![]() ![]() Aaron Burr hits on Angelica, but she shuts him down. ![]() We are next introduced to the Schuyler sisters, who wander through downtown New York City enjoying the excitement of the changing social tides. ![]() All except Burr are excited about the imminent American Revolution, cheering, “raise a glass to freedom.” When the two new acquaintances go to a bar, they meet John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, and the Marquis de Lafayette. The two characters are established as foils for one another where Hamilton is brash, outspoken and opinionated, Burr is careful, strategic, and less principled. Burr advises Hamilton not to talk so much, but Hamilton insists that he talks so much because he has passionate opinions. After catching the audience up to speed on this exposition, the play proper begins.Īrriving in New York, the ambitious young Hamilton seeks out Aaron Burr and asks for advice on obtaining an accelerated course of study like Burr did. Impressed by his facility with language, people from his island raised money to send him to America to get an education. After a hurricane destroyed his island, his mother died, and his father abandoned him, Hamilton wrote about his traumatic experience. Various cast members describe how a series of misfortunes set Hamilton on his path to fame. We strongly recommend using a trusted secondary market platform such as Verified Tickets by Ticketmaster or StubHub.The musical opens with the ensemble giving a summary of Alexander Hamilton’s childhood in the middle of the 18th century, before the American revolution. Buying and/or selling tickets on the secondary market is risky, and /r/hamiltonmusical and its moderating team is maintaining deniability by forbidding buying/selling of tickets on this subreddit. Standalone quotes of lyrics from the musical are just that, quotes, not original content.Įxceptions are made for photos of a theater stage/ticket stubs/Playbill/merchandise: These photos are allowed in the appropriate megathread.Ĥ) We won't follow the money to see where it goes. ![]() Standards for originality/appropriateness of content are subject to moderator discretion. All posts and comments to this subreddit must contain content that came from your own brain or hand. Do not discuss illegal activities or illegally obtained material in this subreddit.ģ) Be inimitable, an original. The use of cameras or video/audio recording devices in a theater is illegal copyright infringement. Debate is welcome and encouraged duels and other disrespectful behavior, however, are strictly forbidden and may result in removal of your posting privileges.Ģ) Do nothing to provoke legal action. The Four Things You Need to Know (The Rules of /r/hamiltonmusical)ġ) Treat each other with civility. Also, hit up Lin-Manuel Miranda's twitter, because it's great. In this subreddit, feel free to post anything relating to Hamilton - news about the play, stuff about the Secretary of the Treasury, stuff about Lin-Manuel Miranda, discussion about any of these things, etc.įor tickets, news, casting info, and more, check out the official website. (If you wanna get on memorizing every line, hit up during your second listen for lyrics, analysis, and Lin's comments) = If you wanna listen to the cast recording, it's on iTunes, and Spotify - this NPR article links to the Spotify playlist! Check it out! = It features the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, and is based on a biography by Ron Chernow. Hamilton is an award-winning musical on Broadway, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. "Hamilton literally wrote a verse to get him off an island - that’s the most hip-hop shit ever." - Lin-Manuel Miranda ![]()
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