“Hamilton” is infuriating London.
At Sunday night’s Olivier Awards — the British Tonys — the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda[1]’s American history musical reportedly got more than twice as much rehearsal time as that of any other best musical nominee performing on the telecast. And the other contenders weren’t thrilled by the slight.
“It’s not like they need [the exposure],” one peeved West End producer vented to The Post’s Johnny Oleksinski about the hip-hop musical’s big ticket sales.
In the end, “Hamilton” — which opened in London in December — took home the top prize, beating out British-born shows like “Girl From the North Country” and “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.” The Yankee import was nominated for 13 awards and won seven.
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- ^ Lin-Manuel Miranda (pagesix.com)