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      • Set in Chicago in the jazz age, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same title by playwright and one-time reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes on which she reported. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal".
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    Based on the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, the musical covers the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his involvement in the American Revolution and the political history of the early United States.

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    Jul 19, 2021 · The Hamilton musical draws inspiration from the 2004 biography of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (aka., the face on a U.S. $10 bill) as told by historian Ron Chernow. Alexander Hamilton’s story is remarkable for several reasons.

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