Last month, Marley Fenton, a 2024 Black British Theatre Award winner for playing The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, stepped into the title role of the U.K. and Ireland tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-winning Hamilton, which is currently playing The Alhambra Theatre in Bradford.
The production also saw several other cast changes. Billy Nevers, who had played Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, took over the role of Aaron Burr, while Roshani Abbey, previously seen in Hamilton in the West End, stepped into the role of Eliza Hamilton through March 25. Casey Al-Shaqsy will play Eliza beginning March 26.
Also recently joining the company: Chasity Crisp as Angelica Schuyler, Ashley
J. Daniels as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Shak Mancel James
as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton, Naomi Katiyo as Peggy Schuyler/Maria
Reynolds, and Louis Maskell as King George. Continuing in the production
are KM Drew Boateng as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, and Akmed
Junior Khemalai, now playing the role of George Washington.
Jonathan
Andre, Melad Hamidi, Imogen Rose Hart, Bethany Kate, Jago Mottart,
Patrick Munday, Chris Otim, Castell Parker, Eva Phillips, Sydney
Spencer, Sylvie Stenson, Ethan Vijn, Lashane Williams, and Ynez Williams also joined continuing ensemble members Simeon Beckett, Jonathan
Hermosa-Lopez, Richard Logun, Tamara Morgan, Antoine Murray-Straughan,
Izzy Read, Harry Robinson, Phoebe Samuel-Gray, Samantha Shuma, Michael
James Stewart, Jack Whitehead, and Sian Yeo.
Get a look at the current company in the photo gallery below:
The U.K. and Ireland tour opened at the Manchester Palace Theatre November 11, 2023.
Hamilton, the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton, is directed by Thomas Kail and features choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, and is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton. The musical also has scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe.
The Olivier, Tony, and Grammy–winning Hamilton opened at the newly rebuilt and restored Victoria Palace Theatre in London in December 2017. The Broadway production continues at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
Hamilton is produced in the U.K. by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public Theater, and Cameron Mackintosh.
For the current touring itinerary, visit HamiltonMusical.com.
