“Hamilton”
An American Musical
Richard Rodgers Theater
Broadway, NYC – 2015
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“Hamilton” is an American musical on Broadway in New York City inspired by the book “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow. The book, music and lyrics were done by Lin-Manuel Miranda and the music direction and orchestration was done by Alex Lacamoire. The choreography is done by Andy Blankenbuehler and it was directed by Thomas Kail. We should also give credit to the Richard Rodgers Theater (located on 46^th street and Broadway), under the direction of James M. Nederlander, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs and Jill Furman.

Check out the Hamilton webpage at:

http://www.hamiltonbroadway.com/

                                                                      http://www.broadway.com/shows/hamilton-broadway/

It stars the very talented cast of Daveed Diggs, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff, Brian D´Arcy James, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Javier Munoz, Leslie Odom Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Andrew Rannells, Phillipa Soo, Gerald Avery, Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chapelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Brandon Hudson, Sasha Hutchings, Thayne Jasperson, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes, Kamille Upshaw, Voltaire Wade-Greene and Daniel J. Watts.

It has won a ton of awards such as several Lucille Lortel Awards, several Outer Critics Circle Awards, Nominated for two drama league awards, several Drama Desk awards, The New York Drama Critic´s Circle Award, a Theater World Award, a Clarence Dewart Award, an Obie Award and an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award.

This Broadway musical is the life of Alexander Hamilton from his birth in the West Indies to his death in a duel with Aaron Burr. We learn of his mother´s death at 12 and his father´s abandonment. We learn that he was a hard working lad who helped run a shipping company at age 14. It is a modern and exciting take on a very interesting man who contributed so much to the founding of our nation.

Here are a few facts: Alexander Hamilton was born in January 11^th, 1755 or 1757 in Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies, Caribbean. He is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and was George Washington´s chief staff aide. He was one of the most influential promoters of the U.S. Constitution and founded the nation´s financial system. He was the first Secretary of the treasury and was responsible for most of the economic policies of the George Washington administration. He is a pivotal figure in American history.

This is a vibrant and modern telling of the story of a great man. An orphan, father, politician and Founding Father of The United States of America. The music and choreography are just excellent. I´m not surprised “Hamilton” made Broadway because it really is a gem. I highly recommend people go see this musical. It´s informative and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed “Hamilton”.

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