#181: #HamiltonCHI Part One // Gillian and Mike Talk all the Things

I went to Chicago and Mike met me there and we had a bit of a weekend! It kicked off with a #PitSit on Thursday, which means I GOT TO SIT IN THE PIT WITH THE MUSICIANS DURING A PERFORMANCE AND THE WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. The rest of the weekend involved #HamiltonCHI, #HamEx, an amazing listener meetup, and recording with cast members! Hamilton is the best. The end.

CAST:
Alexander Hamilton – Miguel Cervantes
Eliza Hamilton – Alysha Deslorieux
Aaron Burr – Akron Watson
Angelica Schuyler – Nikki Renee Daniels
George Washington – Tamar Greene
Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson – Paris Nix
Hercules Mulligan/James Madison – Ebrin R Stanley
John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton – Jamaal Fields-Green
Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds – Aubin Wise
King George – Andrew Call
Phillip Schuyler/James Reynolds/Doctor – Robert Ariza
Samuel Seabury – Mikey Winslow
Charles Lee – Dylan Hoffinger
George Eaker – Yossi Chaikin
Ensamble – Sam Aberman, Aaron Alexander, Alexia Sky Colon, Karlee Ferreira, Amber Jackson, Sandra Okuboyejo, Keith Webb, Mickey Winsow, Dylan Hoffinger

ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard 1 – Mike Moise
Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2 – Rick Snyder
Drums – Tom Hipskind
Percussion – Jim Widlowski
Bass: 5 – String Electric, 4-string hollow body, Acoustic & keyboard Bass – Tom Mendel
Guitar: Electric, Steel String Acoustic, Nylon String Acoustic and Banjo – Felton Offard
Concertmaster – Chuck Bontrager
Violin – Rogerta Freier
Violin/Viola – Heather Boehm
Cello – Tahirah Whittington
Associate Music Supervisor – Matt Gallagher
NOTE: all local musicians are members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208