To say Tony Award-Winning Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is a hit is an understatement and to say everyone has seen it would be an exaggeration—but just slightly. Hamilton is Broadway’s hottest ticket and the buzz from hollywood and stage celebrities alike, is part of the reason this show is nearly sold out through March. Raking in more than $1.697 million in sales, the show centered around America’s first treasurer, is the second highest grossing show currently on Broadway. Numbers like this have us wondering, who hasn’t seen Hamilton?
Opening night, featuring fireworks in the middle of Manhattan, was reminiscent of a hollywood premiere. Living up to the hype of “the most exciting and significant musical of the decade” as proclaimed by Wall Street Journal, the stars keep supporting far past it’s beginning on the Great White Way.
Much of the show’s success is credited to Manuel’s way of adding life– vibrant and rhythmic, to a story that to many, might bring back memories of a history class–dry and boring. An avid hip hop fan, Manuel has brought hip hop to the world of musical theatre. This idea is sparking the interests of those who love hip hop and keeping the interests of traditional theatre goers. The success is not going unnoticed.
President Obama and Michelle Obama joined the revolution, Obama even giving a standing ovation and praising it’s brilliance on The Daily Show with John Stewart.
Most recently, Miranda retweeted Alicia Keys’ admiration for the show. Selfies and photo collages line the internet via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook showing the stars intermixed with the cast of Hamilton. We’ve seen photos with Pharrell, Denzel Washington, Samuel Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Queen Latifah, Laverne Cox, Busta Rhymes, Questlove, Yvette Nicole Brown, Wayne Brady, and Capetha Jenkins.
Be part of history. Because Broadway is cool again. Well, it’s always been cool!
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Hamilton is currently on an open run at Richard Rodgers Theatre. It began previews on July 13, 2015 and opened On August 6, 2015.
