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Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical turns 10. Here's what its cast have been up to.

When Hamilton burst onto the Broadway scene in 2015, the cast was unknown to the pop culture zeitgeist at large鈥攁nd only a few faces were familiar to theatre fans. But the hip-hop musical proved a launchpad for the careers of many of its stars. 

Here, ahead of the 10th-anniversary cast reunion performance at the 78th Annual Tony Awards on June 8th, we take a look at the work the original cast (from A. Ham to ensemble members) have done since exiting the Broadway production. Here's where you can find them in movies, on television, and onstage. And if you're feeling wistful, you can always watch them in .

Lin-Manuel Miranda Allison V. Brown


Lin-Manuel Miranda (writer, composer-lyricist, original Alexander Hamilton)

Nobody can say Lin Manuel Miranda doesn鈥檛 stay booked and busy! Since departing Broadway鈥檚 Hamilton July 9, 2016 (after winning a Pulitzer, Tony, and a host of other awards), Miranda has been non-stop. Immediately after Hamilton, he hosted the October 8, 2016, episode of Saturday Night Live, featuring the epic 鈥淐rucible Cast Party鈥濃攅arning an Emmy nomination. In 2017, he received his first Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for Moana. In 2018, he played the leading man in Mary Poppins Returns

A bonafide public figure, Miranda has helped raise millions of dollars and awareness for Puerto Rico after it was ravaged by Hurricane Maria; his single 鈥淎lmost Like Praying鈥� gathered Grammy-winning Latin pop stars to record the original song in support of the U.S. commonwealth. Miranda reprised the role of A. Ham in the 2019 Puerto Rican production of Hamilton

Miranda returned to Broadway in 2021 as creator and producer on the improv show Freestyle Love Supreme (which he also guest-appeared in some nights). The film adaptation of Miranda鈥檚 first Tony-winning musical, In The Heights, debuted in the summer of 2021 (with Miranda making a cameo). Miranda also directed and produced the 2021 movie musical adaptation of Jonathan Larson鈥檚 tick, tick...BOOM!. He was composer and lyricist for animated films Vivo (2021) and Encanto (2022), the latter for which he won, among a slew of other awards, a Grammy for the song 鈥淲e Don鈥檛 Talk About Bruno.鈥� He also contributed the lyrics to the 2023 live-action The Little Mermaid and was the songs producer for the The Lion King live-action prequel, Mufasa: The Lion King. In 2023, Miranda contributed some lyrics to John Kander songs for the Broadway musical New York, New York.

In October 2024, Miranda collaborated with Eisa Davis on concept album Warriors, inspired by the 1979 film The Warriors. Miranda confirmed Warriors will come to the stage. This past winter, Miranda stepped into the Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love for a few weeks. Even more recently, in the past few weeks, as we get closer to the Tonys, Miranda has revived the popular Ham4Ham street performances featuring numerous Tony-nominated shows and performers鈥攕howing that no matter how far he goes, theatre will always be home.

Leslie Odom, Jr. Heather Gershonowitz


Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr)

After winning the Tony for his performance as Hamilton鈥檚 rival, Leslie Odom, Jr. moved into the recording space. His self-titled debut album was released in June 2016; Simply Christmas was released just in time for the holidays in 2018; and Mr. came out in November 2019. He released a second holiday album in 2020, and an album of original music, When A Crooner Dies, in 2023. But between recording sessions, Odom made his feature film debut in Kenneth Branaugh鈥檚 Murder on the Orient Express as Dr. Arbuthnot, then went on to star alongside Cynthia Erivo in the Harriet Tubman biopic. He also became a dad with his wife, actor Nicolette Robinson in 2017. In 2020, he played soul singer Sam Cooke in the feature film One Night in Miami鈥�

From 2020 to 2022, Odom voiced a main role in the animated comedy Central Park.In 2022, he acted in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. He guest starred on the hit comedy Abbott Elementary before finally journeying back to Broadway in 2023 to play the titular role in Purlie Victorious, for which he earned a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Finally, to the excitement of many, Odom recently announced he will return to Hamilton this fall for a brief two-month stint to reprise his role as Aaron Burr. What will he do next? Wait for it.

