Pulitzer prize Winning Musical. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre – a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education.
- Is Hamilton an opera?
- The fact that Miranda chooses not to do that means he’s making a claim for his musical as an epic piece of theatre, in the manner of the operas of Wagner, Puccini and Verdi. Ok, there’s not an opera called Hamilton. But there are operas called Tosca, Aida, Manon, Carmen, Falstaff, Otello and Turandot.
- Is Hamilton a Broadway musical?
- Created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars as the show’s titular character, one of America’s Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton, the musical debuted off-Broadway in early-2015, before shortly making the leap to Broadway itself later that year. Playing to constantly sold-out audiences, Hamilton has proved to be a non-stop major hit ever since.
- What is Hamilton based on?
- The musical tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Composed over a seven-year period from 2008 to 2015, Miranda says Hamilton was originally a hip hop concept album in his head. The show draws heavily from hip hop, as well as R&B, pop, soul, and traditional-style show tunes.
- Who wrote Hamilton?
- Unlike most of its predecessors, however, Hamilton was created by one man, Lin‑Manuel Miranda, who wrote the music, lyrics, and book about the musical (only Stephen Sondheim can claim as much, and none of his shows were such blockbusters).
- Is Hamilton pop music?
- The show draws heavily from hip hop, as well as R&B, pop, soul, and traditional-style show tunes. It casts non-white actors as the Founding Fathers of the United States and other historical figures.
