<i>Hamilton</i> continues to dazzle in new #AndPeggy tour
Alex Lacamoire, Andy Blankenbuehler, BroadwaySF, Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, musicals, theater review, Thomas Kail Alex Lacamoire, Andy Blankenbuehler, BroadwaySF, Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, musicals, theater review, Thomas Kail

Hamilton continues to dazzle in new #AndPeggy tour

If anything, the current company – known as the #AndPeggy company – of Hamilton now at the SHN Orpheum Theatre through Sept. 8, is even better than the one we saw at the same theater in 2017. Maybe it's because this company got to perform for three weeks in Puerto Rico with the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, reprising the lead role. Or maybe the Hamilton machine, with productions in New York, Chicago and London and with tours here, Tampa and Cincinnati, has just become so incredibly efficient that it has collected all the best performers in all the land(s).

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Alex Lacamoire, Andy Blankenbuehler, BroadwaySF, David Korins, Hamilton, Howell Binkley, Joshua Henry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Luwoye, musicals, Paul Tazewell, Ron Chernow, Rory O'Malley, theater review, Thomas Kail Alex Lacamoire, Andy Blankenbuehler, BroadwaySF, David Korins, Hamilton, Howell Binkley, Joshua Henry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Luwoye, musicals, Paul Tazewell, Ron Chernow, Rory O'Malley, theater review, Thomas Kail

Hamilton in SF: Re-creating America

If you love Hamilton, and let me say for the record that I love Hamilton, there's a whole lot to love, including, now, a new company in my hometown. After the Chicago company, which began performances last fall, this new one is what would be considered the national touring company. It's here until August as part of the SHN season before heading to Los Angeles. The full Broadway creative team is represented here, and at Thursday's opening-night production, the show shone through the hype with clarity, excitement and emotional heft.

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