What is Hamilton?

[mskitkat]

Mar 31, 2016 9:54:32 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:26:46 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Thanks to those that posted where I can listen to it. I've been wondering. There's no way I'll be able to ever see it on stage.

It'll go on tour eventually. Probably multiple national tours.

It's coming to Atlanta in 2017. Not that I've been stalking tickets or anything.

[downtoearth]

Mar 31, 2016 9:43:54 GMT -5 @licia said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:41:00 GMT -5 @this said:

I read something (a tweet maybe?) where someone said they were at the show and got to the "and I'm the damn fool that shot him" line and she said the woman next to her gasped in shock. LOL

Jesus Christ, does no one remember the Got Milk campaign of yore?

AARON BURR. AARON BURR! SPIT OUT YOUR PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND WIN THE MONEY, GODDAMMIT. MILK HAS LET YOU DOWN!

No, no "we" don't. I know who Aaron Burr is, but never heard of this milk commercial.  Was it on cable?  Off to google.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

What is Hamilton? Hamilton is everything.

If you don't have Prime to stream the cast recording, spend those $99 now to get it.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Mar 31, 2016 10:33:11 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:54:32 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

It'll go on tour eventually. Probably multiple national tours.

It's coming to Atlanta in 2017. Not that I've been stalking tickets or anything.

OMG. ::off to find ticket release::

[runforrest]

The White House performance was amazing, but I also loved watching POTUS and FLOTUS bopping their head along and dancing in their seats.

Love.

It's coming to Chicago and I am hoping that my Broadway in Chicago Club membership gets me access to the pre-sale for individual tickets. I'm also trying to convince my H that we need to just buy a subscription because we will get to see five shows (including Hamilton) for the price of probably two Hamilton tickets if we have to do resale.

[heyjude]

Mar 31, 2016 9:43:54 GMT -5 @licia said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:41:00 GMT -5 @this said:

I read something (a tweet maybe?) where someone said they were at the show and got to the "and I'm the damn fool that shot him" line and she said the woman next to her gasped in shock. LOL

Jesus Christ, does no one remember the Got Milk campaign of yore?

AARON BURR. AARON BURR! SPIT OUT YOUR PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND WIN THE MONEY, GODDAMMIT. MILK HAS LET YOU DOWN!

Best commercial from my childhood.

[underwaterrhymes]

Mar 31, 2016 9:04:20 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Dear people who haven't heard of Hamilton: How is that? This thing has been EVERYWHERE. They were at the White House just a few weeks ago -- and someone posted about it here. They did a routine at the Oscars. Lin-Manuel has done interviews with everybody everywhere -- TV, radio, podcasts. People have been talking about the sold out tickets since last winter.

I don't watch TV, hate Awards shows (so didn't see the act on the Grammys), and work from home. I listen to music during the day, but I stream it through my Echo. I get my news online and the only movie I've seen in the theater (or even at home) in maybe two years was Star Wars.

Pretty much when it comes to pop culture, I live in a hole.

[caitlinbree]

Mar 31, 2016 9:43:54 GMT -5 @licia said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:41:00 GMT -5 @this said:

I read something (a tweet maybe?) where someone said they were at the show and got to the "and I'm the damn fool that shot him" line and she said the woman next to her gasped in shock. LOL

Jesus Christ, does no one remember the Got Milk campaign of yore?

AARON BURR. AARON BURR! SPIT OUT YOUR PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND WIN THE MONEY, GODDAMMIT. MILK HAS LET YOU DOWN!

FI informed me that before the musical, the only thing he knew about Hamilton was based on that commercial.

Obviously he's not a history buff. Lol

[Deleted]

Mar 31, 2016 9:04:20 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Dear people who haven't heard of Hamilton: How is that? This thing has been EVERYWHERE. They were at the White House just a few weeks ago -- and someone posted about it here. They did a routine at the Oscars. Lin-Manuel has done interviews with everybody everywhere -- TV, radio, podcasts. People have been talking about the sold out tickets since last winter.

