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Mar. 21st, 2019 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deird1I've spent a fair bit of this morning mentally race-casting an Australian production of Hamilton.
Hamilton is, of course, notable for having its original US cast being largely Latino and African American. Which is awesome - but doesn't translate well to an Australian audience. You see, we don't so much need to be subconsciously reminded about our country's Latinos and African-Americans... because we don't really have either of those people groups. Instead...
Hamilton: Chinese
Washington: Lebanese
Burr: Aborigine
Jefferson (Lafayette): Greek/Italian
Madison (Mulligan): Aborigine
Philip (Laurens): SriLankan
King George: Anglo
I nearly swapped Hamilton and Washington, so that our hero/immigrant was the Lebanese guy, but decided that it was more important to have the visual of a wise, discerning, downright heroic Lebanese guy, and make the Chinese guy the young hothead.
I can't really cast King George as anything other than an Anglo - otherwise it just doesn't work in my head...
And Burr is one of the most prominent people in the show other than Hamilton himself, and I thought that role should belong to an Indigenous actor.
(No idea about the female leads, though.)
Hamilton is, of course, notable for having its original US cast being largely Latino and African American. Which is awesome - but doesn't translate well to an Australian audience. You see, we don't so much need to be subconsciously reminded about our country's Latinos and African-Americans... because we don't really have either of those people groups. Instead...
Hamilton: Chinese
Washington: Lebanese
Burr: Aborigine
Jefferson (Lafayette): Greek/Italian
Madison (Mulligan): Aborigine
Philip (Laurens): SriLankan
King George: Anglo
I nearly swapped Hamilton and Washington, so that our hero/immigrant was the Lebanese guy, but decided that it was more important to have the visual of a wise, discerning, downright heroic Lebanese guy, and make the Chinese guy the young hothead.
I can't really cast King George as anything other than an Anglo - otherwise it just doesn't work in my head...
And Burr is one of the most prominent people in the show other than Hamilton himself, and I thought that role should belong to an Indigenous actor.
(No idea about the female leads, though.)
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Date: 2019-03-21 03:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-21 04:10 am (UTC)Whatever city it ends up in, I am buying tickets! I want to see this damn show!