I love the musical Hamilton for how it blends history and music.
I have never seen that.
It's an American Musical that's sung and rapped by the founding father Alexander Hamilton, among other characters.
That sounds pretty neat. When was it made?
Hamilton left Broadway at The Public Theater in 2015, where it sold out the whole theater. My history professor once played an excerpt from the musical.
Was it a successful musical?
Very successful. It incorporates hip-hop, rhythm and blues, pop music and more while the actors play historical figures. It achieved both critical acclaim and box office success.
How long did the musical run?
.
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
Alexander Hamilton (song)
"Alexander Hamilton" is the opening number for the 2015 musical "Hamilton", a musical biography of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. This song features "alternately rapped and sung exposition".
History.
This song was originally part of a group of songs entitled "The Hamilton Mixtape" and created by Lin-Manuel Miranda as he started interpreting and adapting Ron Chernow's