Midpack
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
I assume many here have seen it (long ago), but I don't recall a thread, and search didn't return a hit
We enjoy theater, and we've seen most of the big Broadway shows over the past 40 years (though none actually on Broadway). We'd highly recommend Hamilton to anyone who hasn't seen it, or may be on the fence. It's probably the best play we've ever seen!
Most of the music is conventional show tunes, with a little colorful language (not much). If you're put off by the hip hop, pop, rap parts of the score (I was initially), it's actually easy to understand in person. There are only a couple passages where the pace is so fast it's hard to get. We can't stand hip hop or rap, but we just loved Hamilton.
We went last night, bought tickets in Sept, it took that long to get good seats at a decent price.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the writer, who also played Hamilton first on Broadway, is a genius!
I listened to the music and spent some time reading up on Hamilton's life beforehand, something I need to do to fully appreciate most plays. Hamilton is very dense work, so it helped that I knew the story and characters, but probably not necessary for most of you - it's something I always do.
Hamilton is/was probably under appreciated among Founding Fathers, by us at least.
King George III is absolutely hilarious, worth the price of admission even though his role is small.
We enjoy theater, and we've seen most of the big Broadway shows over the past 40 years (though none actually on Broadway). We'd highly recommend Hamilton to anyone who hasn't seen it, or may be on the fence. It's probably the best play we've ever seen!
Most of the music is conventional show tunes, with a little colorful language (not much). If you're put off by the hip hop, pop, rap parts of the score (I was initially), it's actually easy to understand in person. There are only a couple passages where the pace is so fast it's hard to get. We can't stand hip hop or rap, but we just loved Hamilton.
We went last night, bought tickets in Sept, it took that long to get good seats at a decent price.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the writer, who also played Hamilton first on Broadway, is a genius!
I listened to the music and spent some time reading up on Hamilton's life beforehand, something I need to do to fully appreciate most plays. Hamilton is very dense work, so it helped that I knew the story and characters, but probably not necessary for most of you - it's something I always do.
Hamilton is/was probably under appreciated among Founding Fathers, by us at least.
King George III is absolutely hilarious, worth the price of admission even though his role is small.
Last edited: