DB13 said: "If you get the opportunity to see the original cast, I highly recommend that you do so. Some of the performances totally blew my mind, namely the women in the cast (who, in my opinion, steal the show). I found a really interesting article that articulates the hype pretty well; check it out: http://www.everydaybroadway.com/why-hamilton-is-so-amazing/
That wasn't interesting or articulate. More like obnoxious and poorly written. He (she? It's not really clear, although judging by how excited the writer's boyfriend is about musical theater, I'll just assume they're a gay couple) lost me in the first paragraph, when he called Hamilton the "greatest piece of theater you'll ever see." Riiiight. Immediately after that, he posits that we're all sitting there thinking, "How the HELL [emphasis his] did he see the show?" Well, no, I wasn't thinking that. Hundreds of thousands of people have seen the show. You know how I saw the show? I went to the web site and bought tickets. Wasn't difficult.
Then he lists five reasons why the show is so good, one of which is "it's not all rap." Hmm. And that's after he condescendingly tells us to look up the word "juxtaposition" -- and then proceeds to explain it to us anyway. And then for some reason he calls the revolving stage a "donut" (he couldn't have said "ring"?). I don't who this writer is, but I hate him already.