5 Reasons to See the Hip-Hop Musical ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway
Hamilton, the smash hit musical about our most controversial founding father, is now playing at the Richard Rodgers Theater.
In addition to writing the book, music and lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda plays the title role of the fiery Alexander Hamilton from his military service with George Washington to becoming the first Secretary of the Treasury to his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.
Thomas Kail directs and Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler provides the choreography.
In addition to Miranda, the cast includes Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr, Christopher Jackson as George Washington, Jonathan Groff as King George and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton.
Here are five reasons to see the revolutionary Hamilton.
An eclectic, electrifying score Lin-Manuel Miranda’s sung-through score mixes hip-hop, rap, 1960s British pop, R&B and tender ballads in an intoxicating brew combining intricate rhymes with pulsating music.
History lives The event-filled book follows Hamilton’s career from his Revolutionary days as an aide to George Washington to his position as first Secretary of the Treasury to his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.
It’s like taking a history course without studying.
Non-stop choreography Andy Blankenbuehler’s innovative dances blend seamlessly with Thomas Kail’s well-paced direction as movement flows on a revolving stage, transporting us through dozens of locations including battlefields, cabinet meetings, country estates and back streets.
The athletic dancers bring life to every aspect of the story, even the bullets employed in the duels.
Sizzling young cast The multi-ethnic ensemble delivers energetic interpretations of our Founding Fathers including Miranda’s own cocky, complex Hamilton, Christopher Jackson’s commanding George Washington and Daveed Diggs doubling as a boisterous Marquis de Lafayette and a strutting Thomas Jefferson.
Hilarious King George Jonathan Groff delivers a delightfully sneering cameo as King George III. In his solo “You’ll Be Back,” he croons to the rebelling American colonies as if they were a lover rejecting him.
Source: '5 Reasons to See ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway' in newyork.com
