Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and tells the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton, through his involvement in the American Revolution to his personal life.
Broadway’s original Aaron Burr, Leslie Odom, Jr., will reprise the role he originated in Hamilton in New York for a strictly limited nine-week season in the West End production. He will perform in the show from 3 July – 5 September.
Odom, who won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Hamilton and a Grammy Award for his performance on the original cast recording, said: “Returning to Hamilton and revisiting the role of Aaron Burr with the growth and perspective of time has been a profoundly healing artistic experience. I am having so much fun! I am thankful to Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller for the invitation to make my West End debut with this fabulous company. The London production will grant me a few more glorious weeks to share Lin-Manuel’s music with an international audience who, I have learned, love this show as much, if not more, than I. I’m crossing the ocean and I just can’t wait.”
Cameron Mackintosh said: “When Jeffrey Seller first invited me to see Hamilton during its New York try-out at the Public Theater over 10 years ago, I was knocked out by Leslie Odom, Jr.’s electric performance as Aaron Burr opposite Lin-Manuel’s unforgettably charismatic Alexander Hamilton. So, I’m absolutely thrilled that London will now be able to share the experience of Leslie for a short season, joining the brilliant new cast we have playing this revolutionary musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre.”
Odom’s other credits include his Tony nominated performance in the 2023 revival of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, as well as screen roles in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, and The Good Wife.
The current cast of Hamilton includes Alex Sawyer as Alexander Hamilton, Jay Perry as Aaron Burr, Bente Mulan as Eliza Hamilton, Emily-Mae as Angelica Schuyler, Jasmine Jia Yung Shen as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Jonathan Andrew Hume as George Washington, Yeukayi Ushe as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Jordan Castle as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Jordan Benjamin as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton and Daniel Boys as King George III. At certain performances, the role of Alexander Hamilton will be played by Adam J Bernard.
The company is completed by Yuki Abe, Zera Malvina Aitken, Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Turrell Barrett-Wallace, Joshua Clemetson, Roxanne Couch, Luca Dinardo, Nicola Espallardo, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Olivia Kate Holding, Sergi Ibanez, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Ella Kora, Lily Laight, Tamara Morgan, Aidan Nightingale, Tim Nutt, Joshian Angelo Omaña, Kiran Patel, Aharon Rayner, Liam Raven, Paulo Teixeira, Daisy Ward and Natasha Wilde.
Casting for the company from 15 June 2026 will be announced soon.
Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and tells the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton, through his involvement in the American Revolution to his personal life.
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Photo credit: Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway. (Photo by Matt Murphy)
