Christopher Jackson Is Returning to ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway: EXCLUSIVE

Christopher Jackson is set to make his grand return to “Hamilton.”

The Grammy and Emmy winner, who originated the role of George Washington in the acclaimed musical, announced June 16 that he is stepping into the part once more.

“Sept. 8, I am going back into the show, through January,” Jackson said on TODAY.

He said after the 10 year anniversary of the show in 2025, he started to get the “itch” to return.

“There are few opportunities that you get to have that give you a chance to really dig in. It’s a lot of new people, it’s (the) same old building. My favorite building in New York,” he added.

He shared that while he needs to refresh himself on his notes and lines, he’s not too nervous, joking, “I’ve done it a few times.”

In a statement, Jackson called returning to the role of George Washington a “deeply meaningful homecoming.”

“This show changed my life, and it remains one of the great honors of my career to be part of telling this story,” he said. “To step back into this room, with this company and this audience, is something I will never take for granted.”

“Hamilton” producer Jeffrey Seller also celebrated Jackson’s return.

“Lin-Manuel (Miranda) wrote George Washington with Chris’ gorgeous voice and musicality in his head,” Seller said in a statement. “How lucky are we that we get to experience his George Washington one last time?”

Jackson’s Broadway shows begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and will run until Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. Tickets are on sale at BroadwayDirect.com.

The 50-year-old actor originally played the first president of the United States when the Lin-Manuel Miranda production had its Off-Broadway run in 2015. He continued to play the role when the show moved to Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre on Aug. 6, 2015.

His stoic portrayal and booming vocals, highlighted during his solos in songs like “History Has Its Eyes on You” and “One Last Time,” earned him a Tony Award nomination for best featured actor in a musical. (The award went to his co-star, Daveed Diggs, who originated the dual role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson.) Jackson also won a Grammy for best musical theater album for “Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording).”

Jackson’s limited engagement comes after the musical celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2025. To mark the occasion, fellow original cast member Leslie Odom Jr., who played Aaron Burr, reprised his role last year.

Odom, whose performance landed him a Tony for best leading actor, revealed his return on TODAY in April 2025. He had a 12-week limited run of sold-out shows from Sept. 9, 2025, through Nov. 23, 2025.

“You don’t get shows that run 10 years,” Odom told Savannah Guthrie before his run began. “There are a lot of shows we love, great shows, that they come and they go — that’s the nature of the theater. So for something to be embraced by the public and the culture, and the way that ‘Hamilton’ has and the way that ‘Rent’ was — it’s twice in a lifetime.”

Earlier this year, Odom shared he will portray Aaron Burr again, but this time across the pond. He is set to make his West End debut in London in July. It will be a two-month run.