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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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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Nah there’s more to it than that when you consider the dual roles and the lines in the opening song: We, fought with him Me, I died for him Me, I trusted him Me, I loved him...
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@adambonin I see it as kind of a dual thing, like how economizing on his traveling band forced Springsteen to make Clarence Clemons his horn section. - Show replies
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no it was an intentional dramatic choice. LMM has discussed.
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I'm not so sure about that, Dan. LMM's prior show, "In The Heights," was a commercial smash. His follow-up was much anticipated. He teased "Hamilton" at WH poetry slam in 2009 in a clip that went viral. Folks knew this was going to be successful. HOW successful was a a shock.
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There are some good dramatic reasons for it; it's directly replacing the people who love and support him with people who hate him or engineer his failure, which fits with the dramatic arc
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