With the mega-hit musical Hamilton officially opening its Brisbane season this week, this episode of Streets of Your Town podcast is highlighting one of Australia’s brightest new musical theatre talents.
I was lucky enough to speak to Callan Purcell—the man taking on one of the most renowned roles in musical theatre—Aaron Burr—in the Australian production of the worldwide phenomenon that is Hamilton.
Aaron Burr is Hamilton’s nemesis in the show, and this young Indigenous performer is rising confidently to the challenge of fleshing out this pivotal character.
Even though Purcell has performed the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in the Sydney run when he was acting as understudy for Jason Arrow, he’s excited about the opportunity to make the character of Aaron Burr his own in the Brisbane leg.