Emmy Raver-Lampman and Daveed Diggs


Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson)

A recurring guest star on ABC鈥檚 black-ish, Diggs played Rainbow鈥檚 brother Johan Johnson in the hit comedy series; then he popped up on Netflix in Season 3 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as the titular character鈥檚 new love interest. He wrote and starred in his own movie, Blindspotting in 2018 (which featured fellow Hamilton cast member Jasmine Cephas Jones. Diggs was also creator, writer, and executive producer of a TV spin-off sequel to his movie, which again featured various former Hamilton castmates. Diggs has lent his voice to series like Bob鈥檚 Burgers, Central Park, Netflix鈥檚 Green Eggs and Ham, Star Wars Resistance, and, perhaps most notably, Sebastian in the 2023 live-action film The Little Mermaid. 

His television career has skyrocketed as he was a regular on Undone and portrayed Frederick Douglass on the series The Good Lord Bird and Andre Layton in the TV show Snowpiercer, the latter for which he won Best Actor in an Action Series at the Critics鈥� Choice Super Awards. Diggs shares a son with Hamilton ensemble alumna Emmy Raver-Lampman, whose birth they announced in March 2024. He also works on new music with his group Clipping, who released another album, Visions of Bodies Being Burned, in March of this year. As for future onscreen appearances, Diggs has been announced as a series regular in the upcoming final season of Amazon Prime鈥檚 superhero satire The Boys.

On the stage, Diggs made guest appearances in Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway and played the lead role in White Noise by Suzan-Lori Parks Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in 2019.

Read: Daveed Diggs Chooses Unforgettable Moments of His Hamilton Experience 

Ren茅e Elise Goldsberry Michaelah Reynolds


Ren茅e Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler)


After winning the Tony for her work as Angelica Schuyler, Goldsberry has been singing on both stage and screen. She played the title character in HBO鈥檚 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. She was a regular on Altered Carbon and the animated series Eureka!, and she guest starred as Eva Price the NBC musical series Zoey鈥檚 Extraordinary Playlist

Most notably, Goldsberry played lead diva Wickie Roy in all three seasons of the musical comedy series Girls 5 Eva, singing alongside Sara Bareilles. In 2023, she returned to theatre as Prospero in the Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest, in which her two children were cast in the ensemble. She returned to Broadway last December as a member of the rotating cast of All In: Comedy About Love. Goldsberry recently released a reimagined cover of 鈥淪atisfied,鈥� which she sang in Hamilton, as a single on her debut solo album Who I Really Am, which releases on June 6th. Along with Darren Criss, Goldsberry is hosting The Tony Awards: Act One, the pre-show to the Tonys ceremony, June 8. Later this year, she is set to play live shows in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles.

Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo Heather Gershonowitz


Phillipa Soo (Eliza Schuyler Hamilton)

Hamilton鈥檚 leading lady departed the show at the same time as Miranda and Odom to play the title role in 础尘茅濒颈别, the musical adaptation of the Oscar-nominated movie. She also who provided vocals for the Disney film Moana. Soo then appeared in her first Broadway play in 2017 The Parisian Woman. She was a series regular on the network series The Code, and then played a gunslinger in the musical Western Tumacho Off-Broadway in 2020. Soo played a supporting role in the 2021 miniseries Dopesick before originating the role of Inez Milholland in the Off-Broadway production of Suffs. In rather quick succession, she then played Cinderella in the 2022 Broadway revival of Into the Woods, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls at the Kennedy Center (for which she won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Performer in a Visiting Production), and Guenevere in the 2023 Broadway revival of Camelot. Soo also played a lead role in and executive produce the 2023 film One True Loves. Alongside many of her former Hamilton castmates, she can be heard on Miranda and Eisa Davis鈥檚 concept album Warriors. Currently, Soo can be seen onscreen in the ABC medical drama Doctor Odyssey.

Jasmine Cephas Jones Courtesy of BFA


Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds)

The youngest Schuyler sister was the last of the original cast members to leave the Broadway production. Since exiting, she starred in Diggs鈥� film Blindspotting and its subsequent TV adaptation that ran from 2021 to 2023. She starred as Roxanne in the Off-Broadway musical Cyrano opposite Peter Dinklage鈥檚 Cyrano de Bergerac, which earned her a nomination at the inaugural Antonyo Awards. Cephas Jones turn as Tyisha in 2020鈥檚 #freerayshawn earned her a Creative Arts Emmy. Not only can she be heard on Miranda and Eisa Davis鈥檚 2024 concept album Warriors, Cephas Jones released her own album Phoenix in 2024.

