What is Hamilton?

[Dumbledork]

Apr 18, 2016 11:32:30 GMT -5 just said:

Apr 18, 2016 11:29:40 GMT -5 just said:

Ok, it's been two weeks of me trying to work this out ... I don't get it ...

Anyone want to explain to an immigrant (coming up from the bottom)?

Wait, is it just because it's a play on "Burr, sir"? or is there more to it?

This is what I thought it was, because of the way he pauses between "Aaron...Burr, sir?"

[thebulldog]

Apr 18, 2016 12:33:52 GMT -5 Dumbledork said:

Apr 18, 2016 11:32:30 GMT -5 just said:

Wait, is it just because it's a play on "Burr, sir"? or is there more to it?

This is what I thought it was, because of the way he pauses between "Aaron...Burr, sir?"

I LOL bc of the play on Burr, sir. The first opening lines of that are Burr, sir.. Burr sir, it's a blur, sir and then "you punched the bursur"..pause Yes.
Can anyone with the Hamiltome (mine has not arrived) point out of there is anything more too this?

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[laurenpetro]

Apr 15, 2016 21:36:26 GMT -5 jeaniebueller said:

Apr 14, 2016 19:27:45 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

No yelling of Lafayette but a lot of cheering. ::fans self::

How was the rest of the show? Was it everything you ever dreamed?

it was AMAZING. seriously. I spent the entire show tech-geeking out at the lights and set. TWO TURNTABLES. TWO!!!! and the lights during Hurricane.... the scene changes were seamless and the choreography, OMGOMGOMG. I died. I fucking cried like a baby to H's amusement.

oh, and the cast was fucking awesome. LOj cracked during one of the numbers b/c George was fucking with him. I love seeing that kind of thing.

the energy in the room was high.  the crowd (up in our section) was a slightly better mix than I had prepared myself for. there were a fair amount of the oldz in the audience but a good number of POC and young-ish people there too.

ETA: I found it amazingly awesome that Angelica sang the line "god I hope you're satisfied" right in AH's face. loved it.

and there was real fire in Burn. it gave me heart palpitations as a stage manager.

[laurenpetro]

Apr 18, 2016 10:46:54 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

Where is our review and merch pics? We are WAITING!

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I'm sorry! it's been crazy. my merch is all over the place right now.

[laurenpetro]

ask specific questions and i'll answer. my mind is still mush.

[cville]

Apr 18, 2016 14:19:14 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

ask specific questions and i'll answer. my mind is still mush.

Will Daveed Diggs marry me? Circle Y or N.

Jk

How awesome is Wait For It live? What are they doing on stage during that song?

[laurenpetro]

Apr 18, 2016 14:24:39 GMT -5 cville said:

Apr 18, 2016 14:19:14 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

ask specific questions and i'll answer. my mind is still mush.

Will Daveed Diggs marry me? Circle Y or N.

Jk

How awesome is Wait For It live? What are they doing on stage during that song?

I'm comfortable saying that you'll have to battle to the death for that.  he was unfuckingbelievable. 

ok so the turntables are one inside the other and they rotate either together, separately or one at a time, depending on the cue (think kind of like a bullseye).  the lights are set up so that that the inner turntable is lit normally (with a brighter spot) but the outer is basically hurricane waters swirling around.   my memory is a little foggy because I had sensory overload with that.  between the set and the lights and the music I couldn't take it all in.

ETA:  I TOLD YOU MY MIND WAS MUSH!    wait for it had LOj down center in a spotlight.  perfect.    

[silva]

LMM just won a 2016 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama for Hamilton. Is this breaking?

[thebulldog]

Apr 18, 2016 14:31:08 GMT -5 silva said:

LMM just won a 2016 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama for Hamilton. Is this breaking?

Was just running here to post this!!!!

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[thebulldog]

Apr 18, 2016 14:19:14 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

ask specific questions and i'll answer. my mind is still mush.

Worth every penny?

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[laurenpetro]

Apr 18, 2016 15:41:50 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

Apr 18, 2016 14:19:14 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

ask specific questions and i'll answer. my mind is still mush.

Worth every penny?

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I was kiiiiiiind of questioning it until I saw the Today show interview where LOj said he's leaving in the summer. since then? absolutely.

[lilibet]

Apr 18, 2016 14:19:14 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

ask specific questions and i'll answer. my mind is still mush.

How was the rewind on Satisfied? I saw a clip of Helpless into Satisfied online and it looked amazing. Is it amazing in person?

[lilibet]

Apr 18, 2016 14:31:08 GMT -5 silva said:

LMM just won a 2016 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama for Hamilton. Is this breaking?

I almost squealed outloud when I read this earlier. I'm so happy for him! I think I saw it's like only the 9th musical ever to win this, not sure if that's right though.

eta - is it right:
Nine musicals have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, roughly one per decade from the 1930s to the 2010s. They are: George and Ira Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing (1932)¹, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (1950), Bock & Harnick's Fiorello! (1960), Frank Loesser's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962), Marvin Hamlisch, Ed Kleban, James Kirkwood, and Nicholas Dante's A Chorus Line (1976), Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George (1985), Jonathan Larson's Rent (1996), Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt's Next to Normal (2010), and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2016).

[thebulldog]

Apr 18, 2016 15:43:52 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

Apr 18, 2016 15:41:50 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

Worth every penny?

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I was kiiiiiiind of questioning it until I saw the Today show interview where LOj said he's leaving in the summer. since then? absolutely.

I think i have convinced dh that this is a must do and now this solidifies it. I am terrified of buying tix and getting all understudies.

