It’s time for HYPE Podcast’s Hamilton Special, and no — we didn’t just recreate Hamilton Act One. We discuss the musical and lyrical genius, the historical and cultural implications, and why we’re all so Hamilton obsessed.

Shownotes:
– We have enough hosts to put on our own performance of Hamilton!
– The hosts who have seen Hamilton explain what you miss on the Hamilton cast recording.
– The hosts who haven’t seen Hamilton cry.
– The different experience of seeing Hamilton before and after the soundtrack was released.
– Hamilton as a transformative moment for rap, musical theatre, and mainstream music.
– Our favourite songs from Act One and Act Two; we have a lot.
– We interrupt this lovefest to break down “It’s Quiet Uptown”.
– We give a mini-review of Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
– Why does Hamilton inspire so many people to do a deep dive into Alexander Hamilton’s actual history?
– Hamilton teaches history the way it should be taught.
– Do the historical inaccuracies matter?
– Hamilton vs 1776 vs Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
– Getting historiographically meta with “Burn” and “The Room Where It Happened”.
– Hamilton‘s diverse cast not only makes this history more relevant, it allows people of colour more opportunities on Broadway.
– The added layers implied through the dual casting.
– Ham and Angelica vs Ham and Laurens: How would this have changed the show?
– The HamilTonys! What does the future hold for Hamilton?
– Our favourite Ham4Ham performances.
– Listener feedback covers George Washington, John Laurens’ death scene, and our favourite lines from Hamilton.

More on Hamilton — things we discussed:
– Ariana’s brilliant article: The cultural significance of Hamilton‘s diverse cast
– The making of the cast album on 60 Minutes
– Hamilton and immigration in the New York Times
– The scene missing from the cast album
– Ham understudy Javier Muñoz on replacing Lin-Manuel Miranda
– Ham4Ham antidepressants: The Schuyler Georges and Ian Loves Theatre’s Cabinet Battle
– Lin-Manuel Miranda on women playing the Founding Fathers

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