Hamilton at the Grammy Awards- Page 6

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 12:34pm

I'd hold back til Tony night, if I were them.  Just like I think the performance was holding back the high energy stuff for that night.

 

[Hellob]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 12:39pm

I wonder if SH prices are going up based on the performance? And I think it's not wise to sell more tickets until we get some news on contracts/replacements. People might be willing to pay $500 for this cast but maybe not the next.

[Theater_Nerd]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 12:45pm

I thought the performance was very well done but a part of me wished they had gone with a more exciting number from the show to really grab the attention of a national television viewing audience. 

 

 

There were some people in my party who are not in the least "theater savvy" who have been aware of all the accolades and hype the show has received and were really not impressed and honestly wondered what all the real fuss was about.

 

 

I've seen the show three times and am up for a fourth in the spring so I don't have to be convinced that this show is really a trailblazer in every sense of the word, and most of us who are into theater and the arts know this but the general public/population really doesn't.

 

[Hellob]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 12:56pm

^^^^ 

I think most musicals are going to be flat on tv. Even if they did another song there would be complaints. My shot doesn't let people know who is Alexander Hamilton and why is he hanging out with these guys. Furthermore, Lafayette and Mulligan's raps are so dense and fast that the audience could be lost and/or turned off. Possibly "Right Hand Man" would be a good choice but only if Colbert gave a set up explanation. I think the opening was the best choice for reasons others stated. 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 2:41pm

Theater_Nerd said: "There were some people in my party who are not in the least "theater savvy" who have been aware of all the accolades and hype the show has received and were really not impressed and honestly wondered what all the real fuss was about."

 

Your friends who aren't theater savvy are aware of the fact it won some Drama Desk Awards last year? other than that, what other "accolades" had it received before the Grammy win last night?

[pupscotch]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 2:52pm

Hellob said: "^^^^ 

 

I think most musicals are going to be flat on tv. Even if they did another song there would be complaints. My shot doesn't let people know who is Alexander Hamilton and why is he hanging out with these guys. Furthermore, Lafayette and Mulligan's raps are so dense and fast that the audience could be lost and/or turned off. Possibly "Right Hand Man" would be a good choice but only if Colbert gave a set up explanation. I think the opening was the best choice for reasons others stated. 

 

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I agree, with the Tonys they can take more liberties, as most, if not all, of the audience probably knows the musical to some degree, so they can do songs like Room Where It Happens (the one I personally hope they do) that are more high energy and show-stopping numbers. For the Grammys, a lot of the audience was unfamiliar with the show, and doing the opening number was a nice way to introduce them to it.

Generally though, I think I've heard more positive things about the performance from non-theater people who didn't really know Hamilton at all then I have from actual theater people. Maybe because we know the show and we know it isn't the best number? But it did what it set out to do, it brought musical theater to a wider audience and capitalized on a huge theater phenomenon. So props to them. I'd like to see musicals continue to perform via satellite at the Grammys, but it's probably unlikely, as I don't predict another show blowing up like Hamilton has for a while (though I would like to see more fantastic shows blow up!)

[Margo319]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 3:03pm

"That was camera rehearsal. Of course they filmed it. The performance was live."

 

Yep, a close family friend was there.  Completely live. 

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:07pm

Remember all those people who tweeted the fact that Hamilton won the Grammy hours before we saw it on TV because it was filmed earlier?


#ZeroCredband.

[Lilly7]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:15pm

Hellob said: "^^^^ I think most musicals are going to be flat on tv. Even if they did another song there would be complaints. My shot doesn't let people know who is Alexander Hamilton and why is he hanging out with these guys. I'm Furthermore, Lafayette and Mulligan's raps are so dense and fast that the audience could be lost and/or turned off. Possibly "Right Hand Man" would be a good choice but only if Colbert gave a set up explanation. I think the opening was the best choice for reasons others stated. 

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I disagree, I think My Shot actually gives people a better understanding of who Hamilton is than the opening number. The opening number features a lot of exposition (which probably turned some people off at the Grammys) but My Shot gives a clearer picture of what drove Hamilton and his personality. I just think it would have been an easier song for the audience to connect with and the show itself. 

 

After Hamilton performed, Kendrick Lamar came out at the Grammys and his verses are a lot denser than My Shot so I think the audience would have been fine.

[Hellob]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:17pm

gypsy101 said: "Theater_Nerd said: "There were some people in my party who are not in the least "theater savvy" who have been aware of all the accolades and hype the show has received and were really not impressed and honestly wondered what all the real fuss was about."

 

 

 

Your friends who aren't theater savvy are aware of the fact it won some Drama Desk Awards last year? other than that, what other "accolades" had it received before the Grammy win last night?

 

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He's probably using accolade (albeit, incorrectly) to mean acclaim. It's not worth calling him out for, it's obvious what he meant. be nice! Xo

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:21pm

Two people I work with, one a little theater-aware and one not all,  are both gabbing about the performance and how now they "HAVE to see it."  I'm like, but, did you not notice my Hamilton water bottle?

 

Still, I was surprised to hear they were THAT blown away by it.  All I've said to them was that every single song that comes after it is incrementally better than the one before.

[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:35pm

I think people who were already aware of the hype but hadn't seen/listened to the show themselves may have been a little underwhelmed, considering most people are hyping up songs like Satisfied, My Shot, Room Where It Happens etc. instead of this one.

 

However, from what I've seen, people who hadn't heard of it seem to have had a very positive reaction to it. I deliberately went on two hip-hop forums to see their reaction and it was amusing how it went from 'broadway is corny' to 'wait this is actually good'. 

 

They did a great job, as evidenced in the fact the website went down straight after the performance and there are now no non-resale tickets available at all and, as someone else mentioned, almost every article about the Grammys has Hamilton in their highlights list. Hamilton was also trending worldwide on Twitter for hours last night. To say it made no impact on the TV audience is ridiculous.

Updated On: 2/16/16 at 04:35 PM

[indytallguy]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 4:43pm

Here's an Entertainment Weekly article with some silly behind the scenes info of what was going on at the Richard Rodgers

 

[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 2/16/16 at 5:31pm

http://www.vulture.com/2016/02/watching-hamilton-perform-and-win-a-grammy.html?mid=twitter_vulture

 

According to this article, they had wanted to do The Schuyler Sisters but the Grammy producers asked for Alexander Hamilton. They also says they don't believe in medleys, so looks like we wont be getting one for the Tonys. 

 

'Next came the decision of which song to perform. Lacamoire says that “The Schuyler Sisters” was a strong contender “because it’s fun and girl-centric,” but that the Grammys producers requested the show’s opener, “Alexander Hamilton,” instead. The Hamilton team was onboard: “We don’t believe in medleys,” Seller says. “We believe in giving people a substantive chunk. Given that this is our first television appearance, it made so much sense to introduce America to our show with the beginning of our show.'

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/17/16 at 12:01pm

That Vulture article is great.  Really flies in the face of the "insider info" ZeroCredband was schmearing all over this thread.

 

My hunch is if they do "My Shot" on the Tonys, they won't need to advertise the Broadway company for ten years or so.