Hamilton in San Francisco

I honestly do not think that I will ever get tired of seeing Hamilton because I love it so much!  I planned this trip to San Francisco almost a year ago to see another show but, when I found out that Hamilton would be playing at the same time, I had to get a ticket.  I have now seen it nine times in seven cities and I was just as excited last night as I was standing in line at the Richard Rodgers Theatre before seeing it for the first time. Last night's production featured the And Peggy Tour, which I had never seen before (the only company I have not seen now is London and I think that needs to happen).  When the Philip Tour was in SLC, I really enjoyed Joseph Morales as Alexander Hamilton and I got a ticket to see the show in Las Vegas because I knew it was the Philip Tour and that I would get to see Morales again.  However, on the night I was there, Morales was out and the understudy went on.  I was initially really disappointed but Julius Thomas III happened to be the understudy and he was phenomenal!  Thomas is now Alexander Hamilton in the And Peggy Tour so I was really looking forward to seeing him again.  I think he has a beautiful voice and his renditions of "Dear Theodosia" and "Hurricane" were beautiful.  I also like how emotional his version of "Quiet Uptown" was (I had spontaneous tears streaming down my face through the whole number).  I enjoyed the rest of the cast but three really stood out to me.  First, Donald Webber, Jr. just might be the best Aaron Burr I've ever seen.  His version of "Wait For It" was so powerful it gave me chills!  I also loved all of his facial expressions in "The Room Where It Happens."  Second, I thought Brandon Louis Armstrong was a riot as Hercules Mulligan/ James Madison.  He incorporated more physical comedy in the role than any other actor I've seen.  He made me laugh multiple times.  Finally, I was so impressed with Colby Lewis because he was the understudy for George Washington.  He is very tall and quite handsome so he gave the character a different energy than I've seen before.  I loved "Right Hand Man" because he almost seemed like a rock star!  Because I've seen it so many times I have started noticing the ensemble more and I particularly loved them in "Ten Duel Commandments," "Guns and Ships" (especially sending the letter from Washington to Hamilton), "Washington On Your Side," and "Hurricane" last night.  I am so glad that I got to see it again!

Note:  I got talking to a woman sitting in front of me on the plane and she mentioned she was going to Hamilton.  I told her that I was going too and she actually found me in the theatre!