Hamilton West End 2017

[ChiTheaterFan]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 9:51am

Wonder how it will be received there. 

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/182100/lin-manuel-mirandas-hamilton-aiming-to-land-in-londons-west-end-in-2017/

 

From the daily mail article:

 

The Broadway musical Hamilton — a scintillating powerhouse of a show that uses hip-hop to tell the tale of Alexander Hamilton (one of America’s founding fathers) — will come to the West End in 2017. 

Composer, lyricist — and leading man — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s scorching show is being staged at the Richard Rodgers theatre. 

Cameron Mackintosh will produce in London and is showing producers Jeffrey Seller and Oskar Eustis around some West End houses early next month, including the New London — home to the National Theatre’s hit War Horse until March 12. 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3239080/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Nicole-Kidman-got-hit-film-DNA.html#ixzz3m6ALgo6f 
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Updated On: 9/18/15 at 09:51 AM

[Hamilton22]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 10:16am

I can't see it doing half as well as it's doing here. 

[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 10:21am

For what it's worth, I'm British and could not have loved Hamilton more. 

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 10:31am

The hype may very well travel but it just seems like a very American show. I can understand why there would be concern. 

[ChiTheaterFan]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 10:32am

I could see it going both ways. I can see why the show is entertaining in its own right and someone who is not American would love if for the music, performances, and the way the story is told. After all, Hamilton's story itself is a universally compelling one in many ways. At the same time one of the things that strongly moves me about the show is it is largely about our American identity now and then. It really fueled the patriotism in me. I'm now reading Chernow's book and want to pick up another American history book off my shelf after that. 

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[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 10:36am

Something that will work to Hamilton's advantage in the time we currently live is the rise of the internet and social media. Like The Book of Mormon, when Hamilton comes to London, many will already be aware of the hype and want to see it. This gives shows today an advantage over shows like Rent in the 90s that did far worse in London than in New York. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 11:55am

There are many Brit stories that do well here so why wouldn't the opposite be true?  A good story, is a good story.

 

Right now, my mind can think of films more than plays (But the King Charles play hasn't started yet): The King's Speech, for example.

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 11:59am

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[little_sally]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 12:00pm

For what it's worth, I have two friends in England who are dying to see the show already.

[Sorry-Grateful]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 12:31pm

If shows like Wolf Hall and The Audience can find an audience here, there's no reason to assume a show like Hamilton won't find an audience there. The Brits are able to enjoy shows about history that aren't specifically about their history (although, in this case, it is at least partially their history). They are smarter theatergoers than some here give them credit for. 

Updated On: 9/18/15 at 12:31 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 1:24pm

If American audiences can respond to the story of Cromwell, revivals of Wilde and Shaw, plays about English all-boys schools, a play about a British cavalry horse, an adaptation of Servant of Two Masters set in lower-class 1960s England, recreations of original Elizabethan production styles, and play after play about English monarchy (you know, the folks we rebelled against), maybe just maybe British audiences will respond to a musical about Alexander Hamilton.

Updated On: 9/18/15 at 01:24 PM

[ChiTheaterFan]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 1:27pm

To me, the distinction is that shows like Wolf Hall, the Audience, King's Speech, etc. are not about things that are core to the identity of England as a nation.  (I assume with respect to Wolf Hall and the Audience--I have seen neither, although I can imagine perhaps the Audience has elements of that.)   I agree that there could absolutely be an audience for Hamilton in London and that the Brits could certainly enjoy a show about American history (or any other history) just as we could enjoy a show about non-American history.  I just don't think Hamilton would pack quite the same emotional punch for me if I weren't American because part of what that comes from is loving hearing about where my country came from and what our founding fathers went through, since it is, to me, about our national identity.  It's not to say I wouldn't love it--I just may not cry like a baby the whole time.  That would go both ways as well--if there were a show that was about something that was a source of national pride to the British, I might enjoy it a ton, but it might not create the same emotional connection that it would for someone who is British.

 

Of course, there may be many Americans who are not particularly moved by the story of Alexander Hamilton and/or our founding either...

[FBay]

Posted: 9/18/15 at 5:31pm

the guardian loved it http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/18/hamilton-review-founding-father-gets-a-hip-hop-makeover

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[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 9/8/17 at 8:48am

Wow. I feel so badly for people who bought tickets for those now-cancelled shows!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HAMILTON-Opening-in-the-West-End-Pushed-Back-to-December-Final-Casting-Announced-20170908