I agree with Brody on this one. This show is the emperor’s new clothes and a prime example of how people none the wiser will revere something just because everyone else is revering it.
I’m getting overkill deja vu with all the videos and memories and articles. It was overhyped ten years ago and it’s overhyped today. It’s brilliant, yes. But it’s not good. The only reason people think it’s important is because Lin et al keep telling us it’s important. Give us a chance to learn it’s special for ourselves instead of grinning and watching while we sleep and waiting for us to wake up!
In The Heights, meanwhile, is infinitely better and should still be running. It has the heart that Hamilton never could because there’s too much “agenda” in it. That’s not Hamilton’s fault. It’s inherently about agenda. It has brains and wit of course, but too much of it. I never needed to see it a second time and similarly turned off the filmed version very quickly. Whereas In The Heihhts… I was blown away the first time and went back twice more, always discovering more of its layering, and feeling more deeply.
Okay, release the hounds.
You can always count on me 🎶