Hamilton Previews — Page 5

You don't have to like hip hop or rap in the slightest to adore this show.

I will hear the score when the cast album comes out . I will see it when the hoopla dies down & Miranda is gone. I will somehow survive

This will suck all the air out of Broadway when it opens. No way I am spending an arm & a leg & waiting 3 or 4 hours in line to see it. Somehow we survived without seeing events like The Audience & The Elephant Man.

If this does it for you great. It aint for me.

No one has to have any interest in Hamilton. One doesn't have to have any interest in theatre. (Most people don't.) And one certainly doesn't have to have an interest in musical theatre. (Even fewer do, and even a good many rabid theatregoers happily avoid musical theatre like the plague.) But for someone who has gone to the trouble of joining this website and who has professed an interest in musical theatre to say they have no interest in a show that is widely described as the most important musical of most of our adult lives just strikes me as contrarian. It will be impossible for at least the next half century to have an intelligent discussion about musical theatre without a familiarity with this show. In the same sense that one cannot seriously discuss musical theatre oblivious to A Chorus Line, Oklahoma, Showboat, etc. Yes there is huge hype, and yes the prices are probably headed higher (right now they can be had-some months off-at a "reasonable" price, in the context of overall prices, which are obviously not cheap), but if one has chosen to remain conversant in this area, one will see the show. It is epic in every sense, and that remains true whether one ends up liking it or not.

I think I will wait for the hype to die down and or understudy day. I saw it at The Public and can wait to see it again. wasn't that impressed the first time.

I just got above ground in Queens and I still can't quite describe how totally I loved the show tonight. I went in knowing absolutely none of the music and with only the most basic of understandings of Hamilton's history and was blown away. Of course, everything being said about it is true. It's a revolutionary piece of theatre that doesn't just exceed the hype, but transcends it entirely. I really have nothing more to say about it. It just needs to be seen.

I was there and the energy was insane!

The crowd was really enthusiastic and some did stand for Lin as he entered. As far as changes go, there were mostly small lyric changes in songs. However, One Last Ride is now One Last Time and doesn't involve anything about the Whiskey Rebellion. The beginnings of both Say No To This and Obedient Servant are both different but that's all I could really tell. The choreography is definitely amped up and looks really amazing.

We got out at 11, so the runtime was pretty much the same (I guess you have to account for the extended applause tonight). I'm pretty sure the only song that was cut was the Dear Theodosia Reprise so they didn't take out much.

My birthday treat was seeing Hamilton tonight. And, having read this entire thread and having heard barely anything about the show and the music (wanted to be totally surprised!), here goes:

1) Yes the lottery was nuts. Much of the cast, crew and producers were out checking on the festivities with huge grins and an "oh sh*t this is amazing" look on their faces. Lin came out and thanked the crowd: "You are the reason we are here tonight." Love that man.

2) I sat in RMezz Row F , seat 25 (3 from the aisle) and no obstruction or obstacles at all. Saw the whole glorious thing, no worries, unless you get the two old farts next to me who wouldn't shut up during Act I and then chomped their way through the snack bar in Act II.

3) Very receptive crowd, lots of love, lots of good will and yes-Lin did get a well-deserved entrance.

4) It's exciting, accessible, challenging, exhilarating and gorgeous. There is spirit, power, humor and heart all over that stage. Lin has really upped his musical game, as many of the songs were well outside his usual work. Luscious and intricate harmonies complemented intriguing and sly melodies. The modern day recitative worked very well and punctuated much of the story. It's kind of like a twisted, trumped up School House Rock!

5) As great as it is, it felt just a wee bit long...too much of a good thing?

So happy I schlepped across the continent that's for sure. And whether it runs for 3 years or 30, it's an important work that will have bring new interest and enthusiasm to the wonderful possibilities of live, musical theater.

Thank you Whizzer.

That's an interesting shift, as the song formerly compared Hamilton and Washington's actions to quell the rebellion to the British and the colonists rather brilliantly and simply. It added some nice darker shades to the depiction of Hamilton.

Updated On: 7/14/15 at 12:12 AM

"I'm not a huge hip-hop and rap fan, and upon hearing about the show and watching the promo spot ("My Shot"), I didn't really understand all of the hype."

I agree with what someone else said, My Shot was not my favorite, but it's the traditional "I Want" theatre song. The lyrics are also not very plot-heavy, so it's better for promo purposes. The music is really diverse and this song alone isn't the best indicator for the entire show.

The Room Where It Happens, Satisfied, Helpless, Say No to This and the 3 King George songs were the ones I was singing for days (/weeks) afterwards.

Re: stuntcasting, I hope we're a long way off from the need for that, but I could see some R&B singers coming in as Angelica, or Peggy/Mariah Reynolds especially.


Song list for the Public version is on Wikipedia, for reference. Obviously it's in flux, but better than nothing.

, I didn't really understand all of the hype." I agree with what someone else said, My Shot was not my favorite, but it's the traditional "I Want" theatre song. The lyrics are also not very plot-heavy, so it's better for promo purposes. The music is really diverse and this song alone isn't the best indicator for the entire show. The Room Where It Happens, Satisfied, Helpless, Say No to This and the 3 King George songs were the ones I was singing for days/weeks afterwards. Re: stuntcasting, I hope we're a long way off from the need for that, but I could see some R&B songstresses coming in as Angelica, or Peggy/Mariah Reynolds especially. Song list for the Public version is on Wikipedia, for future reference. https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_%28musical%29">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_%28musical%29