I've seen him and the best way to describe it is that Jonathan groff plays George as pretty camp and sassy whilst the west end version just sounds so done with Americans 😂 and a bit more sarcastic of course. As much as groff puts in the effort he says a lot of words weirdly like "sad" or "mad" and this one fixes it
I kinda find it ironic how there's a British cast performing a musical about American history in Hamilton, and an American cast performing a musical about British history in Six
I feel like they should have kept their British accents, like how the Broadway cast of Six didn’t switch to a British accent. I feel like some of the actors aren’t showing their full potential by focusing on their fake accents
And British and American casts all played Austrians in The Sound of Music. Let alone a recent West End production of Uncle Vanya and not a Russian in the cast..............Heaven forbid!!!
To me it sounds like they are trying to differentiate from the 1st cast way too much. But I'm sure they are all great performers, no doubts about that.
I saw Hamilton on Disney plus and now I'm just binge watching every Hamilton related videos. Also kicking myself HARD for not going to see this before coronavirus hit and theaters are closed everywhere. Man, did I .. *throw away my shot.* 😭😭
You can tell they're music theatre actors, every inch of every work is perfectly crisp and pronounced, whereas some of the OBC had more of a casual flow.
@@Tillysnow1 Yes, it's always been this big! It doesn't look as big on the actual set because they're spread apart, whereas this stage is slightly smaller
What's funny is that Hamilton himself was only about 5'7, whereas Jamael Westman is 6'4, almost a foot taller =P Lin-Manuel Miranda is far closer to his actual height
@@livreece7438 I've seen an interview with lin, and he says that he doesn't cast people to sound like the original cast, and that everyone sings the part in their own way. I personally went to see this play in London and I was blown away by how amazing it was, especially Burr, and he didn't overdo the accent at all. There's a reason he won an award for this performance, but I can't remember which one.
i do think leslie was the iconic burr and will always be, but then again everyone is so different!! if you go to an audition NO ONE IS THE SAME it’s crazy!! even though some might have done it a bit better, we should respect those others who worked hard for the role they desired :)
XxKingJPXx Xx no sorry, i made that comment cause in the comment section everyone was talking about how they like Pippa so much better and I was like the other Eliza needs more support here. So I said that...sorry if it came off rude
I know! In my opinion its harder for a brit to put on an american accent. But anyways, the american cast already had the accent so of course people will think they are better. I have full respect for this cast
@@julialelewel4477 Their job is to tell the story to their audience and they’re performing for a British audience. When I watch British shows I keep on the captions, because I don’t always understand the accents (I’m from the States). I imagine if they were as full of New York swagger as the American cast, the British audience wouldn’t catch all the lyrics. Their very proper enunciation would be corny to an American audience, but they’re not performing for an American audience.
as an american i think this cast did extraordinary. i’m still obsessed with this performance. not sure why so many people are overanalyzing the accents
It's such a weird thing to complain about. I'm sure Americans have just as many slips when trying to put on British or French accents! I think the cst did a great job.
It’s not, every live show is slower than the album, even the original Broadway cast, just to make the show worth seeing they stretch it out and add scenes.
I know why they sound odd! The London cast is using a standard American accent whereas certain characters in the US Hamilton are using New York City accents. Leslie Odom Jr. is from Queens and has a rhotic R, which is why he says "landlord/afford" without pronouncing the R in those words. English folks also have a rhotic R, so using a non-rhotic R makes them sound more American for the play. It's also a good stylistic choice. In the US Hamilton, they want to emphasize New York City, but that's not the game plan as much for the London Hamilton. Using the non-rhotic R for Aaron Burr makes him sound nerdier almost.
You're mixing up rhotic and non-rhotic. Rhotic is when you do pronounce the strong R. Interesting point about playing to specific crowds. What's interesting though is that the "odd" New York accent in the British version is probably more accurate historically. British English was largely rhotic until the 19th century, when the non-rhotic accent gradually spread from the upper classes as people imitated it. Large US east coast trading cities like Boston and New York had a lot of contact with the British, even after the revolution, and the non-rhotic R spread there too. At the time of Hamilton though, people in New York would still have a rhotic accent I think. It would be New YoRk, not New Yawk.
