Why Hamilton?

Why did I decide to create and write a blog about Hamilton? This is a question I have asked myself numerous times and have also been asked by others. I think the easiest answer to this question is simply, I am a fan. As I said in my first post, I was not a fan at the beginning, but over the course of listening to the album an embarrassing amount of times (I practically have the entire show memorized) and researching different things about the show, I absolutely fell in love. I felt like I needed a place to share my fandom with other fans of this incredible show, and when the opportunity presented itself in the form of a class project, I had my place to do this. However, this blog was also created to inform people about Hamilton. Presently, if you have not heard one mention of Hamilton you are most likely living under a rock. However, although this show has garnered mass popularity over the last couple of years, there are several people who do not understand why this show is such a phenomenon. I like to cater to these people by sharing interesting stories about the show, as well as discuss new developments as this show continues to grow in popularity. I am so glad I decided to write about Hamilton and I am so glad that I finally have a place to share my love for this amazing show.

Be sure to check out the hilarious video below about what being a Hamilton fan is really like!

Lin-Manuel Miranda to host SNL

That's right, Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to host Saturday Night Live later this week with musical guest 21 Pilots. The news came earlier last month, and to say that Hamilton fans are excited would be a vast understatement. Miranda's appearance on S.N.L. shows just a part of the vast amount of popularity the young composer has gained in the short amount of time since Hamilton premiered, but it's a big part. Saturday Night Live has held a rather large viewer base for several years, and hosting an episode is considered a large honor for anybody. This hosting gig shows just how popular Lin-Manuel Miranda has come since Hamilton. As excited as fans are for this event, it could be said that Miranda himself is even more excited. In recent interviews, he talks of being a fan of the show since he was a child. He recorded nearly every episode, and was determined to become a host one day. This is a dream that is finally becoming reality later this week. Be sure to catch the amazing episode this Saturday at 12:00 Eastern Time. More information can be found here. Also, be sure to check out this interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda about an impersonation of himself done on S.N.L. this last week.

Original Cast Departs

One of the biggest pieces of news I have not blogged about surrounding Hamilton regards the departure of many of the show's original cast. Over the course of this last summer, much of the cast had gone on to new projects, while the show gained some amazing new talent. In July, Hamilton's creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda departed to work on other projects. Although this was rather disappointingHamilton fans, including myself, were rather upset that they would not be able to see the show with the original cast. However, to soothe the pain, the decision was made to film the original cast on one of their final performances. While what they are planning to do with this filming has not yet been confirmed, the fact is that the filming does exist. We may have a chance to see the original cast after all!
news, Miranda's replacement Javier Muñoz has done incredibly in the lead role. Along with Miranda, Tony Award winners Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, and Renee Elise Goldsberry departed as well as the leading lady Phillipa Soo. With much of the main cast departing, producers were tasked with finding suitable replacements
, and this was definitely accomplished. The new cast has made a huge splash and has continued the tend of performing at sold out shows each and every performance. With this news, several

Information on the final performance: http://www.playbill.com/article/inside-lin-manuel-mirandas-final-performance-at-hamilton

Information on the recording: http://www.themarysue.com/hamilton-recording-shows/

You'll Be Back

It has been quite sometime since I have added a post here on my blog! This blog was originally created as part of a class assignment. Although it was an assignment, I grew to absolutely love the experience. I had a way to connect with other Hamilton fans all over the world, and more importantly, I had a place that I could share my love of this amazing show with others who felt the same way. I am upset with myself that I didn't continue posting after the class had ended. However, a new class has come up that has gotten me right back into the game, and I'm excited to pick up from where I left off. So, "What'd I miss?"

With Hamilton being the absolute juggernaut that it is, to say that I have missed blogging about a few new developments surrounding the show would be a vast understatement. Because of this, the next few posts on this blog are going to be catching up on some of the bigger details surrounding Hamilton. Alright, let's go!

Final Post?

So for those who are unaware, this blog has been part of a class project. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing this blog and keeping up with the social media aspect of it, but now that the semester is coming to an end, I need to figure out what exactly I want to do with it. I have found this project to be a lot of work, even when writing on such an amazing topic as Hamilton. Because of this, if I were to keep updating this blog, it would not be every week as I have been doing. I would also really enjoy having guest bloggers write about anything Hamilton related that they have been dying to tell the world. If this is you, be sure to send me a message (contact info is listed) and we can work something out! I also just wanted to say how amazing the Hamilfans are. Everyone was so great to interact with, and it made this whole project even better, so thank you! "Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?"

Hamilton Wins!

Earlier this week, Hamilton was awarded a very prestigious award in the literary world, The 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama. This of course is just amazing, especially considering the fact that there are only 8 other musicals to have won this award in the century that The Pulitzer Prize has been around. However, there are many people (including myself) who believe that Hamilton winning The Pulitzer Prize was pretty much inevitable. This is not to say that Hamilton did not have good competition for the award, this is not the case at all. Hamilton is just revolutionary, and it's changing Broadway in a way that can not yet be determined. In this sense, Hamilton is the only show that can win The Pulitzer Prize for this year. The following linked article gives a great insight into this thought:

http://www.playbill.com/article/hamilton-seems-to-have-pulitzer-prize-for-drama-all-sewn-up

Hamilton and Lin-Manuel Miranda definitely deserve this amazing award, and it will be exciting to see what other feats this amazing show can achieve in the future!

http://www.playbill.com/article/hamilton-wins-2016-pulitzer-prize-com-347196

#Hamiltome

It's finally here! After months and months of waiting, Hamilton fans were treated to "Hamilton the Revolution", the story of Hamilton with interesting inside comments. This book gives an inside view into the world of Hamilton from the creation to its' current run on Broadway. It offers several comments and anecdotes about the show from creator/star Lin-Manuel Miranda and cultural critic Jeremy McCarter. To say that fans are excited would be an understatement. Preorders for the book began a few months ago, and ever since then, the hype has been continually growing. If you want to know anything about Hamilton this book is definitely the place to start, so be sure to pick your copy up before they sell out! Also, be sure to check out the below link about the book; it offers some good insight!

http://www.playbill.com/article/hamilton-libretto-published-today