Summary:

A live recording of the hit musical that tells the story of United States founding father Alexander Hamilton, his rise and fall, his long rivalry with Aaron Burr, and his difficult relationship with his wife Eliza Schuyler.

Director:

Thomas Kail

Writers:

book by Lin-Manuel Miranda

music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

based on the book Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow

Cast:

Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton

Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr

Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton

Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson

Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler

Jonathan Groff as King George III

Christopher Jackson as George Washington

Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds

Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison

Anthony Ramos as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton

Sydney James Harcourt as Philip Schuyler, James Reynolds, Doctor and Ensemble

Thayne Jasperson as Samuel Seabury and Ensemble

Jon Rua as Charles Lee and Ensemble

Ephraim Sykes as George Eacker and Ensemble

Carleigh Bettiol as Ensemble

Ariana DeBose as Ensemble

Hope Easterbrook as Ensemble

Sasha Hutchings as Ensemble

Elizabeth Judd as Ensemble

Austin Smith as Ensemble

Seth Stewart as Ensemble

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 91/100

After Credits Scene? No

VOD: Disney+

  • czechvault [he/him,doe/deer]
    ·
    4 years ago

    The Rapping Fathers (7/10)

    Separating it from the far more interesting (and almost as outrageous) story that is Lin Manuel Miranda and of course the (very outrageous) historical context both past and present... it was ok.

    As kijib points out, it starts dragging once we get past Washington's victory, there's some good songs among the mostly corny hip-hop (depends on what you like, I like musicals so You'll Be Back and Farmer Refuted worked better for me as they were closer to your usual musical fare and it felt like Lin had a better handle on them, even more so Farmer Refuted since I find it hilarious that it can be used for the current moment, something that Mr.Miranda probably feels awkward about), Lin Manuel Miranda (like everything Lin does) is the weakest part of the show, it is an art crime that Daveed Diggs and Christopher Jackson had to do this shit to finally get broad recognition, I found the use of that wheel(?) to rotate the characters on the show nice.

    In closing: As someone who would like to do more edutainment (and loves history) and see how to move it from the space it usually occupies as failing in both entertainment and education, it was very educational to watch Hamilton. It's just the lessons were often more what NOT to do than what to do.

    Oh wait no, also, the founding fathers were bad and Lin Manuel is a vendepatrias hack, thanks.