Leslie Odom Jr, who originated the function of Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway, is to return to the hit musical – this time making his West End debut.
The actor will join the London cast at the Victoria Palace theatre for 9 weeks this summer season. Odom gained a Tony award in 2016 for his portrayal, which he developed alongside the present’s creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, at its workshop and off-Broadway productions. He seems on the Grammy award-winning cast album and in addition performed the function within the Disney+ film of Hamilton, recorded on the Richard Rodgers theatre in New York.
Burr is the chief antagonist within the musical – a lawyer and politician whose rivalry with Alexander Hamilton, the primary US secretary of the treasury, ends in tragedy. Burr has the primary strains within the present in a gap quantity the place he additionally introduces himself with the phrases: “And me? I’m the damn fool that shot him.” He leads the songs Wait for It and The Room Where It Happens and shares a poignant duet, Dear Theodosia, with Hamilton.
Odom performed Burr within the original Broadway manufacturing for a yr and reprised the function for a 12-week stint in 2025. “Returning to Hamilton and revisiting the role of Aaron Burr with the growth and perspective of time has been a profoundly healing artistic experience,” he mentioned. “I am thankful to [producers] Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller for the invitation to make my West End debut with this fabulous company.”
Mackintosh mentioned: “When Jeffrey Seller first invited me to see Hamilton during its New York tryout at the Public theatre over 10 years ago, I was knocked out by Leslie Odom Jr’s electric performance … I’m absolutely thrilled that London will now be able to share the experience.”
Hamilton opened in London in 2017 and gained seven Olivier awards, together with finest actor in a musical for Giles Terera as Aaron Burr.
