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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 20:14:09 GMT
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Post by geeky101 on Jun 15, 2017 20:43:53 GMT
Michael Jibson is definitely in the cast!
Also, in slightly less exciting but in reality equally important news, Rich Beadle of The Girls, The Bodyguard, Priscilla and The Addams Family fame is the musical director under Alex Lacamoire's supervision.
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Post by cropley on Jun 15, 2017 20:49:48 GMT
Is there a prize for guessing both of the castings correctly?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 20:50:27 GMT
The announcement's coming...
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 15, 2017 20:53:59 GMT
11pm announcement
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:00:10 GMT
Is there a prize for guessing both of the castings correctly? Did you guess or were you told?
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Post by Sari on Jun 15, 2017 21:00:15 GMT
I think that whoever is playing Hamilton, is huge. Or at least he must be huge because THE HYPE THAT BAZ IS CREATING IS REAL.
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Post by cropley on Jun 15, 2017 21:01:47 GMT
Is there a prize for guessing both of the castings correctly? Did you guess or were you told? Does it matter?
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Post by cropley on Jun 15, 2017 21:02:08 GMT
I think that whoever is playing Hamilton, is huge. Or at least he must be huge because THE HYPE THAT BAZ IS CREATING IS REAL. No
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:03:03 GMT
I think that whoever is playing Hamilton, is huge. Or at least he must be huge because THE HYPE THAT BAZ IS CREATING IS REAL. Yeah I agree, it feels a bit like it is gonna be a let down for some with the amount of hype if it is an unknown. Which is sad, as I'm sure whoever it is will be great.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:03:03 GMT
Did you guess or were you told? Does it matter? When prizes are involved it does! Haha.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:03:49 GMT
Or Baz just wants to gain some followers/views. Not getting my hopes up.
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Post by geeky101 on Jun 15, 2017 21:09:32 GMT
Sam Mackay confirms it's not him. Although I wonder if he may wind up as ensemble/cover Hamilton.
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Post by Sari on Jun 15, 2017 21:10:54 GMT
Or Baz just wants to gain some followers/views. Not getting my hopes up. True, but I would be so mad... like, I would unfollow him
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 15, 2017 21:12:18 GMT
Or Baz just wants to gain some followers/views. Not getting my hopes up. True, but I would be so mad... like, I would unfollow him Woah, c'mon. Let's not go CRAZY here.
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Post by Sari on Jun 15, 2017 21:15:31 GMT
I mean, I would be mad if he was creating hype only to gain followers. Because it's not cool and I wouldn't be so nervous if it wasn't because of him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:17:51 GMT
If I were you I'd presume the drama graduate thing to be true then if it's something else it's only a pleasant surprise.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:18:14 GMT
I think it would be a disappointment if Lin wasn't the first in truth. Even if its just a limited run. I know people are saying he will come in but he won't be the first, but it doesn't make it as exciting if he is the second or third Hamilton haha.
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Post by 49thand8th on Jun 15, 2017 21:19:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:23:53 GMT
I think Lin is eager to continue playing the role in some capcity (he kept going back to Usnavi and Hamilton is the much better role and show) but didn't realize he'd become so in demand and busy. I mean he went from having 30,000 Twitter followers to a million in the space of a year or so.
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 15, 2017 21:24:03 GMT
Even though another block of tickets are going on sale and there are sure to be returns, they are also "sold out" until June 2018, so it actually doesn't even really matter. And I would say the fans themselves have created the hype, not 2 tweets from Baz. And I'd bet that they would much rather have 'Hamilton' the star, not who's in it, so starting off with 'unknowns; seems like a sensible choice to let the show do the talking. Then when it's won all its awards, they could bring Lin in, or whoever/whatever to increase "hype".
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Post by Sari on Jun 15, 2017 21:24:43 GMT
If I were you I'd presume the drama graduate thing to be true then if it's something else it's only a pleasant surprise. True, good idea.
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Post by Sari on Jun 15, 2017 21:26:36 GMT
And no, he IS creating hype. If he wasn't, he would have said nothing about it until the announcement, just like he did back in January.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 21:27:35 GMT
And no, he IS creating hype. If he wasn't, he would have said nothing about it until the announcement, just like he did back in January. Yeah, I agree. He doesn't do this level of buildup for any other casting announcement.
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 15, 2017 21:33:32 GMT
I'd say he did the same for Dreamgirls if I remember correctly, and it's possible he's done some pre-announcement announcements (how weird that this is even a thing!) for other things but I can't remember in all honesty! I'm probably wrong in saying he hasn't created any hype what-so-ever, but I don't think he's gone especially over-the-top and is totally at fault for the actual over-the-top mass hysteria that has spawned from it!!
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