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But to get to dislike it youd pretty much have to dislike the American experiment.
The songs hold up because we see ourselves in them.
Of course, Miranda is not only the composer and lyricist, he is a book writer and star.
Not even Jonathan Larson ofRentcan claim that kind of fame.
Looking Back onHamiltonat the End of a Decade
Every decade gets at least one Broadway juggernaut.
Yet despite Georges appearances being brief, hes become one of the most-beloved characters in the show.
You cant just throw two people together and ask them to create a role together.
However, when it comes to me and Lin, I feelsafestin the process with him.
Its unlike anything Ive ever experienced.
I think the thing that surprised me [about the rapping inHamilton] was the preciseness of it.
Somewhere in my head I was like, Oh cool, I can rap fast.
But those waiting in line for discounted tickets get something else: a Ham4Ham performance.
IsHamiltonTechnically Impressive Rap?
Thats not a traditional Broadway dude.
Thats a guy who raps and was put in this play because he raps.
Im Miscellanea, Whee!
Just a few more palaces made of paragraphs.
Any fancy people who attendHamiltonwrite a brief pleasantry on the image.
Today, you could read it page by page, courtesy of the New-York Historical Society.
But its not the easiest for modern eyes to read.
Its a bit of a tweener.
About ThatHamilton-Pence Incident
A lot of famous people attendedHamilton,including then-Vice-President-electMike Pence.
On a night when the cast was fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS?
Vultures Mark Harris asked.
Yeah, he was going to get booed.
That Time Meryl Streep SangHamilton
Looking back, well surely remember this moment as peakHamiltonmania.
History Has Its Eyes on a Movie
We trust youll understand the reference.
This show is in-your-face at a moment when nothing is allowed to be in your face, writes Harris.
Moran and Kail talked us through the roughly four-year process of making it all happen.
Just a Post About Jonathan Groffs King George Spit inHamilton
Were sorry.
