast was very underwhelming. Just didn't really seem to pack the punch the way so many of the original cast members did. Also, I think this is an unpopular opinion but I hated Javier's Hamilton, compared to Lin. Hamilton felt like a totally different - way less likeable - character. I'm seeing the LA cast a few times in the coming weeks and I've heard great things so I'm very excited to see what they bring.