UPDATE 15:45: The Public Theater announced this afternoon that Jonathan Groff has been chosen as a replacement for Brian d'Arcy James as King George Hamilton. Groff (Looking for HBO, Fox Glee) joins the cast next Tuesday, March 3 at the Public Theater. The show moves to Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in July.
PREVIOUS, Tuesday, 14:30 more information throughout. The successful musical based rap-Hamilton is moving from the Public Theater Broadway this summer, today told the producers. Advances in the production of 12 million dollars will start July 13 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, with the official opening scheduled for August 6. The final performance in the race sold out in public will be the May 3 airline main stem of the season on Broadway on sale on March 8.
"Lin-Manuel Miranda is Shakespeare in his ambition and his achievement," Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, told a packed press conference in the lobby of the theater on Tuesday afternoon. Besides show's cast and creative team, the crowd included author Ron Chernow, whose biography of first secretary of the US Treasury Miranda inspired to write the musical, in which he also plays the title role.
There was no doubt that Hamilton would move to Broadway; the only question was how quickly. Variables include the availability of a suitable theater, either to open before the cutoff date for Tony eligibility April this season, and how long Miranda and other equipment primarily creative director Thomas Kail, choreographer and musical director Andy Blankenbuehler I needed Alex Lacamoire to work on the show. Despite almost unanimous raves, the 2 hours 40 minutes-sung-through musical was judged too long by several critics. "We never stop working on the show," said Miranda Term after the announcement, but added that cutting length is not their top priority.
Speaking at the press conference, Miranda recalled that two years before his birth, the day his parents were married, attended musical Runaways Elizabeth Swados', another transfer from the public (along with hair, A Chorus Line, That Championship Season, Bring In Da Noise / Bring In Da Funk and others too numerous to mention). His parents later explained to the child theater called the attention they wanted to support the work of artists from the public. Since then, he said, he had expected a work which opens in the East Village complex. Tony Award winning musical In The Heights Miranda did not do that, but ran in the Richard Rodgers, who is soon to be vacated by musical If / Then.
For Broadway, Hamilton will be produced by Jeffery seller, Sander Jacobs and Jill Furman, who financed the career in public, which is also advertised as a producer. A key question not addressed in the ad is who will replace Brian d'Arcy James, who scored big announcements in the King George, but must leave the show after this weekend to co-star with Christian Borle something rotten Another new musical, which happens to be produced by frequent production partner Kevin McCollum seller. Replacement D'Arcy James' has not been announced.
PREVIOUS, Tuesday, 14:30 more information throughout. The successful musical based rap-Hamilton is moving from the Public Theater Broadway this summer, today told the producers. Advances in the production of 12 million dollars will start July 13 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, with the official opening scheduled for August 6. The final performance in the race sold out in public will be the May 3 airline main stem of the season on Broadway on sale on March 8.
"Lin-Manuel Miranda is Shakespeare in his ambition and his achievement," Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, told a packed press conference in the lobby of the theater on Tuesday afternoon. Besides show's cast and creative team, the crowd included author Ron Chernow, whose biography of first secretary of the US Treasury Miranda inspired to write the musical, in which he also plays the title role.
There was no doubt that Hamilton would move to Broadway; the only question was how quickly. Variables include the availability of a suitable theater, either to open before the cutoff date for Tony eligibility April this season, and how long Miranda and other equipment primarily creative director Thomas Kail, choreographer and musical director Andy Blankenbuehler I needed Alex Lacamoire to work on the show. Despite almost unanimous raves, the 2 hours 40 minutes-sung-through musical was judged too long by several critics. "We never stop working on the show," said Miranda Term after the announcement, but added that cutting length is not their top priority.
Speaking at the press conference, Miranda recalled that two years before his birth, the day his parents were married, attended musical Runaways Elizabeth Swados', another transfer from the public (along with hair, A Chorus Line, That Championship Season, Bring In Da Noise / Bring In Da Funk and others too numerous to mention). His parents later explained to the child theater called the attention they wanted to support the work of artists from the public. Since then, he said, he had expected a work which opens in the East Village complex. Tony Award winning musical In The Heights Miranda did not do that, but ran in the Richard Rodgers, who is soon to be vacated by musical If / Then.
For Broadway, Hamilton will be produced by Jeffery seller, Sander Jacobs and Jill Furman, who financed the career in public, which is also advertised as a producer. A key question not addressed in the ad is who will replace Brian d'Arcy James, who scored big announcements in the King George, but must leave the show after this weekend to co-star with Christian Borle something rotten Another new musical, which happens to be produced by frequent production partner Kevin McCollum seller. Replacement D'Arcy James' has not been announced.
