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Post by stuart on Jun 15, 2017 19:17:30 GMT
My money is on Lin for the first 3mths (with his alternate making their West End debut) with the alternate taking over on Lin's departure.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:25:29 GMT
My money is on Lin for the first 3mths (with his alternate making their West End debut) with the alternate taking over on Lin's departure. I really really hope so!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:28:03 GMT
Baz has confirmed in another tweet he is announcing it tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:29:40 GMT
Are we 100% certain that it's not Alexandra Burke?
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Post by danb on Jun 15, 2017 19:31:42 GMT
Since he has now left Corrie, I think it's clear that it will be Derek Griffiths. Just you wait!!!
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Post by cropley on Jun 15, 2017 19:40:58 GMT
It is not Lin when it first opens. It is a recent drama graduate unknown.
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Post by cropley on Jun 15, 2017 19:41:08 GMT
It is not Lin when it first opens. It is a recent drama graduate unknown.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:42:54 GMT
I agree I imagine it will be a newcomer for the lead and someone known for King George.
Jeez, imagine the lead in Hamilton being your professional debut! The excitement, but the pressure too!
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 15, 2017 19:43:53 GMT
Yeah I hope we get King George tonight, too!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:44:41 GMT
I don't WANT a recent drama graduate, I want Riz Ahmed.
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Post by Sari on Jun 15, 2017 19:44:55 GMT
He's telling us who are playing Hamilton and King George tonight OMG OMG OMG THANK GOD I WAS WRONG ABOUT WAITING UNTIL JULY/AUGUST
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:46:46 GMT
If it's a recent drama graduate I could do without them building up the announcement as if it will be something exciting.
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Post by charliec on Jun 15, 2017 19:48:04 GMT
Well this is exciting! Really intrigued to see who it will be!
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Post by danb on Jun 15, 2017 19:49:37 GMT
Regardless of who it is, it gives them the chance to get them out there talking; The One Show, Pebble Mill etc 😉
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Post by Sari on Jun 15, 2017 19:49:46 GMT
I want Riz Ahmed too omg I REEEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY hope he's playing Hamilton
I think I'm crying
I want to know now I can't wait a couple of hours :_
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:49:49 GMT
This may be a random thought, but Simon Lipkin as King George wouldn't surprise me. He's hilarious, and Willows finishes a good month or two before Hamilton!
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Post by cropley on Jun 15, 2017 19:50:49 GMT
It's Michael Jibson
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:54:32 GMT
I don't wanna sound like a dick but who?
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 19:56:17 GMT
I don't WANT a recent drama graduate, I want Riz Ahmed. Yeah, well, I want a beautiful, rent-controlled apartment on the Upper West Side.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 19:56:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:59:23 GMT
Haha... well that's two unknowns announced tonight for me then.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 19:59:54 GMT
I don't wanna sound like a dick but who? He's done a bunch of musical theatre, and recently started cropping up in various movie musicals. You may remember him from such posts as cropley's "Michael Jibson " of four pages ago.
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Post by charliec on Jun 15, 2017 20:01:11 GMT
I mean Michael Jibson is following all the Hamilton london cast in twitter as well as lots of Hamilton creatives so it probably is him!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 20:02:22 GMT
I don't wanna sound like a dick but who? He's done a bunch of musical theatre, and recently started cropping up in various movie musicals. You may remember him from such posts as cropley's "Michael Jibson " of four pages ago. I haven't been following this thread much. Because I don't know much about the show, like I haven't actively been following a lot about it so I haven't felt the need to follow this one bar casting to get excited about it. Rachel John is in the cast though, that's good enough for me.
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 15, 2017 20:08:42 GMT
He's the original Joe Casey from Our House, whole thing was filmed for BBC and is on YouTube if you wanna check him out. He's good! And married to Caroline Sheen.
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