It’s no wonder the show sold $30 million in advance ticket sales upon its move to Broadway and has since become a $1 billion franchise.īarring some minor tweaks to the storyline, Hamilton’s plot generally sticks to the real story of Alexander Hamilton. The cast, in best Broadway tradition, is well-versed and alternates between the genres without missing a beat… or a breath. It’s a contemporary soundtrack that became the best-selling cast album in Nielsen history. As proof of the songs’ impact on pop culture, former President Obama joined in a recording of a Hamilton re-mix that was released in 2018. In fact, The Atlantic made a case for it being the album of the year in 2016. Here are three reasons why Hamilton is worth the hype and three reasons why it’s not.Ĭombining hip-hop, rap, jazz, R&B and Broadway tunes, Hamilton’s score and lyrics are fresh, innovative and catchy. Now that a film recording is being released on Apple TV, a wider audience will be able to see and decide for themselves whether Broadway’s most expensive show ever is deserving of praise or largely overrated. Despite rave reviews, including by world leaders, fans have asked whether the musical was really worth the $849 premium seat (a price that some considered a bargainin the years after its original debut) or close to $200 regular seat ticket fees (even for traveling companies of the show). *Updated 2020 Winner of 11 Tony Awards, Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway sensation, has been the subject of much popular and political excitement since its 2015 debut. "I'm very proud of 2016 us, because we had the foresight to film the show with the original company before the principals started leaving, so we've got the snapshot," Miranda shared. "I'm just really excited that we get to share it because we know how hard it is. But this cast of people and the company of creators hold me up."Įarlier in the year, at the 2020 Oscars in February, Miranda opened up to ET about bringing Hamilton to the big screen. So I'm encouraged and I'm hopeful and always a little afraid. Art is always a reflection of our life that will always lead us forward when it's done in the spirit you know that God gives us. And that's life, that's real, you know? But it scares me still to this day when I'm thinking, 'How can I talk about the greatest thing that ever happened to me at a time when I'm trying to be quiet so that the street can talk?' I'm encouraged because I realize it is always OK to talk about art. "Even when the script switched and we realized it was going to be an event in our homes to heal us through this quarantine, now we're seeing that it is a light in a time of great pain and a need for revolution," Goldsberry said. "I find it humbling because I'm a part of something that I have no control over. #Hamilfilm comes to this Friday! 🔑🪁 /JD0mBKDmfk- Hamilton June 30, 2020 It's special and I'm glad people get to see it." The theaters are dark, so I think it's good. "This is the best way we have figured out thus far to get people close to it and happening in a time where you can't see it any other way.
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"We spin our wheels a lot on how to get more people into that show to the point where we were locking down a block of Broadway every other day to perform little snippets so people could get close to it," Diggs said. When Daveed's moment pops and hits the way it's supposed to happen, we all look good.
said. "When Renee looks good, we all look good. It was really about setting your brother, setting your sister up for their moments too and supporting them," Odom Jr. It was about taking and it was about giving. As many superstars that you see on that screen, it was the most generous group of people you'd ever meet.
"I already believed in the work we were doing and the way that I could honor that was to keep doing the work I was doing.
Miranda revealed on Twitter in June that he "gave literally two 'f**ks' so the kids could see it." For the Hamilton cast, having the opportunity to experience that special moment in time again is a dream come true.
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