Nicholas Christopher to Replace Christopher Jackson in Hamilton on Broadway

Before he heads to Miss Saigon, Nicholas Christopher, who covered the role of George Washington this summer, will officially begin performances as the character in the Great White Way's Hamilton on November 15. He steps in for Tony nominee Christopher Jackson, who is scheduled to play the part "One Last Time" at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on November 13.

Christopher's other New York theater credits include Lazarus, Whorl Inside A Loop , Motown The Musical, Rent and Hurt Village. He is set to remain at Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning tuner through the end of 2016. Further casting will be announced later.

The current cast of Hamilton also features Javier Muñoz as Alexander Hamilton (with Michael Luwoye stepping in for select performances), Brandon Victor Dixon as Aaron Burr, Lexi Lawson as Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, Mandy Gonzalez as Angelica Schuyler, Seth Stewart as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds, and Rory O’Malley as King George.