Gather round, musical nerds, as we pick the leads for the local production of the blockbuster musical. Warning: no Millsy
Hamilton is the rare musical that makes its way into the pop culture consciousness. Its cast recording (produced by Questlove) had the highest debut in the Billboard charts since 1961’s Camelot recording dropped at #4, and the stars from Hamilton’s original cast have been popping up in film and TV ever since. (Creator and the originating lead, Lin-Manuel Miranda himself has since written a Disney princess anthem and starred as the spiritual successor to Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins Returns.)
The blockbuster show, which traces the birth of America through rap and hip-hop, has since gone on to acclaimed openings in London and Puerto Rico, and this week the Australian premiere date was announced – March 2021 at Sydney’s Lyric theatre, after what one can only imagine was an epically expensive bid from the state’s tourism body – with local casting briefs to go out next month.
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