He’s just nonstop! In addition to the Broadway and Chicago production, Hamilton will take its first national touring company out on the road, with performances starting on March 10 at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for 21 weeks, prior to a 21-week run in Los Angeles.
Joshua Henry, who opened the Chicago production as Aaron Burr, leads the tour, passing off his torch to Kinky Boots‘ and “Let’s Make a Deal’s” Wayne Brady.
Henry has appeared in several Broadway productions including Shuffle Along, Violet, Porgy & Bess, and American Idiot. Last fall, he performed in The Last Five Years concert with Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo.
Michael Luwoye and Rory O’Malley, the current alternate Hamilton and King George on Broadway, respectively, will reprise their roles and join Henry on tour. Luwoye made history last year as the only actor to portray both Hamilton and Burr.
The principle cast includes Phantom of the Opera’s Jordan Donica as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; The Color Purple’s Isaiah Johnson as George Washington, Hamilton OBC-member Emmy Raver-Lampman as Angelica Schuyler; Rubén J. Carbajal as John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton; Amber Iman as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; Solea Pfeiffer as Eliza Hamilton; and Mathenee Treco as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison.
Additionally, Ryan Alvarado, Raymond Baynard, Amanda Braun, Daniel Ching, Karli Dinardo, Jeffery Duffy, Jennifer Geller, Jacob Guzman, Julia Harriman, Afra Hines, Sabrina Imamura, Lauren Kias, Yvette Lu, Desmond Newson, Desmond Nunn, Josh Andrés Rivera, Raven Thomas, Ryan Vasquez, Keenan D. Washington, and Andrew Wojtal complete the ensemble.
The 2016 Pulitzer Prize recipient features music, lyrics, and a book by Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Lin-Manuel Miranda.
More information on tickets will be available soon.
