Hamilton announces new King George West End casting

The West End production of Hamilton has unveiled new King George casting.

Current performer Joel Montague, who is soon set to star in the West End premiere of The Great Gatsby, will be leaving the show in the next week or so in order to cross town to the London Coliseum.

As such, from 14 April, Daniel Boys will take over the role at the Victoria Palace Theatre, having previously performed the part during the first leg of the production’s first ever UK and Ireland tour.

Boys will join a cast including Alex Sawyer as Alexander Hamilton, with Jay Perry as Aaron Burr, Nathania Ong as Eliza Hamilton, Emily-Mae as Angelica Schuyler, Simbi Akande as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Thomas Vernal as George Washington, Lemuel Knights as Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Jordan Castle as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison and Jordan Benjamin as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton.

The company is completed by Gabriela Acosta, Richard Appiah-Sarpong, Elizabeth Armstrong, Turrell Barrett-Wallace, Alishia-Marie Blake, Roxanne Couch, Nicola Espallardo, Remi Ferdinand, Manaia Glassey-Ohlson, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Amie Hibbert, Sam Holden, Barney Hudson, Nicolais-Andre Kerry, Christian Knight, Ella Kora, Aaron Lee Lambert, Jairus McClanahan, Stacey McGuire, Kerri Norville, Jamai Robinson, Samuel Sarpong-Broni, Hassun Sharif and Paulo Teixeira.

The show is booking until 28 March 2026, while also touring across the nation.

The piece has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire and is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton.

Hamilton features 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.