Michael Luwoye Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/michael-luwoye/ Black Theater News, Reviews & Culture Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:08:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.broadwayblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-Broadway-Gold-B-1-32x32.png Michael Luwoye Archives - Broadway Black https://www.broadwayblack.com/tag/michael-luwoye/ 32 32 Hamilton Hits the Road: Michael Luwoye, Jordan Donica & More! National Touring Cast Announced! https://www.broadwayblack.com/hamilton-national-touring-cast-announced/ Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:08:32 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=17353 He’s just nonstop! In addition to the Broadway and Chicago production, Hamilton will take its first national touring company out on the road, with performances starting on March 10 at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for 21 weeks, prior to a 21-week run in Los Angeles.rnrnJoshua Henry, who opened the Chicago production as Aaron Burr, leads […]

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]]> He’s just nonstop! In addition to the Broadway and Chicago production, Hamilton will take its first national touring company out on the road, with performances starting on March 10 at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for 21 weeks, prior to a 21-week run in Los Angeles.rnrnJoshua Henry, who opened the Chicago production as Aaron Burr, leads the tour, passing off his torch to Kinky Boots‘ and “Let’s Make a Deal’s” Wayne Brady.rnrnHenry has appeared in several Broadway productions including Shuffle Along, Violet, Porgy & Bess, and American Idiot. Last fall, he performed in The Last Five Years concert with Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo.rnrnMichael Luwoye and Rory O’Malley, the current alternate Hamilton and King George on Broadway, respectively, will reprise their roles and join Henry on tour. Luwoye made history last year as the only actor to portray both Hamilton and Burr.rnrnThe principle cast includes Phantom of the Opera’s Jordan Donica as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; The Color Purple’s Isaiah Johnson as George Washington, Hamilton OBC-member Emmy Raver-Lampman as Angelica Schuyler; Rubén J. Carbajal as John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton; Amber Iman as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; Solea Pfeiffer as Eliza Hamilton; and Mathenee Treco as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison.rnrnAdditionally, Ryan Alvarado, Raymond Baynard, Amanda Braun, Daniel Ching, Karli Dinardo, Jeffery Duffy, Jennifer Geller, Jacob Guzman, Julia Harriman, Afra Hines, Sabrina Imamura, Lauren Kias, Yvette Lu, Desmond Newson, Desmond Nunn, Josh Andrés Rivera, Raven Thomas, Ryan Vasquez, Keenan D. Washington, and Andrew Wojtal complete the ensemble.rnrnThe 2016 Pulitzer Prize recipient features music, lyrics, and a book by Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Lin-Manuel Miranda.rnrnMore information on tickets will be available soon.

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]]> Wait For It: Hamilton Announces Brandon Victor Dixon & More as New Leads! https://www.broadwayblack.com/brandon-victor-dixon-joins-hamilton/ Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:15:55 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=15594 And now a sigh of relief.rnrnUpon Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Phillipa Soo’s departure on July 9th, producer Jeffrey Seller announced our new Hamilton leads:rnrnShuffle Along’s Brandon Victor Dixon and Lexi Lawson will take the roles of Aaron Burr and Eliza Hamilton.rnrnCurrent alternate Alexander Hamilton, Javier Muñoz, has already been announced to take on […]

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]]> And now a sigh of relief.rnrnUpon Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Phillipa Soo’s departure on July 9th, producer Jeffrey Seller announced our new Hamilton leads:rnrnShuffle Along’s Brandon Victor Dixon and Lexi Lawson will take the roles of Aaron Burr and Eliza Hamilton.rnrnCurrent alternate Alexander Hamilton, Javier Muñoz, has already been announced to take on the role full time. Invisible Thread’s Michael Luwoye will also join the cast, performing as the alternate Hamilton.rnrnThis past season, Dixon received a Tony nomination for his performance in Shuffle Along, which recently announced a premature closing for this month. He has also appeared in The Scottsboro Boys, Motown the Musical, and the original Broadway production of The Color Purple. He’ll officially step into the role mid-August.rnrnMusic artist Lawson previously toured in Miranda’s first musical hit In the Heights as Vanessa and Rent as Mimi. She has also appeared on “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” She starts performances July 11th.rnrnLuowye recently received a 2016 Lucille Lortel nomination for Invisible Thread.rnrnHamilton currently plays at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

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