#379: Jason Arrow // Alexander Hamilton: Australia, New Zealand, Manila // Part Two
The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast
Gillian Pensavalle
4.5 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Jason Arrow has played Alexander Hamilton in Australia, New Zealand, and as of September 2023, he'll be in Manila in the Philippines in the Asian premiere for Hamilton.
This week, Jason continues the story of his Hamilton journey: from hearing the audience erupt when he walked on stage for the very first time, to their last performance in Brisbane, and when Lin-Manuel Miranda finally (finally!) made it to Australia to see Hamilton. It was a long time coming but it was worth the wait and wait actually worked out in their favor!
Jason also talks about fun moments he's found as Hamilton and how they've evolved over time (hint: tom cat). Plus, you'll hear about Jason's love of gaming, his still very strong connection to Aaron Burr, and stories from the stage door.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Stage and Stages, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and you're listening to The Hamilkast. |
| 0:05.1 | Bootsing, cut, sump, sump, sump! |
| 0:18.6 | Hello friends and welcome back to The Hamilkast. |
| 0:20.7 | I'm Jillian, and you're listening to my second episode with Jason Arrow. |
| 0:24.0 | Jason and I spoke right after he ended his run as Alexander Hamilton in Australia. |
| 0:28.0 | Since recording, the company had a very limited run in New Zealand, |
| 0:30.8 | and as of September 2023, Jason will be in Manila performing in the Asian premiere of Hamilton. |
| 0:36.4 | Here's the thing about Jason. For a guy who first very strongly connected with Burr, |
| 0:40.4 | he has a lot of Hamilton traits. He started doing theater as a teenager, |
| 0:43.8 | but it was mostly just a hobby at first. He was doing community shows while studying computer |
| 0:47.8 | science, graphic design, and film and TV theory. It didn't take him long to realize, |
| 0:52.1 | yet, now I want to be in front of the camera. He went to the prestigious Western Australian |
| 0:56.3 | Academy of Performing Arts, and that's where he learned about the show called Hamilton. |
| 0:59.5 | That was really great, but super intricate, and kind of intense, and he just didn't have the time |
| 1:03.3 | to dive into it. Then 2020 came around, and everything changed. Not only could Jason finally dive |
| 1:08.4 | into the cast recording, but he was auditioning for the show. And since everyone was in lockdown, |
| 1:12.8 | some of the auditions came in the form of Zoom conversations, examining Alexander Hamilton, |
| 1:16.9 | and why he does what he does. Jason went into all of that in last week's episode. |
| 1:20.7 | Today, we're taking a quick detour into his love of gaming and streaming, |
| 1:24.0 | before getting back into his experience with the show that changed his life. |
| 1:29.2 | Here we go. |
| 1:33.6 | Wait, before we get into the Patreon peeps, because oh my god, they're so excited. |
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