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http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...miranda-hamilton-broadway-20150225-story.html
Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton," based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, will move to Broadway for a run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre beginning in August, organizers announced this week.
"Hamilton," which is currently at New York's Public Theater, tells the story of the Founding Father and Federalist using modern musical idioms like hip hop, rap and R&B. Miranda wrote the musical, adapting the biography by Ron Chernow.
The opening date means that "Hamilton" won't qualify this year for Broadway's biggest awards. Industry watchers had speculated whether the musical would capitalize on the media momentum behind the Public's staging and move the show to Broadway this spring.
But it appears that Miranda and others want to take their time. The writer told the New York Times on Tuesday that he plans to continue working on the musical before its Broadway bow, though he added that no songs or characters will be cut.
"Hamilton" represents Miranda's first big, personal musical since his breakout hit "In the Heights" opened on Broadway, also at the Richard Rodgers, in 2008. In the interim, the multi-hyphenate stage talent has worked on a number of projects, including "Bring It On: The Musical," which toured North America and landed on Broadway 2012.
"Hamilton" is directed by Thomas Kail, who also staged "In the Heights." The new musical has received rave reviews for its run at the Public, which is set to conclude on May 3, and has also sparked a wider cultural conversation for its casting of minority actors in the roles of America's Founding Fathers
Story
Lin-Manuel Miranda takes the stage as the unlikely founding father determined to make his mark on the new nation as hungry and ambitious as he is. From b*stard orphan to Washington's right hand man, rebel to war hero, a loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal, to the Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy. George Washington, Eliza Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton's lifelong friend/foil Aaron Burr all make their mark in this astonishing new musical exploration of a political mastermind.
Cast & Creative
Also Starring
Alexander Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda
George Washington Christopher Jackson
Aaron Burr Leslie Odom Jr.
Eliza Hamilton Phillipa Soo
John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton Anthony Ramos
Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson Daveed Diggs
Angelica Schuyler Renee Elise Goldsberry
Creative Team
Music, Lyrics and Book Lin-Manuel Miranda
Director Thomas Kail
Inspired by the book by Ron Chernow
Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler
Set Designer David Korins
Costumer Designer Paul Tazewell
Lighting Designer Howell Binkley
Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg
Orchestrations and Music Direction Alex Lacamoire
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...miranda-hamilton-broadway-20150225-story.html
Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton," based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, will move to Broadway for a run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre beginning in August, organizers announced this week.
"Hamilton," which is currently at New York's Public Theater, tells the story of the Founding Father and Federalist using modern musical idioms like hip hop, rap and R&B. Miranda wrote the musical, adapting the biography by Ron Chernow.
The opening date means that "Hamilton" won't qualify this year for Broadway's biggest awards. Industry watchers had speculated whether the musical would capitalize on the media momentum behind the Public's staging and move the show to Broadway this spring.
But it appears that Miranda and others want to take their time. The writer told the New York Times on Tuesday that he plans to continue working on the musical before its Broadway bow, though he added that no songs or characters will be cut.
"Hamilton" represents Miranda's first big, personal musical since his breakout hit "In the Heights" opened on Broadway, also at the Richard Rodgers, in 2008. In the interim, the multi-hyphenate stage talent has worked on a number of projects, including "Bring It On: The Musical," which toured North America and landed on Broadway 2012.
"Hamilton" is directed by Thomas Kail, who also staged "In the Heights." The new musical has received rave reviews for its run at the Public, which is set to conclude on May 3, and has also sparked a wider cultural conversation for its casting of minority actors in the roles of America's Founding Fathers
Story
Lin-Manuel Miranda takes the stage as the unlikely founding father determined to make his mark on the new nation as hungry and ambitious as he is. From b*stard orphan to Washington's right hand man, rebel to war hero, a loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal, to the Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy. George Washington, Eliza Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton's lifelong friend/foil Aaron Burr all make their mark in this astonishing new musical exploration of a political mastermind.
Cast & Creative
Also Starring
Alexander Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda
George Washington Christopher Jackson
Aaron Burr Leslie Odom Jr.
Eliza Hamilton Phillipa Soo
John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton Anthony Ramos
Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson Daveed Diggs
Angelica Schuyler Renee Elise Goldsberry
Creative Team
Music, Lyrics and Book Lin-Manuel Miranda
Director Thomas Kail
Inspired by the book by Ron Chernow
Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler
Set Designer David Korins
Costumer Designer Paul Tazewell
Lighting Designer Howell Binkley
Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg
Orchestrations and Music Direction Alex Lacamoire