New ”Hamilton” West End cast announced

New casting has been announced for the West End production of Hamilton, with new faces set to have their first performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 19 June 2023.

Declan Spaine (Get Up, Stand Up!) will join in the title role of Alexander Hamilton, while others appearing in the show will be Ava Brennan (The Secret Life of Bees) as Angelica Schuyler, Simbi Akande (Mother Goose) as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Dom Hartley-Harris (Rent) as George Washington and Lemuel Knights (42 Balloons) as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson.

Joining the ensemble will be Gabriela Acosta, Elizabeth Armstrong, Alishia-Marie Blake, Aimie Hibbert, Sam Holden, Christian Knight, Nathan Louis-Fernand, Stacey McGuire, Lewis Newton, Hassun Sharif, Hannah Qureshi, Alex Tranter and Maddison Tyson.

Continuing in the show will be Simon-Anthony Rhoden as Aaron Burr, Shan Ako as Eliza Hamilton, Emile Ruddock as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Jake Halsey-Jones as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton and Joel Montague as King George III.

At certain performances the role of Alexander Hamilton will be played by Alex Sawyer. Continuing in the company will be Matthew Elliot-Campbell, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Maya Britto, Barney Hudson, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Ella Kora, Aaron Lee Lambert, Kerri Norville, Samuel Sarpong-Broni, Lindsey Tierney and Brandon Williams.

The show is also set to embark on its first national tour, beginning later this year.

Hamilton, which received a glowing five-star review when it first opened, has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It is directed by Thomas Kail with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire and is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of the first Treasury Secretary and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

The show features 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.