Producers Jeffrey Seller and Michael Cassel have this evening confirmed the cast who will be performing in the encore Australian season of HAMILTON, set to commence at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 30 July 2024. The casting announcement follows the multi-year original production of Hamilton which traversed Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, before concluding its run in New Zealand last June, and features both some original cast favourites and some newcomers tackling major roles.
Some of the returning principal cast members include Jason Arrow as Alexander Hamilton, Callan Purcell as Aaron Burr, Akina Edmons as Angelica Schuyler, Elandrah Eramiha as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, and the always amazing Brent Hill as King George.
New to the cast and making their HAMILTON debuts are Vidya Makan as Eliza Hamilton, Gerard-Luke Malgas as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Etuate Lutui as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, and Googoorewon Knox as George Washington. While touring with the original Australian company, Tainga Savage will also step into the principal role of John Laurens/Philip Hamilton.
The company will be completed by a sizable cast of triple threats including Claire Abaijah-Griffin, Celine Cleveland, Lachlan Dearing, Winston Hillyer, Indigo Hunt, Marcus John, Julian Kuo, Iosefa Laga’aia, Ashton Lash, Terrance Martin, Avigalle Mendoza, Sebaga Neumann, Bronson Pfeiler, Joshua Rivera, Wesley Ryan, Emmy Saheki, Trevor Santos, Sean Sinclair, Dayton Tavares, Anusha Thomas, and William Tukia-Edwards.
Commenting on this announcement, original producer Jeffrey Seller shared:
We know we have so much unfinished business left with Sydney and we can’t wait to get back to HAMILTON’s original Australian home. This cast is truly something special with people you will remember and some incredible new talent the team has found. Get ready to be blown away, Sydney!
Australian producer Michael Cassel of the titular Michael Cassel Group also added:
We are overjoyed to welcome back so many familiar faces for Sydney but also to welcome some new members to our Australian HAMILTON family. We promised we would be back, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the group of people who will tell this incredible story every night when we return to the Sydney Lyric Theatre in July. This company is testimony to the incredible and diverse talent we have on our stages in Australia.
The encore season of HAMILTON is set to enjoy a limited engagement at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 30 July 2024, with ticketing information available via the show’s official website. Unfortunately for those in other states hoping for their own encore season, Michael Cassel Group has confirmed that “Sydney is the only city the production will play before leaving Australia”.
Check out my full review of this musical’s original Brisbane season, well and truly worthy of its 5-stars, HERE.
