Where Are 'Hamilton' Stars Now? Original Broadway Cast Update Before Disney+ Premiere
“Hamilton” hits Disney+ Friday, but it wasn’t filmed in 2020. The movie was filmed in 2016 before the majority of the original actors left the Broadway megahit for other opportunities. Since then, all of the cast members have continued to work on some other high profile gigs. Check out where the “Hamilton” cast is now:
Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) left “Hamilton” on July 16, 2016, and he’s been working steadily since. He co-wrote, produced, and starred in the critically acclaimed 2018 film “Blindspotting” and appeared in major films like “Wonder” and “Ferdinand.” He’s been steadily on TV with roles on “black-ish” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” and he’s currently headlining the TNT drama “Snowpiercer,” which is in the middle of its first season. He’s set to play Frederick Douglass in Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird” this fall.
Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler) bowed out of “Hamilton” on Sept. 3, 2016, and has been booked solid ever since. She appeared in movies like “The House with a Clock in its Walls” and “Waves,” and she starred in the titular role in HBO’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” She has added many TV shows to her resume as well, including a series regular role on Netflix’s sci-fi drama “Altered Carbon” and a recurring role on NBC’s musical comedy “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.”
Jonathan Groff (King George) left “Hamilton” in April 2016, months before the Disney+ special was filmed. He returned just for the special event so the entire original Broadway cast could be recorded. Since then, he has kept busy voicing Kristof in “Frozen II” and leading the Netflix drama “Mindhunter.” He has also returned to the stage several times, most recently in an Off-Broadway production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Christopher Jackson (George Washington) voiced Chief Tui’s singing voice in “Moana” after leaving “Hamilton” on Nov. 13, 2016. The actor is now a series regular on CBS’ “Bull” and appeared in director Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed limited series “When They See Us” for Netflix.
Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds) had her final “Hamilton” curtain call on Dec. 8, 2016, and she went on to score roles on TV shows like “Mrs. Fletcher,” “Midnight, Texas,” “Girls” and “#Freerayshawn.” She’ll also appear in director Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” opposite Leslie Odom Jr.
The actress, who is engaged to co-star Anthony Ramos, also released her EP “Blue Bird” earlier this year.
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton) has certainly stayed in the spotlight since taking his last curtain call at “Hamilton” on July 9, 2016. The playwright and mastermind went on to compose for “Moana,” starred as Jack in “Mary Poppins Returns” and made a cameo in the latest “Star Wars” film. He even returned to the role of Alexander Hamilton when a production opened in Puerto Rico.
Miranda’s upcoming films include an adaptation of his Broadway musical “In The Heights,” where he’ll star and produce (and, of course, wrote the soundtrack), and he is set to direct a film adaptation of “Tick, Tick…Boom!”
The father of two has also made tons of TV appearances. He voices characters on “Duck Tales” and “Nina’s World” and has appeared on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “One Day at a Time,” and “His Dark Materials.” He also published a couple of books because why not? “Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You” and “Hamilton: The Revolution” are both New York Times bestsellers.
Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr) took his last bow at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on July 9, 2016, and he has since moved to the big screen in major motion pictures like “Harriet” and “Murder on the Orient Express.” He’ll play Sam Cooke in the dramatic movie “One Night in Miami.” He also has a role in “The Sopranos” prequel “The Many Saints of Newark,” due out in 2021.
In the last few years, Odom has also released a few albums and his book, “Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning.” Additionally, he welcomed his daughter Lucille Ruby in 2017.
Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison) bowed out of “Hamilton” on Christmas Eve 2016, and he is one of the few cast members who returned to Broadway after. He played Pierre in the musical “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812” the following summer. After the show closed, he was cast in the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff, “Station 19,” where he’s been a series regular for three seasons.
Anthony Ramos (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton) had his final curtain call in the megahit on Nov. 20, 2016. He went to Washington, D.C. to play Usnavi in a production of “In The Heights,” and he is now set to play the same role in next year’s film adaptation. Movies have been keeping Ramos busy with roles in “A Star is Born,” “Patti Cake$,” “Godzilla: King of Monsters” and “Trolls: World Tour.”
He also had a recurring role on “Will & Grace” and appeared in all episodes of Netflix’s “She’s Gotta Have It.” He released his debut album in 2019 as well.
Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton) left “Hamilton” on July 9, 2016, and went directly into another Broadway musical “Amélie.” Later in 2017, she went on to star opposite Uma Thurman in the Broadway play “The Parisian Woman.”
Soo, who is often called Pippa, has appeared in films like “Moana” and “Here and Now,” but 2020 is set to be a big year for her. Later this month, she’ll star in the movie “The Broken Hearts Gallery,” and she has lent her voice to Disney+’s animated feature “The One and Only Ivan” and Netflix’s animated film “Over the Moon.”
Broadway's “Hamilton” premieres on Disney+ Friday.
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