Leslie Odom Jr. Will Make West End Debut in Hamilton

Tony-winning Hamilton original cast member Leslie Odom, Jr. will make his West End debut in the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical this summer.

Odom, Jr., who won the 2016 Tony for creating the role of Aaron Burr in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, will play Burr for London audiences at the Victoria Palace Theatre July 3-September 5. The actor recently reprised the role for Broadway audiences in an extended engagement celebrating the musical's 10th anniversary at the Richard Rodgers Theatre that set ticket prices soaring.

Theatregoers can sign up for priority booking to see Odom, Jr. in Hamilton by visiting HamiltonMusical.com/London before noon March 11. Public booking will open March 13 at 11 AM GMT.

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Producer Cameron Mackintosh said in a statement, “When Jeffrey Seller first invited me to see Hamilton during its New York try-out at the Public Theater over 10 years ago, I was knocked out by Leslie Odom, Jr.’s electric performance as Aaron Burr opposite Lin-Manuel’s unforgettably charismatic Alexander Hamilton. So, I’m absolutely thrilled that London will now be able to share the experience of Leslie for a short season, joining the brilliant new cast we have playing this revolutionary musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre."

Odom, Jr. added, "Returning to Hamilton and revisiting the role of Aaron Burr with the growth and perspective of time has been a profoundly healing artistic experience. I am having so much fun! I am thankful to Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller for the invitation to make my West End debut with this fabulous company. The London production will grant me a few more glorious weeks to share Lin-Manuel’s music with an international audience who, I have learned, love this show as much, if not more, than I. I’m crossing the ocean and I just can’t wait.”

For his portrayal of Aaron Burr, Odom won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award for his performance on the original cast recording. The stage and screen star was previously on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in the 2023 revival of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Since his breakout role in Hamilton, the actor has been seen on screen in The Good Wife, Murder on the Orient Express, One Dollar, Only, Love in the Time of Corona, Central Park, Abbott Elementary, The Many Saints of Newark, and an Oscar-nominated performance in One Night in Miami… Odom, Jr. also hosted The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back on CBS and can be seen in the filmed TV version of Hamilton.

The current London cast includes Alex Sawyer as Alexander Hamilton, Jay Perry as Aaron Burr, Bente Mulan as Eliza Hamilton, Emily-Mae as Angelica Schuyler, Jasmine Jia Yung Shen as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Jonathan Andrew Hume as George Washington, Yeukayi Ushe as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Jordan Castle as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison, Jordan Benjamin as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton, and Daniel Boys as King George III. At certain performances, the role of Alexander Hamilton is played by Adam J Bernard.

The company is completed by Yuki Abe, Zera Malvina Aitken, Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Turrell Barrett-Wallace, Joshua Clemetson, Roxanne Couch, Luca Dinardo, Nicola Espallardo, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Olivia Kate Holding, Sergi Ibanez, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Ella Kora, Lily Laight, Tamara Morgan, Aidan Nightingale, Tim Nutt, Joshian Angelo Omaña, Kiran Patel, Aharon Rayner, Liam Raven, Paulo Teixeira, Daisy Ward, and Natasha Wilde.

Casting for the company for after June 15 will be announced at a later date.

Based on Ron Chernow's biography, Hamilton features a book, music, and lyrics by Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.

The musical about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton also has scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe.

Hamilton, which continues on Broadway at the Richard Rogers Theatre, is produced in London by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public Theater, and Cameron Mackintosh.

The musical is currently selling tickets in the West End through September 27, 2025.