Theater actress and singer Rachelle Ann Go is a marvel to behold as she plays Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in the West End production Hamilton, which opened in London on December 21, 2017, Thursday. Eliza is the wife of the lead character Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
On December 22, 2017, Broadway World posted on Facebook a video of the cast—Rachelle, British actress Rachel John, and Filipina theater actress Christine Allado—performing the song “The Schuyler Sisters.” The post is well received by netizens and has more than 13,000 shares as of press time.
More importantly, the international press also showered Rachelle with great reviews.
Michael Billington of the Guardian wrote, “Rachelle Ann Go lends Hamilton’s wife the poignancy of the neglected.”
Tony Peters of Radio Times stated that Rachelle’s performance is “superb.”
Mikey Smith of Mirror penned, “Rachelle Ann Go—playing Hamilton’s long-suffering wife Eliza—had the audience in floods of tears with [the] heartbreaking showstopper ‘Burn.’”