Yeah when I say "sort of", I obviously did not go to Broadway and see this show recently. I mean with the pandemic still here it's not possible to travel to the States, and they are among those that have had the worst of it. Instead, I saw this show on Disney+. Oh yes, it's that show. The one people all over the internet are talking about even though it started out years prior. It's also one that you know is in every way a show by Lin-Manuel Miranda who has quickly become quite the star when it comes to making music and doing lots of things for Disney. So let's see what we have here:
So as this is a recording of the show itself, everything is done on stage and its basically three shows edited together into one big one. The musical depicts the life and career of the titular Alexander Hamilton (played by Lin-Manuel Miranda) who many will know as one of the major players in the American Revolution. The musical covers his arrival to New York, his role in the American Revolution, his role as a husband to Eliza Schuyler (played by Phillipa Soo) and a father to Philip (played by Anthony Ramos), his time as the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, his affair with Maria Reynolds and the death of his son and of course his eventual death (both done by a trail of combat). All told though the medium of Lin-Manuel Miranda's style of music.
What I really love about this is how unusual it is in terms of retelling the story of Hamilton. The roles are cast in a very unexpected but clever way. The music and songs are a combination of a number of genres with the most notable being R&B, hip-hop, pop and traditional-style show tunes. The set design while very simple, looks and feels good. So yeah I really cannot fault this musical. A shame that it's not possible to see it on stage right now, but a good move on Lin-Manuel Miranda's part to give it a Disney+ release instead. 9/10
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