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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2018 17:59:37 GMT
Ash and Jamael will stay I think, so Ash should be on that Monday.
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Post by welsh_tenor on Sept 17, 2018 18:13:28 GMT
How long did the leads on Broadway do? Is that an indication of how many may stay or go here? I wonder if there’s a company view that they want people to leave after a year to keep it fresh?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2018 20:32:46 GMT
How long did the leads on Broadway do? Is that an indication of how many may stay or go here? I wonder if there’s a company view that they want people to leave after a year to keep it fresh? Given the amount of moaning on the Broadwayworld forum about how the current Broadway cast have been there far too long, I don't think there's a company view that people should leave after a year. That said, I think most of the OBC only did a year (if that) on Broadway, though they'd almost all done the pre-Broadway run as well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2018 20:33:59 GMT
Stephenson Ardern-Sodje is on as Hamilton tonight! With Giles Alternate on for Burr too. Double covers in the leads.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2018 20:54:29 GMT
I remember it was said a while ago that LMM would be in the London production at some point from 2019. I doubt he’ll be the next Alex though. Probably an extension of Jamael or someone totally new.
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 17, 2018 21:01:35 GMT
How long did the leads on Broadway do? Is that an indication of how many may stay or go here? I wonder if there’s a company view that they want people to leave after a year to keep it fresh? www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hamilton-499521I think generally on Broadway, people sign 6-month or year-long contracts. You can see from the OBC list there that Daveed, Lin, Leslie, and Philippa all left in the same month. (It may be different in this case because they may have signed starting that time frame at the Public; I'm not sure.)
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Post by ellie1981 on Sept 17, 2018 21:14:39 GMT
I remember it was said a while ago that LMM would be in the London production at some point from 2019. I doubt he’ll be the next Alex though. Probably an extension of Jamael or someone totally new. It was only really mentioned as a possibility, however this was before he committed to do the production in Puerto Rico.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Sept 18, 2018 6:56:11 GMT
Saw the show again last Tuesday. We had understudies for Washington and Laurens/Philip, they were ok, not as good as Ugaola and September. All the other principals were on.
Giles Terera was wonderful once again as Burr, it makes such a huge different to the show when he's on. Wait For It and The Room Where It Happens were both breathtaking. He also has great chemistry with Jamael Westman, who has grown on me. This was my fifth visit to the show and I appreciate how much better Westman has got as Hamilton. He still mumbles a bit in some parts, but overall I really enjoyed his performance this time.
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Post by showtoones on Sept 18, 2018 18:10:20 GMT
Stephenson Ardern-Sodje is on as Hamilton tonight! With Giles Alternate on for Burr too. Double covers in the leads. Giles is NEVER on...I wonder how many performances in total Sifisio has done as Burr? Probably more than 1/3...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 18:18:57 GMT
With Giles Alternate on for Burr too. Double covers in the leads. Giles is NEVER on...I wonder how many performances in total Sifisio has done as Burr? Probably more than 1/3... Well, let's be fair, when Lin and the Prince were in, of course he was on at that performance. 😂😂
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 18, 2018 18:33:47 GMT
Giles is NEVER on...I wonder how many performances in total Sifisio has done as Burr? Probably more than 1/3... I’ve seen Giles four times out of five, so he does definitely go on,
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 19:15:26 GMT
Giles is NEVER on...I wonder how many performances in total Sifisio has done as Burr? Probably more than 1/3... I’ve seen Giles four times out of five, so he does definitely go on, Based on Twitter updates, it always seems like he is off. I agree his understudy must of done at least a third of the performances thus far.
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Post by ellie1981 on Sept 18, 2018 19:58:22 GMT
I’ve seen Giles four times out of five, so he does definitely go on, Based on Twitter updates, it always seems like he is off. I agree his understudy must of done at least a third of the performances thus far. I swear Sifiso may have done more Burr performances than Ash has as Hamilton, and he actually has his ones scheduled. Seen the show 7 times now however and Giles was on for 4, although the first two were during previews..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 20:05:30 GMT
I've seen Giles 3 times out of 3.
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Post by fiyero on Sept 18, 2018 21:17:01 GMT
I've seen Giles 3 times out of 3. I'm 4 out of 4! Seen covers for Hamilton, Eliza, King George, Mulligan, Philip and Peggy! I hope to see Sifoso one day! (only seen Ash on his scheduled day)
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Post by theatrefan77 on Sept 18, 2018 21:40:57 GMT
I've seen Giles 3 times out of 3. I've seen Giles 3 times out 5, so in my case he's been on 60% of the time. I still considered myself lucky, some of my friends haven't seen him yet, and they've seen the show 4 times!
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Post by stuart on Sept 18, 2018 21:48:51 GMT
I’m 0/3 for Giles. Sifiso more than makes up for it but I’d love to see Giles’ take on it.
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Post by sophie92 on Sept 18, 2018 22:09:37 GMT
Might as well join in the discussion as I’m just home after my 7th visit! I’ve seen Giles 6 times out of 7 (and he was on tonight)
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Post by theatrefan77 on Sept 18, 2018 22:11:37 GMT
stuart, you need to see Giles.
Sifiso is ok, but Giles really has the edge as Burr and is totally mesmerising.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 22:15:27 GMT
See its amazing to hear the amount you've all seen him, because it really does come across he is barely on based on the West End Covers twitter, he is averaging missing once a week. Are we sure his cover hasn't just become an alternate and they haven't announced it?
On a quick glance, he has missed both these past two Mondays, as well as this previous Saturday's shows, so maybe the Monday is an alternate show?
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Post by daniel on Sept 18, 2018 22:55:10 GMT
I've seen Giles 3/3 and he was outstanding every time.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 23:00:28 GMT
I've seen Giles once in 4 visits. Sifiso all the other times and he has improved markedly since the first one!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 1:40:57 GMT
I agree Giles is amazing, my favourite cast member by far (haven't seen everyone, of course). I'm so happy he's so well loved, after all the lisp controversy at the beginning of his run.
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Post by danb on Sept 19, 2018 6:06:08 GMT
I agree Giles is amazing, my favourite cast member by far (haven't seen everyone, of course). I'm so happy he's so well loved, after all the lisp controversy at the beginning of his run. ...the journey that his face and heart go on every night is heartbreaking. I would rank him as one of the best ‘actors’ working in musical theatre atm.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Sept 19, 2018 7:28:18 GMT
I second that!
Also saw him a few times in Avenue Q and he was absolutely hilarious
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