Riedel on Hamilton transfer
Apr 11
2015, 10:27:47 AM
Oh, please - who do you think bought $4M (and counting) of group sales? Ladies auxilieries? Church groups? ummm, no.
I talked to a group sales agent and he said that schools are "clamoring" for HAMILTON (his word, not mine).
I'm guessing the show will have a close to a 20M advance by the time it opens.
You'll have to get on your high horse and write the WALL STREET JOURNAL for the outlandish hyperbole printed in on their Editorial page today (notice, not theater section):
"I saw “Hamilton” the other day. It is a masterpiece.
It’s good news for America, too.
There is nothing like it on the New York stage, and never has been."
--- Gee, Peggy, hyperbole much??
"HAMILTON hits your heart hard when you witness human excellence. Because the true tale of how an illegitimate, lowborn orphan from the West Indies went on to become an inventor of America is a heck of a story. And because it is surprising yet perfect that that story is told in a hip-hop/rap/rhythm-and-blues/jazz/ballad musical whose sound is pure 2015 yet utterly appropriate to the tale....
.. the young Republicans running now need to see this show. It is going to make them hopeful, and in some new way it’s going to make them grateful."
"It is a big thing to say a play is worthy of Alexander Hamilton, but it is."
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-stage-a-revolution-1428620603
PS - Have you seen the show yet?
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