We finally watched Hamilton the past two nights. I have no especially novel insights: it's that good. It's highly historically literate, despite a few dramatic liberties. The score is musically varied, by no means all rap, & highly witty. Gets at the human dynamics.
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The funniest scene-stealing, scenery-chewing lines all go to George III and Lafayette/Jefferson. The Lee/Laurens duel was an especially strong foreshadowing choice involving 2 prominent men now little-remembered. Making the assumption of state debts a winning musical number: A+
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The dual-casting of multiple roles seems odd until you remember that this was by no means expected to be a commercially successful show when it was first put together.
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If you have family members who have issues with rap: my 84 yo mother in law enjoyed it. Granted, she'd read Chernow's book, so she was able to follow the story even when she could not follow the singers.
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Aaron Burr, Charles Lee, John Laurens, and Hercules Mulligan get exactly the commemoration in the show that they deserve.
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Washington is always the most important casting decision in any dramatization of the American Founding. A talented performer can bring Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, etc. to life. But GW had a *presence* you can't fake.
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And I definitely nerded out watching the scene detailing who wrote how many Federalist Papers.
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Madison was smol President
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He shouldve been shorter. Jefferson was fantastic and made me completely re-imaging a historical figure as ridiculous in his time. Which in a way makes me appreciate him more.
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Angelica. God she has some pipes. Her voice just commanded every line she had.
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Washington was the performance that improved the most from Soundtrack to Screen to me.
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Sensibly so. Physical presence is a huge part of being Washington.
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