Read: What Song Did Jasmine Cephas Jones Use to Book Hamilton 

Jonathan Groff Vi Dang


Jonathan Groff (King George)

The two-time Tony nominee whose iconic King George even got Beyonc茅 talking continues to take risks that pay off. After leaving the show April 9, 2016, Groff has certainly not lacked work. Since then, Groff captivated audiences on Netflix鈥檚 series Mindhunter. Groff again voiced Frozen鈥檚 Kristoff in the spinoff short Olaf鈥檚 Frozen Adventure and Frozen 2鈥攖his time with a full boy-band solo tune. Groff returned to the stage with Off-Broadway run of Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour in 2019. Groff executive produced and appeared as himself in the HBO documentary Spring Awakening: Those You鈥檝e Known, which features the lead-up to the original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening (including Lea Michele, John Gallagher Jr., Gideon Glick, Krysta Rodriguez, and Skylar Astin) reprising their roles for a special, one-night-only reunion concert for a lucky New York audience.

Groff joined Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe in the limited-run Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, his long-overdue first Tony win. In 2024, he joined the Board of Trustees for nonprofit organization Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, and guest-starred on Doctor Who. After years of working on the project, Groff is currently starring as Bobby Darin in Just in Time on Broadway, which has earned him another Tony nomination. He recently sat down with 半岛体育 to reflect on his remarkable career, so far, in theatre.

Christopher Jackson Jalen Gregory


Chris Jackson (George Washington)

A Tony nominee for his portrayal of our first president, Jackson was actually pulling double duty鈥攆ilming CBS鈥� Bull while performing on Broadway. He exited the Broadway show November 13, 2016, but Bull continued to air on CBS until 2022. Jackson also provided the singing voice for Chief Tui in Disney鈥檚 Moana, showcased in the opening number 鈥淲here You Are.鈥� Jackson made a cameo in the In the Heights film adaptation (Jackson was in the original Broadway cast). He made a cameo in the 2021 Broadway improv show Freestyle Love Supreme. Jackson can currently be seen on-screen as Herbert Wexley in the Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That on HBO. And this month, Jackson will make his long overdue return to Broadway in the Alicia Keys musical Hell鈥檚 Kitchen

Okieriete Onaodowan Michaelah Reynolds


Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison)

Previously an unknown, Hamilton put Onaodowan on the map. After Hamilton, he took over the title role of Pierre in the Tony-nominated musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 after Grammy nominee Josh Groban departed. Occupants of Shondaland watched 鈥淥ak鈥� weekly on the Grey鈥檚 Anatomy spinoff about Seattle firefighters, Station 19 (which aired on ABC 2018 to 2024). He also had on-screen roles in John Krasinski鈥�s suspense thriller A Quiet Place Part II, the dark comedy film American Fiction, and the fourth season of action series Jack Ryan. In 2023, Onaodowan played Nils Krogstad in A Doll鈥檚 House on Broadway. He was also recently onstage in Jelly鈥檚 Last Jam as Buddy Bolden in the 2024 Encores! Off-Broadway production.


Anthony Ramos (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton)

Ramos鈥� star is another one that rose fast post-Hamilton 鈥攑articularly in Hollywood. Ramos was a series regular on Spike Lee鈥檚 Netflix series She鈥檚 Gotta Have It, came to the big screen alongside Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born, and in 2019, played the role of Corporal Martinez in Godzilla: King of Monsters. His first solo album dropped October 2019, and his second album, Love and Lies, was released in 2021. He played protagonist Usnavi de la Vega in the In The Heights movie, for which he was nominated a Golden Globe Award. He appeared in two episodes of Diggs鈥� Blindspotting TV adaptation. He lent his voice to animated film The Bad Guys in 2022 and reprised his role in the sequel, set to come out this August. Ramos appeared in the 2024 movie Twisters, is currently filming romantic-comedy Love Language, and has been cast as Bob the Builder in the eponymous film鈥檚 upcoming production. He did, indeed, blow us all away.

