Hamilton Stage Door

Honestly, I have no idea how stage door will look since theatres haven't properly even opened yet. My guess is that by then it will be relatively similar to regular stage door pre-covid.

http://hamiltonstagedoor.com/faq

??? Very easily googleable but ok. These actors play the dual role of John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in their respective productions:

New York: Anthony Lee Medina

Chicago: Jamaal Fields-Green

London: Cleve September

Angelica Tour: Jon Viktor Corpuz

Philip Tour: Elijah Malcomb

And Peggy Tour: Rubén J. Carbajal

It sort of depends on how cold/snowy it is. There were a handful of times last winter when no one stage doored due to really bad weather (blizzards) or security literally didn’t even set up the barricades because of falling ice. Usually, though, at least one or two people stage door if it’s not too, too bad. Use your best judgement and stay warm!!

Some context for anyone who doesn’t know: I have seen Hamilton 29 times in 4 different cities: New York, San Francisco (Angelica Tour), Chicago, and London. I have never seen the same cast twice, even if it’s just a change of ensemble. (I have literally gone to see a show just to see certain swings on in certain tracks.) But, I have not seen literally every iteration possible and have definitely slowed down in my Hamilton-going habits in the last year. I also did not see the full OBC (only Anthony, Chris, Oak, and Jasmine, so this does not 100% take them into account, which imo makes it a bit more interesting).

Disclaimer: Each and every person who is in Hamilton has been cast for a reason. They are all incredibly talented, and I don’t want this to be seen as objective rule or me bashing other actors. It is not. This is all very subjective and based on my personal tastes. That being said, I do think it is interesting to see how different people view this show, which is why I am doing this.

Alexander Hamilton: Michael Luwoye (NY/Angelica Tour)

Runner up: Miguel Cervantes (NY/Chicago)

Eliza Hamilton: Julia K. Harriman (Angelica Tour/And Peggy Tour)

Runner up: Syndee Winters (NY)

(I haven’t seen Jennie in this role, but knowing she’s a fucking goddess I’m sure i’d want her to play Eliza too.)

Aaron Burr: Gregory Treco (NY/Chicago)

Runner up: Nik Walker (very close) (NY/Philip Tour)

Angelica Schuyler: Jennie Harney (Universal Standby) (If this was physically possible. Since it’s obviously not and her Peggy/Maria is to die for, I’d go with Mandy Gonzalez (NY)) 

Runner up: Syndee Winters (NY)

George Washington: Christopher Jackson (NY, OBC)

Runner up: Obioma Ugoala (London)

Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson: Jordan Donica (Angelica Tour)

Runner up: Chris Lee (Chicago/Angelica Tour)

Hercules Mulligan/James Madison: Okieriete Onaodowan (NY, OBC)

Runner up: Tarinn Callender (London)

John Laurens/Philip Hamilton:

If I could have my way:

Anthony Ramos (NY, OBC) as Laurens

Anthony Lee Medina (NY) as Young Philip

Jordan Fisher (NY) as Older Philip

If I had to pick just one: Anthony Ramos (NY)

Runner up: Jordan Fisher (NY)

Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds: Jennie Harney (Universal Standby)

Runner up: Jasmine Cephas Jones (NY, OBC)

King George: Alexander Gemignani (London)

Runner up: Taran Killam (NY)

That’s a good question. I personally am classifying it as a tour because that is how it has been advertised in casting calls and reported on Playbill.com, both as the And Peggy Tour as well as the Third National Tour (though less so than And Peggy Tour). Additionally, while Puerto Rico has its own tab on the Hamilton website, I see this as done mostly for logistic reasons since Lin is coming back and it’s such a highly anticipated few weeks of shows. (I for one am very excited.)

San Francisco, on the other hand, is simply listed as a stop on the U.S. Tour tab. SHN Orpheum in SF is currently only selling tickets through September 2019, about the same length as their prior stint in SF. Thus, it feels less like a proper sit-down production like Chicago or London and more so an extended stop. However, much of this is just speculation and I absolutely could be wrong.

I will let you know if I am!

UPDATE!! (1/12/19):

So about a month ago, the incredible Steve Flagg emailed me with a much better answer than what I gave. I will add it here for anyone interested because I sure was!

“To help you expand on your answer, West Coast sit downs are usually classified as tours even thought they don’t truly “tour.”  The Les Miserables Second National Tour (Fantine Company) played 1988 - 1989 in Los Angeles before transferring to San Francisco, where it played from 1989 - 1991 and then closed.  The Phantom of the Opera First National Tour (Christine Company) played 4 years in Los Angeles before transferring to San Francisco to perform an additional 5 years before closing.  Wicked was never publicly given a company name the way the tours were, but it played two years at the Pantages before transferring to San Francisco to play for another 88 weeks and then close.

Hamilton in San Francisco will sit for a while.  The current block of San Francisco tickets is selling through September 2019, but I expect at least one more block will open for performances into 2020.  The Nederlander Group, which books the Pantages and owns a 50% stake in SHN, has signed a deal that will allow it to bring some tours into the Kodak Theater beginning in mid-2020.  The date of the transfer could happen in 2020 depending on how sales hold up, but I expect there is an extension clause should it be a runaway hit in SF; SHN has stated Hamilton will stay as long there is demand.  The other potential scenario is the Chicago company (isn’t it named Eliza?) can transfer to LA should demand soften there.

So we’ll see how long Hamilton sits in SF, but you are not incorrect in classifying it as a tour even if it doesn’t truly tour beyond two or three cities. Oh, and if you look at Hamilton’s site now, San Francisco is now listed as its own city in the drop down rather than having to find it on the tour page. [Very true, I think they updated that like a couple weeks after I answered this and I forgot to come back and mention that.]

Thanks for your interesting site,

Steve”