while everyone is buzzing about the hamilton proshot, this is IMPORTANT. ensemblists matter and do not deserve to be erased from the narrative like this. every single person in the ensemble is so integral to the show as a whole, ESPECIALLY in hamilton. it’s honestly super disappointing that it won’t be the real original cast.
Christopher Jackson, Betsy Struxness and Jonathan Groff attend the Broadway Opening Night Actors' Equity Robe Ceremony honoring Betsy Struxness of 'Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on August 6, 2015 in New York City.
With the release of Hamilton on D+, I wanted to remind people of the story I wrote - Who Tells Your Story - based on two members of the ensemble: Carleigh Bettiol during Battle of Yorktown and Betsy Struxness, who played the barmaid during Aaron Burr, Sir and My Shot. Sadly Betsy wasn’t in the D+ version, but the story should still hold up. :)
i like to believe my guy burr has a posse consisting of the singer/dancer ensemble to hype up like everything does. from peeing to tying his damn shoe. imagine it. i’ll wait.
This was a scrapped Casting Goals for October, but I just read the source material Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and wow...
Michael Xavier as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde
Rachelle Ann Go as Lucy Harris
Nikki Renée Daniels as Emma Carew
Ben Crawford as John Utterson
Norm Lewis as Sir Danvers Carew
Michael Maliakel as Simon Stride (Jekyll u/s)
Antony Hansen as Lord Savage
Paul Schoeffler as Bishop of Basingstoke
Jayne Houdyshell as Lady Beaconsfield
Peter Polycarpou as Sir Archibald Proops
Frederico Silveira as General Lord Glossop
Adam Robert Lewis as Ensemble (Savage u/s, Bishop u/s, Archibald u/s)
Afra Hines as Ensemble
Anthony Ieradi as Ensemble (Jekyll u/s)
Betsy Struxness as Nellie/Ensemble
Dan'yelle Williamson as Ensemble (Lucy u/s)
Derrick Davis as Spider/Ensemble (Utterson u/s)
Ellyn Marie Marsh as Guinevere/Ensemble (Beaconsfield u/s)
Eric Anthony Lopez as Ensemble (Simon u/s, Danvers u/s, Glossop u/s)
Jordan Fox as Bissett/Minister/Ensemble (Simon u/s, Savage u/s)
Madison Alexander as Ensemble (Emma u/s, Beaconsfield u/s)
Matthew Dailey as Ensemble (Bishop u/s, Glossop u/s)
Or Schraiber as Ensemble
Sydney Parra as Ensemble (Lucy u/s)
Victor Wallace as Jekyll’s Father/Poole/Ensemble (Utterson u/s, Danvers u/s)
Bligh Voth as Swing
Cellen Chugg Jones as Swing (Archibald u/s)
Michael Di Liberto as Swing
Viveca Chow as Swing (Emma u/s)
Honorable Mentions:
Anna O’Byrne as Emma Carew
Grace Chapman as Ensemble (Emma u/s, Beaconsfield u/s)
Jordan Donica as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
Ken Page as Sir Danvers Crew
Lena Hall as Lucy Harris
Monté J. Howell as John Utterson
Sean MacLaughlin as Ensemble (Jekyll u/s)
Veanne Cox as Lady Beaconsfield