Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
#1Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/1/16 at 5:33pm
I would die if they got Nic Rouleau to play King George. He has been living in England for the past year so he probably can get the accent down easily and he has been in Chicago before performing in the Book of Mormon at the same theatre where Hamilton will be playing so it would be nice if he came back.
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#2Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/1/16 at 5:38pm
I know this person is white, but Emily Rohm would absolutely slay Eliza.
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Updated On: 1/1/16 at 05:38 PM
#3Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/1/16 at 5:41pm
I think it's inevitable that Nic Rouleau will play King George at some point, not just because it's a role Andrew already played. He would be hilarious and I can totally get behind this. :)
What other Chicago-based or Chicago-originating actors could be in this? Allison Semmes?
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asmith0307
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/14
#4Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/1/16 at 6:52pm
If not Rouleau, I would suggest Matt Mueller - though I haven't heard him sing. I saw him as Black Stache and he was hilarious. He would do the part justice (once again, providing he can sing. I mean, his sisters are pretty good).
I had a great idea the other day for an Angelica, but I lost it and I've been desperately trying to remember it....
#5Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 6:42pm
Isn't Karen Olivia teaching at Wisconsin? I thought I read a tweet from Lin Manuel miranda saying that. Maybe she can take a leave of absence for a month to go down to Chicago and perform Eliza.
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#6Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 6:57pm
I've thought since I first heard the score that Karen Olivo would be a perfect Angelica.
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#7Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 7:01pm
Can Karen rap well enough to do Angelica? I'd like to see her as Eliza, would be nice to see her in a less feisty role.
Updated On: 1/3/16 at 07:01 PM
#8Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 7:05pm
I didn't know Anika Noni could rap until I heard her in the workshop, and she surprised me, so Karen might surprise! Does anyone know if she plans to stay away from Broadway permanently? I haven't kept great track of her since she announced that semi-retirement or whatever it is/was, but I know she's done some professional work since.
I don't know if she's the right temperament for Eliza, but I prefer Karen in feisty roles.
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Updated On: 1/3/16 at 07:05 PM
Jace2017
Understudy Joined: 11/13/14
#9Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 7:23pm
Gypsy, where did you hear recordings of Anika in Hamilton? I think Denee Benton would be a wonderful Eliza. I saw her in The Book Of Mormon tour and her voice was incredible. Similar to Phillipa Soo she is playing Natasha in Great Comet at ART right now.
#10Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:02pm
Annaleigh Ashford as King George.
They/them.
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#11Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 8:25pm
Anika Noni Rose brought a lovely wit and pathos to Angelica in the reading of the first act at Vassar. They hadn't quite figured out the character's musical style yet at that point. I remember the transitions in "Satisfied" between when she'd rap and when she'd sing feeling very rough and jarring, as if they weren't quite sure yet whether they wanted it to be more of a patter song with sustained singing throughout (as it is now) or something else entirely.
As far as future replacements go, De'Adre Aziza played Angelica in the first full workshop and I'd love to see her get another crack at it. Though she tends to play harder edged characters, I think Ruthie Ann Miles would be a lovely Eliza.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 1/3/16 at 08:25 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#12Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 10:55pm
Denee Benton would be a wonderful Eliza!
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HamfourHam
Chorus Member Joined: 12/30/15
#13Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:01pm
Holy Crap. Karen Olivo as Angelica might be the fiercest thing I have ever heard. I might pass out if that happens.
#14Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:09pm
It's a pity that Karen wasn't the original but obviously Renee Goldsberry is sublime as Angelica.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
HamfourHam
Chorus Member Joined: 12/30/15
#15Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:12pm
Why is it a pity? Renee is absolutely stunning as Angelica. If Karen ever took over, I'm sure she would be fantastic and different in her own beautiful way. But I'm glad Renee won the role.
#16Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:27pm
That's what I meant when I said Angelica is sublime.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#17Chicago Hamilton Dream Casting
Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:45pm
Chicago is about a two and a half hour drive from Madison, Wisconsin where Karen Olivo now lives. It's not inconceivable that she could end up in the production there. I'm sure working on something this major close enough to home to go back on her days off would be appealing to her.
Lord knows she'd be a dynamite Angelica.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 1/3/16 at 11:45 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