Javier Mu帽oz Michaelah Reynolds


Javier Mu帽oz (alternate Alexander Hamilton)

Miranda鈥檚 original alternate in the leading role, Mu帽oz took over full time in the Broadway production of the hit, before he left the production himself in 2016. He's appeared in guest spots on Quantico, Shadowhunters, and Blindspot and lent his talents to The Children鈥檚 Monologues at Carnegie Hall. Off-Broadway, he starred in The New Englanders and A Sign of the Times. Mu帽oz voiced Ohm in the animated series Eureka, which starred Hamilton co-star Ren茅e Elise Goldsberry. This year, he has appeared in a stage adaptation of the musical TV series Schmigadoon! at the Kennedy Center and Wonderful Town, a New York City Center Encores! production.


Carleigh Bettiol (Ensemble)

After departing Hamilton, Bettiol joined the ensemble of Broadway鈥檚 Bandstand (directed and choreographed by Hamilton choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler) where she also covered the lead role of Julia Trojan. Bettiol was also in the vocal ensemble of the In the Heights movie.

Ariana Debose (The Bullet, Ensemble)

The actor has seen a whirlwind of success since she left Hamilton to take on her first leading role on Broadway, as Jane in Broadway鈥檚 A Bronx Tale The Musical. She then played "Disco Donna" in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Broadway, earning a Tony nomination. After playing Alyssa Greene in Ryan Murphy鈥檚 Netflix adaptation of The Prom, she played Anita in Steven Spielberg鈥檚 West Side Story remake to great acclaim鈥攖he role earned her an Academy Award. In 2022, Time magazine named DeBose as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Not slowing down, DeBose had recurring roles in science-fiction series Westworld and Apple TV+ musical series Schmigadoon!. She hosted the Tony Awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and went viral for her original rap at the 76th British Academy Film Awards in 2023. Also in 2023, DeBose voiced the lead character in Disney鈥檚 animated musical film Wish. Her recent films include Argylle, Kraven the Hunter, and Love Hurts. She is set to play Cordelia opposite Al Pacino in the upcoming Lear Rex, a King Lear adaptation.

Sydney James Harcourt (Ensemble)

The original James Reynolds, Harcourt replaced Aaron Burr for a brief stint on Broadway. He starred in the Public Theater鈥檚 production of Girl From the North Country and was the star of the workshop for the musical Popstar. Harcourt voiced Edouard in the adult animated Netflix series Castlevania: Nocturne from 2023 to 2025.

Sasha Hutchings (Ensemble)

An understudy for Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds, Hutchings appeared Off-Broadway in The New Group鈥檚 Sweet Charity in 2016 and played leading lady Kathy Selden in the ZACH Theatre production of Singin鈥� In The Rain in Austin. She has had guest roles on Jessica Jones and appeared as a dancer on Fosse/Verdon. Hutchings was an understudy in the 2019 revival of Oklahoma! before eventually joining the main cast and the national tour in the role of Laurey Williams. She has also appeared onscreen in The Bold Type and Run the World. Alongside other Hamilton alums, she can be heard on Miranda and Eisa Davis鈥� 2024 concept album Warriors.

Thayne Jasperson (Ensemble)

Broadway鈥檚 original Samuel Seabury (who is also an alum of So You Think You Can Dance and Newsies) still performs in Hamilton on Broadway, 10 years later!

Emmy Raver-Lampman (Ensemble)

After being in Hamilton on Broadway, the actor played the role of Angelica Schuyler on the national tour of Hamilton and in the Chicago sit-down production (she was an understudy for the role on Broadway). She also appeared in the final season of The CW TV series Jane the Virgin. She originated the role of Martha Clark in the Signature Theatre production of the musical Gun & Powder in Arlington, Virginia. Raver-Lapman starred in Netflix series The Umbrella Academy from 2021 to 2024, and voiced the main role of Molly Tillerman in the animated series Central Park, which also featured several of her Hamilton former castmates. Raver-Lampman and former cast member Daveed Diggs share a son together, which they announced in March 2024.