Haha! The cast are super talented. I am loving to see other casts away from the OBC cast too (because y’know, Disney plus.) Just like different adaptions. It’s beautiful.
And she’s just below 5 ft (I might be wrong) which is why Jamaal (spelling?) , the guy who plays Hamilton, looks way taller. And on camera with the angles too.
People seem to forget that they had to eliminate their accents. This is especially hard when singing. And i bet you they would be getting no hate if the just said hamilton the "American" way. This cast is awsome
whaaat!! he was amazing on stage and i loved his interaction with the crowd, but i never got to meet him! i wanted to meet the cast but thought it was impossible (we were all hungry, so we went to go eat instantly)
I'm so glad they went for such a different interpretation of the characters. I think a lot of casts make the mistake of trying to mimic the original casts because that's what everyone's used to from the recordings, but that's not what theatre is all about. You're supposed to have a different experience from night to night, never mind cast to cast. It's not meant to be standardized. This is a much better approach.
The guy here is great, don’t get me wrong, but this makes me appreciated Leslie Odom Jr. a lot!! The way he speaks/sings is so captivating and distinctly American that melds so well with the rap/hip hop music!!! Love that man!
Unfortunately I’m not that fond of how the guy who played Burr did the rapping. He doesn’t quite have the intonation and word emphasis down right. He sings the rap a bit too much. He sounds like his “Wait for It” would be amazing though!
Ok this is stolen from another comment I take no credit but these actors are doing the sort of classic American accent whereas the original broadway actors come from all over America, having accents that are still American but they’re different American accents. No hate just trying to inform :)
My first ever visit down to London was to see this for my 33rd birthday. Blew me away at how utterly phenomenal it was. I was sceptic going down that I had built it up so much having fell in love with the cast album but it was by far the greatest thing I have ever seen in any form. Can't wait to go back down in 2019 to see it again.
@@thorandlundeve kind of agree with you, also its how he delivers the lines, maybe we're just so used (me personally) on how Leslie Odom Jr. did Aaron Burr. It just didn't somehow convey the emotion we should be feeling.
I disagree, i thought he sounded awsome. I get some people may not have liked his voice but i really love the voice he put on. It's different but i like it
I mean, people in the comments are saying bad things about aaron burr, and he is incredibly talented, and of course he belongs on that stage. Also, I doubt that anyone could really live up to Leslie Odom Jr, who is also very talented
I really loved their voices, the choreography and heartfelt performances you wanted to see live. Every words they sang, makes you want to know Alexander Hamilton story.
I'm sitting here wondering why I recognise Burr...he was in Horrible Histories Update (15/07/2020): just saw him on the news about an online theatre show
This version of Burr is so priceless honestly 😭😭 the way he looks at the camera after he says “and me?” Is so unserious I love it, honestly I love how a lot of the non-Broadway stagings are a bit more goofy it gives it such a unique feel
This cast is amazing. Stop comparing to the original, it's not supposed to compare - they should and did put their own personalities into the characters. AWESOME!
I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED IT! I was in London a while ago, and I tried to convince my mom to watch it with me. She was hesitant, and after thinking, I gave up and stopped trying to ask her. I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED IT!
@@roems6396 His performance here doesn't shed light on him. He is fantastic throughout the show - much, much better live. A lot of actors here aren't shown very well actually, and it's sad to see! They're all so good.
The London one was amazing and I personally before this cast more. Everyone in the comments is saying they prefer the USA version, but you can't really judge unless you've seen at least one live, honestly
I honestly don’t get why people don’t like this cast. They’re amazing, still not like the original but that’s why it’s called the ORIGINAL it’s hard to beat they great though
These acturly are one of the original casts as much as they are not or acturly have 1 member of the original brodway casr these are the original west end cast
