- Hamilton's America delves even deeper into the creation of the Hamilton musical, revealing Lin-Manuel Miranda's process of absorbing and then adapting Hamilton's epic story into groundbreaking musical theater.
- This is the story of the journey from the biography to the show. Many clips from the show. There are interviews by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the show. Clips of people getting ready are shown. It starts one year before the opening of the show, Lin-Manuel Miranda takes us through the writing process. We see him thumping keys on his keyboard. He talks about his success with 'In the Heights' - talks about the inspiration, the biography of Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Talks with Jimmy Fallon, George Bush, Elizabeth Warren. Talks about the history of Hamilton - an immigrant from Nevis. His mother Rachel couldn't remarry - he and his bro were known as illegitimate. Listen to the musical. Talks to Lin-Manuel Miranda's dad. similarities. Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Goes back to the writing process in 2008. 2009 - spoken word at the White House - on YouTube. Alex Lacamore - musical director. Oskar Eustis. Morris Jumel Mansion. Burr's bedroom. Talks a bit about Burr's life. Parallels. History of the American Revolution. Valley Forge National Historical Park.Washington's room. On the battlefield. Interviews with loads of other people about their characters. Back to the writing process. Rise of Hamilton from the public theatre to Broadway. Interview from the previous President of the United States, Barak Obama. Some more history about Thoams Jefferson. Talks about Alexander Hamilton's creations - wall street. Mount Vernon, Virginia. None of the Founding Fathers are portrayed as saints. More history. Musical background. Political races. Museum of American Finance. Hamilton is known as the patron saint of the museum. Letters between Hamilton and Burr. Comparable to a twitter spat. Lots of long letters from Hamilton. 1-page letters from Burr. Hamilton doesn't apologise for blocking his way int the political race. They handle the guns that Hamilton and Burr duel with and they are shown how to prepare them properly. It takes a long time, so plenty of time for Hamilton to apologise, but he doesn't, because he is a smart ass. Princeton in New Jersey is where Aaron Burr is buried. There is a lot he could have done. Hamilton had a lunch date the day he died. Prophetic quotes. Ends with the awards Hamilton has gotten. Beautiful speeches. Lovely!
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