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‘Hamilton’ Casts Its Next Lafayette and Jefferson
Hamilton fans, meet the latest quick-tongued actor to take on the dual role of the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson.
Sara Krulwich / The New York Times
James Monroe Iglehart, who won a Tony Award for his performance as the Genie in Aladdin, will join the cast of Hamilton in mid-April, Jeffrey Seller, the show’s lead producer, announced on Tuesday.
Mr. Iglehart was involved in Hamilton in its early stages, having sung the role of Hercules Mulligan at a Lincoln Center concert staging of The Hamilton Mixtape in 2012. He also performed (under the name J-Soul) in the hip-hop improv troupe Freestyle Love Supreme with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and original star of Hamilton, and Christopher Jackson. (Mr. Jackson portrayed George Washington in the musical.)
Click here for the full original article published by Joshua Barone of NYTimes.com on January 17, 2017.