Jon Rua (Ensemble)

The standby for Alexander Hamilton, Rua did go on in the lead role a few times. After Hamilton, he danced up a storm in the 2017 Broadway musical SpongeBob SquarePants, The Musical. He has choreographed West Side Story at Milwaukee Rep, and worked on Broadway鈥檚 The Cher Show, contributing choreography. He continues to choreograph and dance with his troupe, The Grit, including at Phish鈥檚 sold-out performance 鈥淪end in the Clones鈥� at Madison Square Garden. He appeared in Smile 2 and his short film Unknown was chosen for the 2022 NY HBO Latino Film Festival. As for his current endeavors, this season, Rua is associate choreographer for Boop! The Musical and choreographed the dance sequences in Floyd Collins. Rua is also credited with the choreography and musical staging of Tony nominee Joe Iconis鈥檚 The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, set to premiere this summer at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA.

Austin Smith (Ensemble)

After Hamilton, Smith performed in Lincoln Center Theater鈥檚 2017 Off-Broadway production of How to Transcend a Happy Marriage. He appeared in the Public Theater鈥檚 production of Socrates, and the New York Theatre Workshop production of Martyna Majok鈥檚 Sanctuary City. Smith also appeared in the television series Russian Doll, Kindred, Random Acts of Flyness, and The Better Sister.

Seth Stewart (Ensemble)

An original ensemble member in the show, Stewart was bumped up to the dual roles of Lafayette/Jefferson from September 2016 through April 2017. You can catch him in the PBS documentary In The Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams and in his cameo appearance in the 2021 film version of In the Heights.

Betsy Struxness (Ensemble)

Struxness understudied the role of Angelica in the Broadway production. After Hamilton, she appeared in an episode of Broad City and in the short film In The Field, which she produced. Struxness鈥檚 debut pop EP Physical Attention released in 2023.

Ephraim Sykes (Ensemble)

Featured as George Eacker, Sykes also covered the roles of Mulligan/Madison in Hamilton. After he departed the production, he played the role of Seaweed in the broadcast television event Hairspray Live!, then appeared in the world-premiere production of Ain鈥檛 Too Proud on Broadway in 2019, earning a Tony nomination. After a brief appearance in the Netflix series Russian Doll, Sykes returned to theatre in New York City Center鈥檚 production of Pal Joey. Subsequently, he had starring roles in The Kennedy Center鈥檚 2024 production of Bye Bye Birdie as Conrad Birdie and the 2024 Broadway revival of Our Town as George Gibbs. This June, Sykes plays Sky Masterson in the Ogunquit Playhouse鈥檚 production of Guys and Dolls, running until July 19.

Andrew Chappelle (Swing)

After Hamilton, Chappelle was seen in the Muny鈥檚 Jesus Christ Superstar during the 2017 summer season. He remained in Hamilton on Broadway as various understudy and standby roles until 2017. He has appeared on the web series Indoor Boys, created by Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse. Like several of his castmates, he appeared in Hamilton cast member Daveed Diggs鈥� Blindspotting TV series. Chappelle was the composer, writer, and lead actor in the 2023 short Fanatic, directed by Taran Killam. More recently, he acted in understudy and replacement roles in Broadway鈥檚 & Juliet until 2024.

Neil Haskell (Swing)

After a brief interlude where he was a cast member of the musical adaptation of Tuck Everlasting, Haskell returned to Hamilton in 2016 and replaced Jon Rua鈥檚 Charles Lee until 2019. Soon after, he went on to play King George on the U.S. tour. He can now be seen onstage as an ensemble member at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Death Becomes Her, which is nominated for 10 Tonys this year, including Best Musical.

Stephanie Klemons (Swing)

A swing for Broadway鈥檚 Hamilton, Klemons also worked on the West End production of the show at the Victoria Palace Theatre. She is the associate and supervising choreographer for Hamilton worldwide. Klemons is also credited with additional choreography for the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Heathers the Musical.

Morgan Marcell (Swing)

The Hamilton swing traded in one Blankenbuehler show for another, joining the original ensemble of Broadway鈥檚 Bandstand after leaving Hamilton. She then performed in the ensemble of Broadway鈥檚 Moulin Rouge! until 2022. Marcell has appeared in various films, series, and productions as a dancer, including Annie Live!, Better Nate Than Ever, and Up Here. She also appeared in Law & Order: Organized Crime in 2022 and FBI: Most Wanted this year. This October, she will perform in the ensemble of the Broadway revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center.

Voltaire Wade-Greene (Swing)

Wade-Green left the Broadway production in 2017. He is a a producer and mixing engineer for R&B duo Saffron Lips. He recently appeared in SNL鈥檚 50th Anniversary special and continues to dance at various studios.

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