1. I am in BFE. There is no way this play will ever be here.

2. I am working 70 hours a week

[starlily]

Mar 31, 2016 9:30:46 GMT -5 ESF said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:04:20 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Dear people who haven't heard of Hamilton: How is that? This thing has been EVERYWHERE. They were at the White House just a few weeks ago -- and someone posted about it here. They did a routine at the Oscars. Lin-Manuel has done interviews with everybody everywhere -- TV, radio, podcasts. People have been talking about the sold out tickets since last winter.

I was in NY In mid-February and didn't hear or see anything about it. About a week or two later, my Facebook feed started blowing up about it. Then on the day of the Oscars (I didn't watch), I had a phone call with a friend who explained what it was. Did something happen in February before the Oscars that caused it to catch fire?


I hate musicals. Is this the kind if musical that only people who like musicals will like, or does it appeal to us musical-hating people?

I think you'd like it. History, drama, intrigue.

I usually need to see a musical to get into it, and I love musicals. Not with this one. I pulled up the soundtrack for the first time one day to run in the background as I did stuff. By the 3rd song I quit whatever I was doing and sat down to just listen.

[thebulldog]

What is Hamilton?

Perfection.

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[thebulldog]

Mar 31, 2016 8:44:23 GMT -5 drruth said:

Mar 31, 2016 8:34:02 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

An awesome musical that I enter the lottery for daily because tickets are insane. And only going to get worse after the Tony's.

Soundtrack can be streamed on Amazon Prime Music.

Same

My boss has seen it 3 times now- I'm SO jealous

Stfu

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[ESF]

Mar 31, 2016 10:54:43 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:04:20 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Dear people who haven't heard of Hamilton: How is that? This thing has been EVERYWHERE. They were at the White House just a few weeks ago -- and someone posted about it here. They did a routine at the Oscars. Lin-Manuel has done interviews with everybody everywhere -- TV, radio, podcasts. People have been talking about the sold out tickets since last winter.

I don't watch TV, hate Awards shows (so didn't see the act on the Grammys), and work from home. I listen to music during the day, but I stream it through my Echo. I get my news online and the only movie I've seen in the theater (or even at home) in maybe two years was Star Wars.

Pretty much when it comes to pop culture, I live in a hole.

Alllll of this, except I don't know what Echo is and the last movie I saw in the theaters was Black Swan.

[thebulldog]

Mar 31, 2016 8:45:03 GMT -5 cairo said:

Hamilton is also this:

Daveed Diggs has been the award winning star of a few dirty dreams.

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[cairo]

I'm both a history buff and a musical theatre nerd. Miranda takes some dramatic leeway to help the show flow better (Angelica was already married in 1780, the final straw for the duel was not the election of 1800, but the NY gubernatorial election on 1804), but overall it's pretty true to history. Ron Chernow was an advisor for the show. Now THAT GUY knows his Hamilton.

I'm also partial to Hamilton because he was our nation's first treasury secretary.

[thebulldog]

Mar 31, 2016 9:29:47 GMT -5 @this said:

Mar 31, 2016 9:26:46 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Thanks to those that posted where I can listen to it. I've been wondering. There's no way I'll be able to ever see it on stage.

Once you inevitably fall down the rabbit hole and Hamilton becomes your new life, youtube the ham4ham videos. It's a good way to get to see all of the performers. They're phenomenal.

Also if you get as deep as I have fallen, you can read the lyrics here and they're all annotated. It's incredible what Lin-Manuel did, truly. The notes that he made himself are in green and it's so cool to read his thoughts behind it all.

genius.com/Lin-manuel-miranda-alexander-hamilton-lyrics

Hello new best friend

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[thebulldog]

Mar 31, 2016 8:55:02 GMT -5 @licia said:

You just try to walk into a major work event/meeting without chanting, "I am not throwin' away my shot," over and over in your head. You. just. try.

See mine is "you must be outta your goddamn mind.."


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[heyjude]

Mar 31, 2016 10:45:36 GMT -5 @this said:

Mar 31, 2016 10:42:33 GMT -5 ChillyMcFreeze said:

What is Hamilton? Hamilton is everything. 

I'm now reading this thread from someone like heyjude 's perspective and no wonder people hate it on principle without seeing it. lol

ETA: To be clear, I agree with you that it is everything.

