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"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

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 .

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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.

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

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.

*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.

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

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.

"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.

"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...

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!