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Jul 9, 2020 · The Bullet, played by Ariana DeBose, appears throughout Hamilton, foreshadowing death. Below, we outline where to find this hidden character. DeBose was recently cast to play Anita in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story movie.
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Ariana DeBose is an ensemble member of the Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton and had been with the cast since the Off-Broadway Production. She plays the Bullet, which represents death. She stayed with the cast until July 9th, 2016, departing at the same time as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Phillipa Soo.
Prior to her Broadway performance, DeBose debuted as Mary Wilson in "Motown the Musical" in 2013. She made her New York debut in a production of "COMPANY" where she starred alongside Neil Patrick Harris, Martha Plimpton, Christina Hendricks, Stephen Colbert, and Patti LuPone.
As for her dancing career, Ariana trained at CC & Co. Dance Complex in Raleigh, NC where she worked with choreographers across the country. Some of the most famous choreographers she worked with are Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo, Tyce Diorio & Martha Nichols of So You Think You Can Dance, Wes Veldink, Josh Bergasse, Joe Lanteri, and Elizabeth Parkinson. Since her training, DeBose has become an award-winning choreographer working for color-guards, dance companies, dance teams, and studios.
DeBose plays the foreshadowing role of a literal "Bullet" (in "Stay Alive" and "The World Was Wide Enough", and all her other singled-out roles have to do with death.
These include moving past Alexander Hamilton as he is shot by Aaron Burr, her telling Philip Hamilton exactly where to find George Eacker, the man who will eventually kill him in a duel.
During the song “Blow us all away,” the bullet gives Philip Hamilton the direction on where to find George Eacker who Philip duels with, resulting in his death
At the beginning of "Your Obedient Servant", the Bullet pulls Burr's desk on stage and hands him a quill to write the infamous letter that started the deadly duel.
She is also the spy killed between "You'll Be Back" and "Right Hand Man", and the last person seen with John Laurens before his death.
She is also heard saying "I can't believe we're here with him", which ultimately raises Burr's hopes of victory, which makes his defeat more stinging.
In 2015, DeBose left Pippin to join the ensemble of the off-Broadway musical Hamilton. The show moved to Broadway later that year. She left Hamilton in July 2016 and made a guest appearance on the TV series Blue Bloods as Sophia Ortiz. She also starred as Daphne in the thriller film Seaside.
Mar 27, 2022 · Learn about Ariana DeBose, the star of West Side Story who also played The Bullet in Hamilton and Nautica in Bring It On. Find out her age, background, Broadway debut and more.
It's been seven years since Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ariana DeBose took stage together in 'Hamilton' on Broadway.
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Jul 5, 2020 · Played by Ariana DeBose, The Bullet represents death's slow march towards Alexander Hamilton throughout the show, and interacts with characters in key moments of foreshadowing.
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Dec 10, 2021 · Ariana DeBose is "honoured" that her hidden role as The Bullet in Hamilton has been so widely praised and discussed since a recording of the show was released on Disney+.
