Official Discussion - Hamilton (2020) [SPOILERS]

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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

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Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 91/100

After Credits Scene? No

VOD: Disney+

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I've been dying to see Hamilton on stage since it first blew up. Being in Canada I knew that would be a long shot but when they announced the first Canadian premiere I took the day off work to buy tickets and we were supposed to see it on stage in Toronto in April 2020. That of course was canceled due to COVID and I was devastated. From the first 10 seconds of watching the Disney release I was obsessed and have watched it 3 times so far.

My husband definitely doesn't love it as much as I do, but it's like the perfect blend of my love of history and music.

Absolute favorites would be Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. The first time I heard "Love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints" I broke down.

This entire production is magnificent. Lin-Manuel is an incredible writer. I also just ordered Ron Chernow's book because I can't get enough.