CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Hamilton" bursts onto the Chicago stage this September - and we're just finding out who some of the cast members will be in the musical!
A young actor who plays Philip Hamilton is a 2011 graduate of the Chicago Academy of the Arts: Jose Ramos.
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Miguel Cervantes will play Alexander Hamilton, following in the footsteps of Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. Cervantes is warming up for the Chicago run. He's currently performing the part on Broadway in a matinee.
Tony winner Karen Olivo has just scored the key role of Angelica Schuyler.
she's a Broadway baby who's been living in Wisconsin recently.
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The actress tweeted, "I'm glad to work in my own backyard. Let's do this Chicago!"
Samantha Marie Ware got her first part after a Chicago audition for "The Lion King." She'll play Peggy Schuyler.
"Hamilton" opens in Chicago on September 27.
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Actors Leslie Odom Jr., left, Phillipa Soo, and Christopher Jackson take a bow with actor and "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda during his final performance curtain call at the (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)