New cast members to join West End’s Hamilton in June

[clockwise] Declan Spine, Lemuel Knights, Simbe Akande, Shan Ako and Ava Brennan join the West End cast of Hamilton

With tickets currently on sale for performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre up to 2 March 2024, the production will welcome Declan Spaine (Get Up, Stand Up!, Lyric/West End) as Alexander Hamilton from 19 June. Fellow newcomers will include Ava Brennan (Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre, The Secret Life of Bees, Almeida Theatre) who will return to the production as Angelica Schuyler, with Simbi Akende (The Prince of Egypt, Dominion Theatre, Show Boat, Gillian Lynne Theatre) stepping into the roles of Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Dom Hartley-Harris (Bonnie & Clyde, Garrick Theatre, Dreamgirls, UK tour) returning to the role of George Washington and Lemuel Knights (The Choir of Man, West End/US tour, Ragtime, Charing Cross Theatre) as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson.

Joining the ensemble will be Gabriela Acosta, Elizabeth Armstrong, Alishia-Marie Blake, Aimie Hibbert, Sam Holden, Christian Knight, Nathan Louis-Fernand, Stacey McGuire, Lewis Newton, Hassun Sharif, Alex Tranter and Maddison Tyson.

The new additions will join current cast members Simon-Anthony Rhoden (The Color Purple, Birmingham/Leicester Curve, Kinky Boots, Adelphi Theatre) as Aaron Burr, Shan Ako (Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre, Whitney Queen of the Night, UK/Europe tour) as Eliza Hamilton, Emile Ruddock (Me and My Girl, Chichester Festival Theatre, Five Guys Named Moe, Marble Arch Theatre) as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Jake Halsey-Jones (Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Shaftesbury Theatre, West Side Story, Frogmore Paper Mill) as John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton, and Joel Montague (Chicago, UK/international tour, Waitress, Adelphi Theatre) as King George III. At certain performances, Alexander Hamilton is played by Alex Sawyer (Girl From The North Country, Noël Coward Theatre, Pride and Prejudice, Nottingham Playhouse).

The continuing cast will also include: Matthew Elliot-Campbell, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Maya Britto, Barney Hudson, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Ella Kora, Aaron Lee Lambert, Kerri Norville, Samuel Sarpong-Broni, Lindsey Tierney and Brandon Williams.

Based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton, the musical which has a book, music and lyrics by Miranda is directed by Thomas Kail. Choreography is by Andy Blankenbuehler with musical direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg and hair and wig design by Charles G. Lapointe.

Angela Thomas