Edred Utomi

Edred Utomi
Born (1991-10-01) October 1, 1991 (age 33)
Alma materUniversity of San Diego
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2013–present
Known forPortraying Alexander Hamilton
Notable work

Edred Utomi (born October 1, 1991) is an American stage actor known for playing Alexander Hamilton in the Angelica National Tour of Hamilton,[1] Fritz in the West Coast premiere of The House Theatre of Chicago's The Nutcracker and the role of Peter in My Mañana Comes.

Life and career

Utomi was born to Nigerian immigrants.[2] He was raised in Las Vegas before relocating to attend University of San Diego.[3] Utomi graduated with a communications degree before pursuing a career in musical theater.[4]

Beginning his career in 2013, immediately after graduating from USD, Utomi has performed in U.S. regional theatre productions. Before being cast as Alexander Hamilton, he performed in plays throughout Southern California including Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[5]

Utomi expressed that Miranda's previous musical In The Heights motivated him to pursue a career in musical theatre.[6] He was cast as Alexander Hamilton a year after taking on the understudy roles of the titular character, as well as Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and George Washington.[7] Utomi was attached to the role of Alexander Hamilton indefinitely in January 2019.[8][clarification needed]

Stage credits

Year Title Role Location Notes
2013 Midsummer Intrepid Theatre [5][9]
2014 The Nutcracker Fritz New Village Arts Theatre The House Theatre of Chicago West Coast Premiere[10][5]
2015 My Mañana Comes Peter San Diego Repertory Theatre [11][12]
2016 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pharaoh and Levi Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts [13][14][15]
2017 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical Grown-Up Who Ensemble Old Globe Theatre [5][16][17]
2017 Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Angelica National Tour [1][5][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Lopez, Rich (November 19, 2021). "Review: 'Hamilton' rises up; 'Cats' not so much". Dallas Voice. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Pantas, George (December 19, 2019). "Immigrant son Edred Utomi stars in the lead role in the Broadway National Tour of 'Hamilton' at Chrysler Hall". The Flagship & Military Newspapers of Virginia. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Kragen, Pam (April 16, 2020). "With tour on hold, 'Hamilton' star plans musical happy hour". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Wooster, Annabelle (October 21, 2021). ""Hamilton" Touring Company Actor Visits Wauwatosa West". The Tosa Compass. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e Hebert, James (April 18, 2018). "His name is Edred Utomi — but you can call this San Diego-sprung actor Alexander Hamilton". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Rennert, Jim (March 15, 2020). "'Hamilton' stars see the 'we' embodied in hit musical". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Doss, Laine (February 12, 2020). "Edred Utomi Leads Hamilton's Miami Turn at the Arsht Center". Miami New Times. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Karel, Janna (September 30, 2021). "Teachers inspire Las Vegas grad to get role of Hamilton in hit show". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Kragen, Pam (July 22, 2013). "REVIEW: Musical 'Midsummer' revival magical". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Photo Flash: First Look at New Village Arts' West Coast Premiere of THE NUTCRACKER". Broadway World. December 9, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Photo Flash: First Look at MY MANANA COMES at San Diego REP". Broadway World. October 5, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Hebert, James (October 8, 2015). "Review: 'Mañana' serves up wit and drama". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  13. ^ Kragen, Pam (February 2, 2015). "Review: Lamb's scores, again, with 'Joseph'". Daily Press. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Margolies, Dany (October 6, 2016). "Joys of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' captured by 3-D Theatricals". Daily Breeze. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  15. ^ Gans, Andrew (September 15, 2016). "Cast Announced for Marc Kudisch-Directed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". Playbill. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 2017". Old Globe Theatre (Press release). November 4, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  17. ^ Hebert, James (October 6, 2017). "Globe taps Edward Watts as the new Grinch in town". Daily Press. Retrieved June 1, 2022.