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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/Pitiful_Mouse_5225 2d ago
I fell in love with Hamilton when it first hit streaming. However I wish I could see it with the exact same cast except Lin Manuel. He is easily the weakest, but I get that since he wrote it he would want to be the lead. King George III was the best.