Hamilton Wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize

Playbill ^ | 4/18/2016 | ROBERT VIAGAS

[Dr. Ursus]

Thomas Jefferson will accept the award in blackface!

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Hamilton, the play that said only non-whites need apply. Yo, it OK if liberals are RACIST! They get a prize!

[Red Badger]

[Borges]

All of the founding fathers are played by Black and Latino actors. That’s part of the gimmick.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yes but it’s illegal to put out an ad like that.

[ClearCase_guy]

It didn’t win because its good; it won because its blacker than the others.

[Borges]

It’s getting raves. Extremely popular.

[pgkdan]

Oh yeah...that’s the one that sent out a casting call saying white need not apply.

[RJL]

Pulitzer prizes are prizes given by liberals, to liberals, for being liberal.

[Jane Long]

Saw it. Loved it. Didn’t even think about the casting, to be honest. Was too enthralled by the lyrics and choreography.

[Pietro]

What’s it about (in brief)?

[yarddog]

It sounds like the people who made it, thought a whole lot about the casting.

[Political Junkie Too]

It seems to be about the love-hate friendship between Hamilton and Burr throughout their lives.

-PJ

[carolinablonde]

Why is it Ok for non-white actors to play the role of whites but the opposite is somehow “appropriating culture”?

[The Toll]

*shrug* I consider wearing pants to be cultural appropriation by some.

[Jane Long]

LOL...yes, they did. (Major emphasis :)

I enjoyed the other dimensions...the story of Alexander Hamilton (his relationship with Aaron Burr, The Revolution and his personal life), the music and dance.

King George III was hilarious.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Wearing pants WAS cultural appropriation to the ancient Romans. They thought it was effeminate for men to do so, and they looked down on the barbarians that did. As the legions expanded the reach of the Empire to colder climes, the value of the garment became obvious and old ideas were cast aside.

Of course civilization IS cultural appropriation. The exchange of ideas drives the world forward. I won't accuse LeBron James of cultural appropriation because he excels at a game invented by whites and I won't bad mouth Chuck Norris for excelling at martial arts developed by Asians.

[Dr. Ursus]

The one white guy- George Fetchet!

[wideminded]

I haven’t seen the show but I did see a video 2 or 3 years ago in which the author performed a “rap” that formed an initial part of it. I’m not especially into rap but it was obvious that Mr. Miranda is enormously talented and entertaining and had chosen a fascinating topic.