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Jun 23, 2020 · Before Lin-Manuel Miranda turned Hamilton into the multi-award-winning musical mega-hit that it is today, the artist originally had smaller intentions for this project.
On a rocky beach in New Jersey, Burr shot him in the stomach, and the following day Hamilton – not yet 50 – died from the wound. Lying in his hammock in Mexico, Lin-Manuel Miranda was ...
Aug 10, 2017 · Lin-Manuel Miranda surrounded by his core “Hamilton” creative team, from left: Director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbeuhler and musical director Alex Lacamoire, photographed at the...
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Dec 20, 2017 · In New York, Lin-Manuel Miranda's show became a phenomenon when it opened in 2015 and Miranda became a huge star almost overnight. But what did he do before Hamilton?
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- First, the opening verses of "Alexander Hamilton" were originally going to be a monologue by Burr, and it was only when Lin-Manuel Miranda realized he could turn his idea into a musical that it became the opening of the show.
- Also, one of the inspirations for having all of the characters on stage before Hamilton's entrance was the prologue of Sweeney Todd.
- Lin wrote the music and lyrics for Hamilton in so many different places — he wrote "Wait for It" on the A train, "You'll Be Back" on his honeymoon, and "Dear Theodosia" in the Dominican Republic.
- Hugh Laurie actually came up with the phrase "You'll be back" when talking to Lin about King George's relationship with the colonies.
Sep 29, 2015 · Alexander Hamilton was an immigrant—a fact that Miranda repeatedly emphasizes throughout the show—and the musical also prominently features the Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who...
Nov 12, 2015 · A few hours before the six o’clock drawing for those $10 tickets, Lin-Manuel Miranda reads aloud into the August heat the first five paragraphs of Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander...
