I'm sure you've heard of the play, Hamilton, that's sweeping the nation, right? The musical? So innovative with its sung and rapped-through musical styles about the founding father, Alexander Hamilton. Lin-Manual Miranda, the creator, was a visionary with this!
I think I've heard of it. What else do you know about it? When did it come out?
The show made its off-broady debut at the Public Theater back in February 2015, so it's been around for a while. It does a great job of incorporating hip-hop, rhythm and blues, pop music, soul music, traditional-style show tunes and color-conscious casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures to make it unique.
I see. So it's not historically accurate then.Hmm. I did hear that the 10 dollar bill with Hamilton on it has become more popular because of this play.
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The musical made its Off-Broadway debut at The Public Theater in February 2015, where its engagement was sold out. The show transferred to Broadway in August 2015 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. On Broadway, it received enthusiastic critical reception and unprecedented advance box office sales. In 2016, "Hamilton" received a record-setting 16 Tony nominations, winning 11, including Best Musical, and was also the recipient of the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The
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Furman produced Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung-and-rapped through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography "Alexander Hamilton" by historian Ron Chernow. This musical opened on Broadway in 2015 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2016.
Awards and accolades.
- Producing
- 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical - "The Drowsy Chaperone" - Nominee