![]() ![]() But the chutzpah of Lin-Manuel Miranda and his producers paid off with sold out houses on Broadway and eleven 2016 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score & Book plus Best Director. Using an inter-racial cast (African-American and Latin) of players while dressed in 18th Century costumes to present and sing Alexander Hamilton’s story was brave and ambitious. Throw-in a campy King George (Alex Gemignani) for comic relief and Hamilton makes the history of the founding of America come alive. ![]() The concept by Lin-Manuel Miranda and his creatives grabs us and keeps us flowing with spectacular movements and dances with provocative rhymed vernacular and haunting, emotionally-charged music. Stunning hip-hop/rap opera is an amazing theatrical experience!Īfter all the hype, I was impressed by the brilliance of the theatrical experience that makes Hamilton a groundbreaking hip-hop/rap opera! The entire experience of this show is much more that the total of its individual elements! This ingenious work dares to take the Broadway musical into new, uncharted territory that combines history with contemporary language, current musical styles to make history come alive in a most engaging manner. Book, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Mirandaīased on Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander HamiltonĪt the CIBC Theatre, Chicago Theatre District ![]()
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