Hamilton Broadway Reviews - Page 4

[Eurotrash]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:14am

Haven't seen it, haven't heard it, but my core being does not believe for a second that this is anything other than a terrible show. Something is seriously wrong with me.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:24am

Considering all the evidence to the contrary, you may as well also believe the sky isn't blue.

[gmhots]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:28am

After Eight: As mentioned on the other thread, the "fury" unleashed was only (I repeat, only) because the poster mentioned she left because of the lack of character building for the female characters. If she had stayed, she would know that the second act is all about that.

 

I'm not claiming she should be able to predict the future, but for those of us who've watched the show, her critique is invalid. That's all. Nothing against actually leaving the show at intermission.

 

As for the reviews, the last time I read BB croon over something like this was when he wrote about a certain actress whose initials are KC.

[asmith0307]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:28am

"I believe it is next week. That's what I heard anyway."

 Lin just posted and said "in the next month", so it does sound like it is soon

[Showface]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:34am

I really want to see this!

*sigh*

Maybe on day....

 

Hopefully, when it goes on tour, a good chuck of the OBC will tour with it! Especially LMM! 

[rjm516]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:51am

I have a feeling I'm going to be crying through this entire show. I tend to cry during shows when a song is strikingly good or a song is sung really well or really if anything at all is very well done. So yeah, whole time probably . 

[Showface]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:53am

"The Room Where it Happens" sounds absolutely amazing! Is that Burr's "villain song" or something?

[macnyc]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 11:58am

******Slight SPOILERS********************

Burr has so many great songs: Wait for It, Dear Theodosia, The Room Where It Happens. The last one is the showstopper. It's more than a villain song though. It's an assessment of how politics work: deals between insiders, behind closed doors, outside of scrutiny. And it's still happening today, and that's what gives the song such resonance beyond being a great number. And at the end, Burr reveals his envy. HE wants to be in the room where it happens, along with the power players. It so telling for his character. And Leslie Odom is slaying it. That number alone is worth the price of admission.

 

[Showface]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 12:03pm

"******Slight SPOILERS********************
Burr has so many great songs: Wait for It, Dear Theodosia, The Room Where It Happens. The last one is the showstopper. It's more than a villain song though. It's an assessment of how politics work: deals between insiders, behind closed doors, outside of scrutiny. And it's still happening today, and that's what gives the song such resonance beyond being a great number. And at the end, Burr reveals his envy. HE wants to be in the room where it happens, along with the power players. It so telling for his character. And Leslie Odom is slaying it. That number alone is worth the price of admission.
 "

 In that, case that's basically my theme song right now.

I want to see Hamilton so badly. I really want to be in the room where Hamilton magic happens.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 12:08pm

Burr really is given a fair shake in the show- he's no villain. I'd say Miranda is more fair to him than he is to Thomas Jefferson.

Updated On: 8/7/15 at 12:08 PM

[Showface]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 12:16pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HAMILTON-Heading-to-Record-Breaking-2-Million-in-24-Hours-at-Box-Office-20150807

[MyLife]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 12:18pm

In "The Room Where It Happens" you finally see the fire in Burr's eyes. That's where he turns from "waiting for it" to going for it. After this showstopping number, he is on a mission for the rest of Act II, seizing what he can. I don't think Burr is portrayed as a villain, but in a way I would call it his villain song. The way Leslie performs, you see that Burr will stop at nothing to finally be in that room, even if it means losing all morals he once stood for. The flames you see in Odom's eyes during that number gives me chills every single time. It's like a light switch he flicks on with perfect timing.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 12:31pm

@showface " I really want to be in the room where Hamilton magic happens." You could have a great future in advertising-you virtually quote the radio ad the show has been running.

re the "villain" I agree Burr gets a fair shake, although perhaps the most resonant part of his character is his unwillingness to commit to a position on anything because he is driven not by belief but by ambition. (Sound familiar?) One could also say that he, ultimately, is the tragic victim-he "won" the duel but lost history.

[sorano916]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 12:51pm

*SPOILERS*

"The World was Wide Enough" is another Burr song that's just gut-wretching, because it's at that point that Burr realizes that (as the song title implies) that he and Hamilton could have coexisted. I was close enough the 2nd time I saw the show on Broadway to see the tears just roll down Leslie's face. Just the utter regret and the sense that you did something that you can't take back... ugh. He just portrays it so well. 

[skies]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:06pm

Burr has a soft spot with me simply because as an impressionable youth I read Gore Vidal's historical fiction on his life, and yes even there Thomas Jefferson comes out as a hypocritical jerk.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:10pm

Burr absolutely lost the duel of legacy; as vice president, he held a position that at the time afforded him nearly no power or sway; his behavior in the Election of 1800 turned Jefferson bitterly against him; he would go on to amass men and land, allegedly to create a sovereign country in the west over which he would rule (Burr denied this being his intention), which led to a contentious trial for treason that Jefferson lobbied hard to lead to a guilty verdict; despite being acquitted, Burr was basically persona non grata. The rest of his life was distinguished only by rampant debt, and a complete exile from the ruling class he so desired to be part of. Even had he not dueled Hamilton, it seems unlikely he would've had a much better life.

Updated On: 8/7/15 at 01:10 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:14pm

"Burr has a soft spot with me simply because as an impressionable youth I read Gore Vidal's historical fiction on his life, and yes even there Thomas Jefferson comes out as a hypocritical jerk."

I love Vidal's novel, even with the liberties and baseless speculation that drives much of it. It's really an interesting anti-history of the early days of America. None of the founders depicted come off well; Washington is drawn as a lucky but ultimately hapless general, Jefferson as a Machiavellian hypocrite, Hamilton as a possibly bisexual philandering opportunist who rose in the ranks only by Washington's hand.

[Steve C.]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:33pm

I must have been incredibly lucky; I went online before the reviews came out and I got 2 pretty good orchestra seats for 10/3!! I paid face value too. I'm very much looking forward to this, just trying to decide if I believe all the hype. 

[macnyc]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:39pm

Kad, thanks for that interesting info about Burr. To to all those who posted comments on Room Where It Happens: wonderful assessments, very insightful.

Updated On: 8/7/15 at 01:39 PM

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:44pm

"Burr really is given a fair shake in the show- he's no villain. I'd say Miranda is more fair to him than he is to Thomas Jefferson."

To be fair, I think 99% of America already has a mildly-informed opinion of Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton and Burr are basically blank slates at this point. Jefferson's legacy can withstand the criticism.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 1:57pm

Oh, I didn't mean that as a criticism against the depiction of Jefferson- which is at its heart actually pretty accurate of a man who, despite his public image as a calm autodidact renaissance man, was ruthless and often self-serving in his pursuit of seeing his vision through.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 2:48pm

"The cast recording is up for pre-order on iTunes with a release date of September 25th."

"https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hamilton-original-broadway/id1025210938 for anyone wanting the direct link... 46 tracks! "

Jesus. It doesn't show the times. Are the songs short? I mean, 46... 

[MyLife]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 3:02pm

Three hours of music. 360 / 46 = an average of about 4 minutes per song. 

[theatremelvin94]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 3:11pm

I can't wait to see this on August 19th! I just hope I'm not tempted to put it up for sale on Ticketmaster. They make it too easy!

[Kad]

Posted: 8/7/15 at 3:15pm

I imagine it would be very nearly the entire show; some numbers are long, and some will probably be under a minute.