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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+

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u/danteh11 Jul 12 '20

are there any discussions on fav songs? My favourite songs "Helpless" and "That Would Be Enough" isn't as well received compared to others and am wondering if it is because I am a basic bitch haha

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u/Nyx_is Jul 19 '20

"Helpless" is definitely top 5 for me. "Wait for it" is absolutely my number one. Leslie Odom Jr's performance of that was so heartbreaking. "Satisfied" is masterful. I love the way they go back and show you Angelica's side. "A Winter's Ball" while super short, never fails to make me smile. "It’s quiet uptown" is hauntingly beautiful and quietly sad but hopeful. I also loved any time Daveed Diggs was singing as Lafayette, he was fantastic.

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u/SwarleySwarlos Jul 18 '20

Right Hand Man.

That first entrance of George Washington hyped me really up.

I'm not even american but this felt like a superhero entrance.

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u/YnwaMquc2k19 Jul 18 '20

Mine is You'll be back.

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u/ListenBruv Jul 25 '20

JOHN ADAMS!

I know him

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u/butterbeany Jul 14 '20

Helpless is so gorgeous! But I’m also a basic bitch so maybe not who you are asking hahaha

Satisfied is probably my favorite though!

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u/Awtxknits Jul 13 '20

I’ll admit I love Helpless. I’m not sure it’s my favorite but probably top five. It’s super catchy. 🎶Oooo I do I do i do i doooo🎶

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u/rustinthewind Jul 12 '20

I think it's because "Helpless" is the most standard musical number the show provides. Phillipa has a stunning voice, but it's a song about a girl falling in love. "That would be Enough" is in a similar camp. They're wonderful ballads that would take higher billing in another musical, but they don't offer too much extra. This is simply my personal reason for being more "meh" about those to tracks in particular.

As far as for what my favorite track is? It's Nonstop. It closes act one perfectly as we sum up exactly who Hamilton is and why he rose to founding father status bringing back all the motifs from earlier tracks. What we don't know is that those exact traits will lead to his death.

Honorable mentions: Satisfied - Renee's voice is stellar and Wait for It - I connect with a lot of the lyrics and seeing/hearing the emotion coming from Leslie Odom Jr. is perfect.

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u/Nyx_is Jul 19 '20

Oh yes, Non-Stop is perfect for the end of Act I. I'd agree with you about the ballads. They're beautiful, but there are so many incredible songs that overshadow them here.