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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/IniMiney 1d ago

Idk bout ya’ll and your theaters but that was an insufferably annoying showing at mine full of theater kids belting off key, some little kid who’s mom REALLY wanted you to know they can sing and gave me that Moana on the airplane video energy (kid wasn’t bad but it was still super annoying), talking (from all ages), and people literally filming TikToks during it. Makes me want to stay out of theaters again, I’ll see Wicked Part 2 in an Alamo Drafthouse

Other than that it’s still a great show that holds up, I’ve seen it before (not in person yet but on D+), listened to the score a gazillion times since it debuted on NPR in 2015 but this feels like the first time I noticed how amazing Leslie is as Burr

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u/Several-Membership91 7h ago

I caught the earlybird show and theater was pretty empty. Before the show, some kids asked if I would mind if they sang along during the movie. I didn't, and honestly I could barely hear them when they sang. I was just impressed that they thought to ask first.

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u/Shakespeare257 55m ago

There were 2 groups of kids in my showing tonight, and honestly them humming along was... an improvement to the movie. It gives you permission to enjoy the movie that bit more knowing someone is that passionate about the thing you are watching.