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[insominac]

Apr 18, 2016 15:43:52 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

Apr 18, 2016 15:41:50 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

Worth every penny?

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I was kiiiiiiind of questioning it until I saw the Today show interview where LOj said he's leaving in the summer. since then? absolutely.

Did he say when?? We were thinking of seeing it with BIL in Sept.

[laurenpetro]

Apr 18, 2016 22:06:46 GMT -5 insominac said:

Apr 18, 2016 15:43:52 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

I was kiiiiiiind of questioning it until I saw the Today show interview where LOj said he's leaving in the summer. since then? absolutely.

Did he say when?? We were thinking of seeing it with BIL in Sept.

i don't think he said a date. I'm pretty sure their contracts are up in late july? don't quote me but I want to say I heard that somewhere.

I will say this: if his replacement is as good as the new King George you have nothing to worry about.

[laurenpetro]

Apr 18, 2016 16:56:34 GMT -5 lilibet said:

Apr 18, 2016 14:19:14 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

ask specific questions and i'll answer. my mind is still mush.

How was the rewind on Satisfied? I saw a clip of Helpless into Satisfied online and it looked amazing. Is it amazing in person?

YES! it was literally everyone going backwards into their positions. I was dubious about how that would flesh out but it was really cool.

[thebulldog]

We were looking at tix last night for june. They are insane but i really don't care at this point.
Now i just fear getting screwed by a resaler.

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[heyjude]

Can you people get a room?! Geeze. I dreamt about going to see Hamilton last night!!!

[kermit]

Apr 19, 2016 9:17:12 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

We were looking at tix last night for june. They are insane but i really don't care at this point.
Now i just fear getting screwed by a resaler.

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From what I read, ticketmaster is the most reliable. Stubhub not as much. I bought from ticketmaster for June and don't anticipate any issues. I did read somewhere that people would post photos of their tickets online, like on FB, and wouldn't blur out the barcode so their tickets were getting stolen that way and resold on Stubhub.

[laurenpetro]

Apr 19, 2016 9:35:22 GMT -5 kermit said:

Apr 19, 2016 9:17:12 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

We were looking at tix last night for june. They are insane but i really don't care at this point.
Now i just fear getting screwed by a resaler.

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From what I read, ticketmaster is the most reliable. Stubhub not as much. I bought from ticketmaster for June and don't anticipate any issues. I did read somewhere that people would post photos of their tickets online, like on FB, and wouldn't blur out the barcode so their tickets were getting stolen that way and resold on Stubhub.

people are So Fucking Stupid.

[laurenpetro]

Apr 19, 2016 9:17:12 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

We were looking at tix last night for june. They are insane but i really don't care at this point.
Now i just fear getting screwed by a resaler.

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I got ours through Ticket Liquidator.  it was recommended to me by a friend and aside from the insane fee on top of the ticket price, I have no complaints.

[kermit]

Apr 19, 2016 9:40:31 GMT -5 @this said:

Apr 19, 2016 9:35:22 GMT -5 kermit said:

From what I read, ticketmaster is the most reliable. Stubhub not as much. I bought from ticketmaster for June and don't anticipate any issues. I did read somewhere that people would post photos of their tickets online, like on FB, and wouldn't blur out the barcode so their tickets were getting stolen that way and resold on Stubhub.

Hm, I bought ours on Stubhub. How can I make sure they're legit? 

I'm sure they're fine, I don't know how you'd be able to make sure they are legit before you go. 

[eponinepontmercy]

Sweet Jesus.


(I love that line and the callback to 1776. See also the "Sit down, John" line.)

[thebulldog]

Apr 19, 2016 9:26:14 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Can you people get a room?! Geeze. I dreamt about going to see Hamilton last night!!!

The room where it happens?

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[thebulldog]

Apr 19, 2016 10:12:31 GMT -5 @this said:

Apr 19, 2016 10:11:25 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

Dear Stubhub,

Let's duel in Jersey. Everything is legal in New Jersey.

Your Obedient Servent,

T.His

Weehawken. Dawn.

Guns. Drawn.

It is just me or do the last few songs seemed rush....like damn i need to finish this up.

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[hopecounts]

Apr 19, 2016 11:07:40 GMT -5 thebulldog said:

Apr 19, 2016 10:12:31 GMT -5 @this said:

Weehawken. Dawn.

Guns. Drawn.

It is just me or do the last few songs seemed rush....like damn i need to finish this up.

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I think that is intentional.
To convey the 'write like you are running out of time' feel, the pressure and the feel of a ticking clock with each minute meaning one less left that they give to Hamilton as a motivation throughout the play.
Also to emphasize the moment it pauses and slows during the duel.

[jeaniebueller]

Apr 19, 2016 9:39:14 GMT -5 @this said:

Apr 19, 2016 9:26:14 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Can you people get a room?! Geeze. I dreamt about going to see Hamilton last night!!!

Oh yeah, we'll get a room...



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My DS actually requested this song yesterday when we were in the car.



I was so proud of him.

[bluestreet]

Popping out of lurkdom to post this interview of Lin-Manuel Miranda by Emma Watson. If you want to swoon immediately, go to 17:50-18:10. 

"I'm thinking of...Madeleine L'Engle....the women who raised my brain."

[andwhat]

So not to brag or anything but last night DD was singing "Im not throwing away my shot, I'm just like my country, I'm gibberish. But she is 2 so that is OK.

I put it on in the car today and she was singing along. Then when it was over she was all I want Let it Go. But whatever, I'll take em where I get em.