Tonight's the night that Hamilton fans have been dreading. Lin, Leslie and Phillipa (Hamilton, Burr & Eliza) are performing there last show as leads. Unfortunately, that means I won't get to see any of their amazing performances when I finally see Hamilton in 2 months time. While I still envy everyone who had the chance to see them, I'm not nearly as upset as I thought I'd be.
First of all they chose Lin's stand-by, Javier Munoz to take his place. That means an actor that's been a part of Hamilton for the last 2 years will continue to be a part, now just a bigger part of the phenomenon. The best part is that I've heard that "Javilton" (his nickname) is all sorts of wonderful in the starring role. As for the other roles, they've chose real theater actors that have witnessed the madness of Hamilton first hand and I'm sure will continue to foster the show's success. They went for quality and diversity not just a name - that's one of my favorite things about the show!
And second of all, witnessing the love and respect these actors have for the show, the fans and their castmates has made us all see that they'll never be truly "gone" from Hamilton. They'll always be a part of this huge Hamilton movement. If you want to witness some of the love first hand, just look at their Twitter feeds for today. Every one of them has been sending heartfelt messages of love and respect to each other. And you get the feeling than none of them actually want to leave now that it's time.
Their presence will be felt always and I'm sure the 3 will go on to do many more fabulous things. I personally can't wait to see where they land next!
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