Five years ago it debuted on Broadway; three years ago it came to London; and this weekend, everyone everywhere can be in ‘The Room Where It Happens’ as it came to Disney+.
The cultural phenomenon, Hamilton, was made available to ‘Blow Us All Away’ on the streaming service on Friday, leaving many eager fans ‘Satisfied’ over Independence Day weekend. Fans of the musical and those desperate to see it for the first time (Me!), could finally ‘Take a Break’ from feeling ‘Helpless’ and having to ‘Wait for It’.
Having only been available in theatre, the concept of filming a live production and making it accessible to everyone means fans can watch it anytime, anywhere (even in a ‘Hurricane’) without friends and family having to ‘Say No to This’.
Lin Manuel Miranda’s mix of Broadway, hip-hop, R&B, and jazz tells the story of “America then, as told by America now”, educating millions about the history of one of the founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, and the people who influenced his life (Marquis de Lafayette; John Laurens; Hercules Mulligan; Aaron Burr; and the Schuyler sisters).
The musical not only embodies America’s independence, but demonstrates the country’s strength into becoming the constitution it is today and the life of Alexander Hamilton.
Hamilton educates people on America’s war of independence from the British, with songs such as ‘Yorktown’ and ‘Stay Alive’ and the life of Hamilton is expressed through lyrics in songs like ‘Alexander Hamilton’ and ‘It’s Quiet Uptown’.
The show is extraordinary and whilst it conveys important historic facts and teaches people about Hamilton – one of the most significant people in American history – it relates to the problems and obstacles of today, like gun violence and racism; duels were very common back then, as seen in the ‘Ten Duel Commandments’, and there was still the issue of racism, more so in terms of slavery and not having a ‘black battalion’, but it still existed.
The musical has numerous exceptional performances, such as Renée Elise Goldsberry’s ‘Satisfied’, Phillipa Soo’s ‘Burn’, Leslie Odom Jr's 'Wait For It' and Daveed Digg’s 'What’d I Miss’. The 46 songs that make up the show are wonderful to listen to and are just one of the reasons why the Broadway musical has won so many awards: 11 Tony Awards; a Pulitzer Prize; a Grammy Award and many more.
Now having seen the recording of the original Broadway show, I can’t think of a more perfect cast. Lin Manuel Miranda did a phenomenal job creating something that has taken the world by storm.
If you haven’t seen it, you definitely should.
Until next time…
Trailer Courtesy of Disney.
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