You’ve probably heard about the Broadway musical, Hamilton, by now. If you haven’t, I’ll be happy to tell you all about it! Today, its creator and leading man, Lin-Manuel Miranda announced he will be officially stepping down from portraying Alexander Hamilton on July 9th.
*cues up One Last Time*
That’s right, my fellow Hamilton Trash, fresh off their eleven Tony wins, Lin will be taking a break from his role as the charismatic, brilliant, smart-mouthed Alexander Hamilton. His last (official) performance as the founding father will be on July 9th at the Richard Rodgers theater in New York City.
Good news, though, according to Lin, he’ll be back…
In an interview after the Tony Awards, he told reporters:
“I have written a role that I cannot age out of! I intend to drop in on this thing. I feel very lucky that I have built something that I can drop in on over and over again. … Flash forward to 20 years from now, you’re going to be like, ‘Lin, when will you stop playing Hamilton?'” [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
He also tweeted this morning…
4) Remember when I was tweeting pictures of Topol and Cathy Rigby and Ted Neely and Anthony Quinn? I thought you would get it but you didnt-
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 16, 2016
5) I’m the next in that line, kids. I’m a be playing Hamilton for the rest of my life. Til I need help jumping on the desk. For real.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 16, 2016
Stepping into Alexander’s shoes full-time will be Javier Muñoz. He’s already doing two shows a week, so maybe you’ve already seen him? <— Still jealous of you.
Image Source: @HamiltonMusical
Probably the most fantastic news of the day has been the announcement from Lin in his series of tweets that Hamilton will be filmed two times between now and July 9th when he and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Schuyler Hamilton) depart from the show.
You read that correctly.
We will be getting a filmed version of Hamilton with the original cast!
1)So far @USATODAY is the only one not burying the lede: We’re filming the original cast before I go. WE GOT YOU. https://t.co/O7Vo9LhF7O
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 16, 2016
2) What are we doing with that footage? No idea. Throwing it in a vault at Gringotts for a bit probly. But we’re getting it.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 16, 2016
(Anyone have contacts in the Harry Potter universe and can get us a dragon? Asking for a friend…)
I can’t properly express my feelings at this moment! I live in Texas. My chances of seeing Hamilton with the original cast are nonexistent.
*Jefferson voice* I couldn’t get Hamilton tickets if I tried…and I tried.
I’ll spend the next few months years waiting for this release of this, I’m sure, but it’ll be worth it. In the words of Aaron Burr…
I’m so excited to see what the future holds for Mr. Miranda, who was awarded this year’s Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Hamilton. We know for sure he’ll be starring opposite Emily Blunt in the Mary Poppins sequel and is currently writing music for Disney’s upcoming princess movie Moana starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
For your viewing pleasure, here is both Lin’s acceptance speech at the Tony’s and the cast of Hamilton performing, History Has Its Eyes On You and Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down).