The second half of the pop culture happy hour episode on Hamilton is basically entirely about this point. Lol. "Isn't it sad for all the people who can't watch? Do you think the obsession is a little over kill?"

[thebulldog]

I was on a six hour flight this weekend....basically back to back full album listenings. My in seat lipsync skills are amazing.
I am shocked there has not been a full on thread about this yet.

"Werq!"

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[mandymay]

Mar 31, 2016 10:09:18 GMT -5 devonpow said:

It's fucking amazing is what it is. Luckily I got my kids into it so they sing it loudly with me everywhere.

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We were at a baby shower last month and my 5 year old lifted up her glass and said 'Raise a glass to freedom!' I listen to some of the songs with her and she loves them!

It'll be in San Francisco and LA in 2017 and my husband and I purchased season tickets for our anniversary just so that we could see it. I'm glad the lineup for this coming up season has some great shows in it too.

[pantsparty]

I haven't listened to the soundtrack yet because for some reason I think I may be able to see it in my future, and I don't want it "spoiled" for me.

L to the O L.

[cosmowife]

Have not listened yet. I'm excited to do so. Please tell me that it is not overhyped and I won't be disappointed? Everyone hyped up Book of Mormon as basically the best thing ever created. I watched and was entertained, but not blown away. I probably would have been better discovering it on my own rather than having expectations going in.

[hopecounts]

Mar 31, 2016 12:14:52 GMT -5 cosmowife said:

Have not listened yet. I'm excited to do so. Please tell me that it is not overhyped and I won't be disappointed? Everyone hyped up Book of Mormon as basically the best thing ever created. I watched and was entertained, but not blown away. I probably would have been better discovering it on my own rather than having expectations going in.

The soundtrack is undeniably good.
It's on Spotify for free which is how I have listened to it.
I love some sings more then others but like them all.

[heyjude]

Mar 31, 2016 12:14:52 GMT -5 cosmowife said:

Have not listened yet. I'm excited to do so. Please tell me that it is not overhyped and I won't be disappointed? Everyone hyped up Book of Mormon as basically the best thing ever created. I watched and was entertained, but not blown away. I probably would have been better discovering it on my own rather than having expectations going in.

Yes. This. Sometimes the beauty and joy of something is because you experienced it before everyone told you how you were supposed to feel about it.

I first heard of Hamilton this way:

"You haven't heard of Hamilton?!"

This was sometime in 2015.

[fortnightlily]

Mar 31, 2016 12:14:52 GMT -5 cosmowife said:

Have not listened yet. I'm excited to do so. Please tell me that it is not overhyped and I won't be disappointed? Everyone hyped up Book of Mormon as basically the best thing ever created. I watched and was entertained, but not blown away. I probably would have been better discovering it on my own rather than having expectations going in.

I, too, thought Book of Mormon was overhyped. Hamilton is amazing. I'd say it's a new classic, like Rent or Les Miz were in their time.

[silva]

I will always remember Lin-Manuel Miranda as Frank Flapman on Seasame Street. Even back then, his stuff was fun to watch.

[heyjude]

Like all the hype over Gods Not Dead 2 is totally going to ruin it for me!!!!!

[heyjude]

Mar 31, 2016 12:56:40 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

Mar 31, 2016 12:22:31 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Yes. This. Sometimes the beauty and joy of something is because you experienced it before everyone told you how you were supposed to feel about it.

I first heard of Hamilton this way:

"You haven't heard of Hamilton?!"

This was sometime in 2015.

Do you like American history? Do you like musicals? Do you like hip hop? Then it is for you!

This fact is not in dispute. Lol. 

[thebulldog]

Mar 31, 2016 12:41:55 GMT -5 silva said:

I will always remember Lin-Manuel Miranda as Frank Flapman on Seasame Street. Even back then, his stuff was fun to watch.

The dude has god-given talent that he shares with the world. It's a gift.

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[heyjude]

This is an actual quote!

“On any of those rare occasions when you get a glimpse of someone wondering whether Hamilton might not be the greatest thing that ever happened in 50,000 years of culture do you find yourself stunned, surprised, or fearful for the heretic’s safety?”

LOL! Not overhyped.