I'm sure you've heard of the play, Hamilton, that's sweeping the nation, right? The musical? So innovative with its sung and rapped-through musical styles about the founding father, Alexander Hamilton. Lin-Manual Miranda, the creator, was a visionary with this!
I think I've heard of it. What else do you know about it? When did it come out?
The show made its off-broady debut at the Public Theater back in February 2015, so it's been around for a while. It does a great job of incorporating hip-hop, rhythm and blues, pop music, soul music, traditional-style show tunes and color-conscious casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures to make it unique.
I see. So it's not historically accurate then.Hmm. I did hear that the 10 dollar bill with Hamilton on it has become more popular because of this play.
You're right! It was so popular, it saved the $10 bill presence of alexander hamilton. In 2016, it even broke records by earning 16 Tony nominations, and it won 11 of those. It earned Best Musical from the Tony's... the 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album... the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama... I mean, really, I don't need to give you more reason to see it, do I?
Wow! That's a lot of awards! So does the show have a plot or is it mostly just singing?
It's plot, as I said, is mainly to sing about the life of American founding father Alexander Hamilton. It's inspired by the 2004 biography, "Alexander Hamilton," by historian Ron Chernow, if you want somewhat of a preview.