To keep the show on the road,standby performer Jimmie “JJ” Jeter has to be ready to step up for multiple roles – sometimes at just minutes’ notice.
With Hamilton set to premiere in Melbourne,here’s a primer on what it takes for a musical to hit the heights of success.
As Lin-Manuel Miranda’s celebrated musical comes to Melbourne,we meet the people whose stories shaped America.
The actor discusses the slow move in theatre away from all-white casting panels,the difficulties he faced as a teenager – and why he wants to play an elf.
Tick,tick… Boom! may be an affectionate tribute to one of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s old Broadway friends,but it’s Andrew Garfield who steals the show.
Negotiations are under way to bring the smash-hit Broadway musical back after a stint in Melbourne.
The cast of Hamilton Australia took to the stage on Tuesday night for the first time in four months.
Sydney has a desperate lack of commercial theatre space. Putting new ones in casinos is not the answer.
Performances of the blockbuster musical will restart at 75 per cent capacity and with an audience that must be fully vaccinated and wearing masks.
Companies are paying tens of thousands of dollars each week in wages while they await government advice over an extended lockdown.
In the Heights has a big problem:there’s not much drama,comedy or even story in its two and a half hours.