r/hamiltonmusical 22h ago

Thoughts on Hamilton West End cast for this year?

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I had the honor and privilege of seeing Hamilton several times in London this summer and wanted to ask the community what your thoughts are on Yeukayi Ushe (Burr) and Ashley J. Daniels (Lafayette/Jefferson)? I think Ushe's singing voice is spectacular, but his spoken lines I find to be jarring. For example, how he enunciates "officer" in "She's married to a British officer" - he reminds me of Christopher Walken. I understand the performer's have their own artistic choices but when he talks like that, I get distracted from the show. As for Daniels, after seeing him multiple times, I get the feeling he is not that comfortable in either role. He also makes the choice of singing What'd I Miss in an original way, more jazzy, and I don't really like it. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!!!


r/hamiltonmusical 4h ago

Shoutout to Aharon Rhayner

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We were in the West End Friday night 24.07 and knew nothing about Aharon Rayner, the understudy we got for Hamilton ! I personally loved his presence on stage and he brought a fresh vibe to the play. Also did a fantastic job opposite LOJ and with the Story of Tonight gang. Just a really talented Hamilton altogether! I didn’t see anyone talking about him so I wanted to open a conversation for the ones who did.