Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Headline His New Musical Hamilton; Full Casting & Off-Broadway Extension Announced

Lin-Manuel Miranda will star in the titular role in his new musical Hamilton. Joining him in the previously announced world premiere will be Christopher Jackson as George Washington, Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr and Brian d’Arcy James as King George. Directed by Thomas Kail, the off-Broadway show will begin performances on January 20, 2015 and officially open on February 17. Initially set to shutter on February 22, the tuner will now run through March 22 at the Public Theater.

Miranda received a Tony award for Best Score for In the Heights, as well as a nod for Leading Actor in a Musical. Jackson also appeared on Broadway in In the Heights; other credits include Holler If Ya Hear Me, Bronx Bombers, After Midnight, Memphis and The Lion King. Odom Jr.’s Great White Way credits include Leap of Faith and Rent. D’arcy James’ Broadway credits include Next To Normal, Time Stands Still, Shrek, The Apple Tree, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Sweet Smell of Success, Titanic, Carousel and Blood Brothers.

Hamilton, with book, music, and lyrics by Miranda, is inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. The new musical follows the scrappy young immigrant who forever changed America: Alexander Hamilton. From bastard orphan to Washington's right hand man, rebel to war hero, loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal to Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy, Hamilton is an exploration of a political mastermind. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Eliza Hamilton and lifelong Hamilton friend and foe, Aaron Burr, all attend this revolutionary tale of America’s fiery past told through the sounds of the ever-changing nation we’ve become.

The cast will also include Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton, Anthony Ramos as John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton, Daveed Diggs as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson and Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler. Rounding out the company will be Carleigh Bettiol, Ariana DeBose, Sydney James Harcourt, Sasha Hutchings, Thayne Jasperson, Stephanie Klemons, Jon Rua, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes and Voltaire Wade-Greene.

The production will feature choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, with scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, music direction and orchestration by Alex Lacamoire.