Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning Hamilton is touring the UK and is coming to Oxford Road’s Palace Theatre for a 15-week run. Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now.
The cast for Manchester includes Shaq Taylor as Alexander Hamilton; Sam Oladeinde as Aaron Burr; Gabriela Benedetti as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; KM Drew Boateng as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison; Daniel Boys as King George; Maya Britto as Eliza Hamilton; Aisha Jawando as Angelica Schuyler; DeAngelo Jones as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton; Billy Nevers as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson and Charles Simmons as George Washington.
Photo by Danny Kaan
☆☆☆☆☆ ‘This is one occasion where you really can believe the hype. it is simply the most incredible night of theatre, of music, of art, of history – of making history before your eyes.’ – Manchester Evening News
☆☆☆☆☆ ‘Miranda’s contribution to the “unfinished symphony” of America remains a work of bulletproof brilliance.’ – The Guardian
☆☆☆☆☆ ‘Sensational. Irresistible. Unmissable. Propelling the audience through history, from the first beat to the last, if there’s one ticket you splurge on this year – let Hamilton be it.’ – Upstaged Manchester
Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire and is based on Ron Chernow‘s biography of Alexander Hamilton.
Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.
If you’re seeing Hamilton, the superb Hello Oriental at Circle Square is offering a 10% discount to all ticket holders. It’s just a 3-minute walk from The Palace Theatre.
