NFT: Review of "Hamilton: An American Musical"

Really want to see it

I was looking at going in the fall when I'm in NYC and it was sold out

Show is sold out indefinitely right now and tix on stub hub are running between $700 $1,200/seat.

is a daily lottery where you can win 10 dollar tickets. Manuel is absolutely positively rolling in cash. He makes something like 105,000 per week strictly from theater revenue. Doesn't include is own salary, merchandise, licensing etc

In comment 12928281 Ben in Tampa said:

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I was looking at going in the fall when I'm in NYC and it was sold out

I looked for early October tickets and they were sold out.

Cannot wait. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a phenomenal lyricist and his internal rhyme scheme reminds me of Eminem.

Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver did a fantastic long-form piece about the debt crisis in Puerto Rico, and LMM gives an impassioned rap about saving Puerto Rico

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Puerto Rico

I recommend watching the whole thing, but if you want to just see Miranda's performance, go here

he was a year behind me in school K-12, and often hung out in my circle (he dated a girl my year for a while). Great and fun guy. I will have to awkwardly try to hit him up for tickets (havent seen him since a little after college), as some friends have already done. Though in my defense I tried to do something to advance his career when I last saw him -- he didnt follow up, and didnt need to it turns out.

Burr>>>>>

WAS IT WORTH THE MONEY YOU SPENT?

Hamilton believed in the government should have a centrist roll in people's lives. He then tried to use the Treasury to make this happen by issuing a large amount of debt so the Treasury would then be involved in the day-to-day operations of the economy giving the government some control over private citizen's lives.

Plus, I can't get tickets.

My wife a lifelong Broadway nut got 3 tix for 145 each when they first came out. Nothing to say but awesome, the historical correctness along with the entertainment value and concept were awesome. I later fund out however that auditions only were open to hispanics and afro americans, the only white person in the play is King George (who by the way was awesome). This turned me off a bit, even though I am hispanic, at this point in time why do we need to discriminate anyone?
Great show, great music, great talent, one blemish and an important one...

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My wife a lifelong Broadway nut got 3 tix for 145 each when they first came out. Nothing to say but awesome, the historical correctness along with the entertainment value and concept were awesome. I later fund out however that auditions only were open to hispanics and afro americans, the only white person in the play is King George (who by the way was awesome). This turned me off a bit, even though I am hispanic, at this point in time why do we need to discriminate anyone? Great show, great music, great talent, one blemish and an important one...

Yep didn't get much press but how can they get away with an add for actors by saying:

“Hamilton” is “seeking NON-WHITE men and women, ages 20s to 30s, for Broadway and upcoming Tours,” the ad said.

The no-whites-need-apply requirement struck some as racist — not to mention illegal under the city’s human rights law."

A stagehand at the hip-hop history lesson said he was “surprised” by the ad.

“If it was the other way around, [Rev. Al] Sharpton would be down here in a frenzy,” he said.

If we're going to have a color blind society, that rule must be followed by all.

I chalk it up to artistic license. It's ok to me to say "this character is white; making him black would change the whole dynamic". Or more extremely, is it discrimination to insist that certain parts be cast for men, and certain parts for women? Does it violate the ADA to do a casting call for young women to fill the part of a young mother?

Now, whether Hamilton NEEDED to do cast all non-whites artistically is, I assume, a fair question. Cant opine.

not ADA

it pretty much sucked. Sound like a bad Eminem song.

I shelled out $600 each for two tickets.

Was it worth it? Hell, is any live event "worth it?"

Here is my answer. In a sense, no live event is "worth" hundreds of dollars. That being said, the financial sacrifice I made will fade in the months and year to come, but I now have the memory of a lifetime. This was our 25th anniversary and my wife loved it.

In 24 hours we did this:

1. Drove from Maryland to NYC.
2. Walked from our hotel on 46th to John's Pizza and had a great lunch.
3. Walked to Central Park and hung out at the pond on the south end.
4. Walked back to our hotel and took an hour nap.
5. Went to a real old school dive bar (Jimmy's Corner Bar on 44th) and had a couple drinks for $8 total in freaking Manhattan.
6. Had a GREAT and memorable dinner at Pergola Des Artistes right next to our theatre.
7. Went to an incredible show.
8. Went to another dive bar on 9th Avenue and had a couple cocktails and free hot dog with each drink (Rudy's).
9. Went back to hotel and slept.
10. Had brunch at Katz' deli.
11. Went to Trinity Church to see Hamilton grave.
12. Went home and watch my kid play one of her final high school lacrosse games before heading to college.

So, in the final analysis, yes, it was worth it.

A friend of mine took me. Was just about the best theater experience I've ever had. Lives up to its hype.

(Also saw Jersey Boys and recommend that as well).

I am a Hamilton guy. I completed Chernow's magisterial 800 page biography within a few days of when it was released in 2004.

So, I am predisposed to love the content. And I have spent the last 40 years admiring Hamilton first amongst all of the founders even while he has wallowed in relative obscurity compared to his rival Jefferson who lived over 20 years longer.

However, we live in Hamilton's America, not Jefferson's. And unlike Jefferson Hamilton was an abolitionist, war hero, and prescient creator of our financial system.

So, I was probably going to embrace this show regardless. But, I do think it is a great show.

In comment 12928651 Anonymous Stranger Online said:

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it pretty much sucked. Sound like a bad Eminem song.

I had the complete opposite of the Grammy performance. I saw it and was blown away by the ability to tell a coherent story using such great flow and lyrics. I put it up there as a great rap song because it didn't have any cop-outs of random throw-away lines.

In comment 12928852 Maryland Giant said:

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I am a Hamilton guy. I completed Chernow's magisterial 800 page biography within a few days of when it was released in 2004. So, I am predisposed to love the content. And I have spent the last 40 years admiring Hamilton first amongst all of the founders even while he has wallowed in relative obscurity compared to his rival Jefferson who lived over 20 years longer. However, we live in Hamilton's America, not Jefferson's. And unlike Jefferson Hamilton was an abolitionist, war hero, and prescient creator of our financial system. So, I was probably going to embrace this show regardless. But, I do think it is a great show.

I loved the Chernow biography. One of the best I've read.