Posted on 07/06/2020 4:12:19 AM PDT by C19fan
This Fourth of July weekend, which finds much of America reeling from a rocky first half of 2020, the mainstream and social media hype can be summed up in three words: "Hamilton" is back. The play has won 11 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for drama, and, according to Forbes, has generated over $1 billion in income from Broadway/London/United States tour ticket sales, publishing, cast recording and merchandising. A filmed version was released on the Disney+ streaming service on Friday.
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I have seen it. I was not overly excited by it, but my daughter loves it. It has certainly inspired her to read a lot more about the Revolutionary period and American History in general.
I have this mental image of Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘pitching’ his idea to make “Hamilton” to a Broadway production sugar-daddy. When he gets a negative reaction from the bored producer he says, “Wait... this is the best part... the entire cast is BLACK.” Suddenly the project is funded.
I haven’t seen the play. Maybe I will. But some entertainment projects are just bizarre on the face of it.
I haven’t seen the show “Hamilton.” Though, I have heard a bit of the music from “Hamilton” and I will say that the musical “1776” has better music with memorable lyrics.
Haven’t seen the play, but I I taught my 7th graders about the Hamilton/Jefferson split in Washington’s cabinet. Jefferson is/was nearly universally praised as Founding Father, and Hamilton, except for being on the $10 bill and being killed by VP Burr is pretty much forgotten.
But Hamilton saw the future of the U.S. more accurately than Jefferson. Hamilton saw us as a nation of business and eventually industry. That’s why he convinced Washington to honor our debts. Jefferson’s vision was of a nation of small-farmer yeomen working the land.
My son loves the Hamilton soundtrack. He was disappointed that the Disney version they streamed was rap.
Hamilton has always been my least favorite founding Father. He wanted a monarchy. He was also quite willing to be very tyrannical which he exhibited once he got into Washington’s administration.
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