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The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast

#61: Nik Walker // Hamilton Broadway // Part Two

The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast

Gillian Pensavalle

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4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Nik Walker is back for another round and this time he goes into the details of playing both Aaron Burr and George Washington on Broadway, the complexities of both men, and how going back to the text impacts his performance each night. Nik tells also us about past and future projects he's working on, and his passion for bringing a different type of storytelling to the stage.

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0:00.0

Hello everyone this is Jillian and welcome back to the Hamilcast.

0:12.6

Here we go, part two of our conversation with Nick Walker. I'm still starstruck that we have good

0:28.0

I'm still starstruck that we have our first Washington here

0:31.3

it's a little intimidating

0:32.3

I'm just kind of like your excellency sir. Would you like anything? Is your whiskey okay? Are you okay?

0:35.9

You're three beverages doing okay on the trade table? Let's go back to the fact that I have three beverages

0:40.1

And I think I think that will signify that I'm doing more than fine.

0:44.7

You guys are very kind.

0:46.2

I just get I love and it's a little surreal to me to be saying this to someone who

0:50.5

has played both Burr and Washington that moment in the show ladies and

0:55.4

gentlemen the moment you've been waiting for when that I'm starstruck by that I'm just

1:00.2

like oh my god George Washington.

1:01.5

Alex Lachmore who's our music supervisor

1:03.7

and resident genius, talks about Burr.

1:08.0

One of the things he says is that Burr,

1:10.9

while also, you know, simultaneously the narrator, simultaneously in the story is also, how

1:17.1

does he describe it, he says, the DJ of literally the best playlist you've ever heard in your

1:21.8

life.

1:22.6

And so many of those entrances, that's kind of the motivation he gives you is that idea

1:27.4

of like, you know that what you're going to throw them is really good.

1:31.1

You know that you're about to throw them something that's going to knock them off their feet.

1:33.6

So like enjoy that.

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