Rachelle Ann Go is not throwing away her shot in “Hamilton.” Image: Instagram/@hamiltonwestend
Rachelle Ann Go commemorated her first day at the West End production of “Hamilton” with an Instagram post.
The theater actress shared a photo of the musical’s vocal score book and captioned it, “Vocal chords where you at? We did all the big songs today…non-stop!”
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“Hamilton” is a hit Broadway and Tony Award-winning musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
With music and story by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the play has been groundbreaking for its use of hip-hop and rap and casting of non-white actors.
Go will play Eliza Schuyler, Hamilton’s wife. In the London production, 25-year-old Jamael Westman plays the lead role.
Another Filipino, Christine Allado, stars as another Schuyler sister, Peggy. She will also play Maria Reynolds, a mistress of Hamilton.
Angelica, Eliza… And Peggy! #theschuylersisters #hamiltonmusical #hamiltonwestend
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Go gained fame when she won “Search for a Star” in 2004. She has since charted a career as a singer in local and international concerts.
Her theater career spans major roles in West End’s “Miss Saigon” and “Les Miserables.”
Allado has a powerful opera voice, guesting in Andrea Bocelli’s Cinema World Tour. She starred in the West End production of Miranda’s other musical, “In the Heights.” /ra
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