Hamilton the Musical: Play Review

Yes this is another review but I truly feel that this musical needs to be talked about. So just as a warning this will contain spoilers for the musical Hamilton or basically any American history class you will take.

Finally a musical that is actually really interesting.  Hamilton the musical does something completely different. Instead of taking place in the present day or a couple of decades ago it takes place from 1776 until the death of Hamilton. It is a historical musical; it talks about how our history happened, in a very interesting way. The musical is extremely historically accurate and talks about the one founding father that is very rarely talked about Alexander Hamilton.

The Play starts in 1776 when Hamilton arrives in America and how he becomes a writer and his struggle to become a solider. The first act ends with America winning the war and us trying to figure out how to run our country. The second act starts with the creation of the two party system and this is really where the true drama starts. It talks about how Hamilton has an affair with his wife, gets fired from his position in office, having his son die. And the play ends with the death of Hamilton in duel where he basically surrendered. This plot is insane because of how much information it is able to get a crossed in about 2 hours. Just the detail and how accurate the play is amazing. But now we move on to the piece of resistance. The music.

Lin-Manuel Miranda who is the composer, the lyricist, and the man who plays Hamilton. This man is a genius when it comes to writing music. You would think that the music in Hamilton would be the same as that time period, so basically opera, but you would be dead wrong. The music is a mix between now a day pop music and rap. Yes there is rapping in at least there songs and is really well written too.

Hamilton the musical is a true work of genius. The music and actual story is perfectly blended together to make a very entertaining story that keeps you intertwined throughout the entire show. The historical accuracy is almost dead on, and I am personal fan of the type of music. So if you are looking for a new musical to be listening to I would totally recommend Hamilton the Musical.