Leslie Odom Jr. Will Make West End Debut in Hamilton

Tony-winning hamilton authentic solid member Leslie Odom, Jr. will make his West End debut in the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical this summer season.

Odom, Jr., who received the 2016 Tony for creating the position of Aaron Burr in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, will play Burr for London audiences on the Victoria Palace Theater July 3-September 5. The actor lately reprized the position for Broadway audiences in an prolonged engagement celebrating the musical’s tenth anniversary on the Richard Rodgers Theater that set ticket costs hovering.

Theatregoers can join precedence reserving to see Odom, Jr. in hamilton by visiting HamiltonMusical.com/London earlier than midday March 11. Public reserving will open March 13 at 11 AM GMT.

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Producer Cameron Mackintosh mentioned in a press release, “When Jeffrey Seller first invited me to see hamilton During his New York try-out on the Public Theater over 10 years in the past, I used to be knocked out by Leslie Odom, Jr.’s electrical efficiency as Aaron Burr reverse Lin-Manuel’s unforgettably charismatic Alexander Hamilton. So, I’m completely thrilled that London will now be capable of share the expertise of Leslie for a brief season, becoming a member of the sensible new solid we’ve got taking part in this revolutionary musical on the Victoria Palace Theatre.”

Odom, Jr. added, “Returning to hamilton and revisiting the position of Aaron Burr with the expansion and perspective of time has been a profoundly therapeutic creative expertise. I’m having a lot enjoyable! I’m grateful to Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller for the invitation to make my West End debut with this fabulous firm. The London manufacturing will grant me a couple of extra wonderful weeks to share Lin-Manuel’s music with a world viewers who, I’ve discovered, love this present as a lot, if no more, than I. I’m crossing the ocean and I simply can’t wait.”

For his portrayal of Aaron Burr, Odom received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award for his efficiency on the unique solid recording. The stage and display screen star was beforehand on Broadway in a Tony-nominated flip in the 2023 revival of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Since his breakout position in hamiltonthe actor has been seen on display screen in The Good Wife, Murder on the Orient Express, One Dollar, Only, Love in the Time of Corona, Central Park, Abbott Elementary, The Many Saints of Newark, and an Oscar-nominated efficiency in One Night in Miami… Odom, Jr. additionally hosted The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back on CBS and might be seen in the filmed TV model of hamilton.

The present London solid consists of Alex Sawyer as Alexander Hamilton, Jay Perry as Aaron Burr, Bente Mulan as Eliza Hamilton, Emily-Mae as Angelica Schuyler, Jasmine Jia Yung Shen as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Jonathan Andrew Hume as George Washington, Yeukayi Ushe as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Jordan Castle as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Jordan Benjamin as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton, and Daniel Boys as King George III. In sure performances, the position of Alexander Hamilton is performed by Adam J Bernard.

The firm is accomplished by Yuki Abe, Zera Malvina Aitken, Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Turrell Barrett-Wallace, Joshua Clemetson, Roxanne Couch, Luca Dinardo, Nicola Espallardo, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Olivia Kate Holding, Sergi Ibanez, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Ella Kora, Lily Laight, Tamara Morgan, Aidan Nightingale, Tim Nutt, Joshian Angelo Omaña, Kiran Patel, Aharon Rayner, Liam Raven, Paulo Teixeira, Daisy Ward, and Natasha Wilde.

Casting for the corporate for after June 15 shall be introduced at a later date.

Based on Ron Chernow‘s biography, hamilton includes a e-book, music, and lyrics by Mirandapath by Thomas Kailchoreography by Andy Blankenbuehlerand musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.

The musical about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton additionally has scenic design by David Korinscostume design by Paul Tazewelllighting design by Howell Binkleysound design by Nevin Steinbergand hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe.

hamilton, which continues on Broadway on the Richard Rogers Theatre, is produced in London by Jeffrey Seller, Sander JacobsJill Furman, The Public Theaterand Cameron Mackintosh.

The musical is at the moment promoting tickets in the West End via September 27, 2025.