Hamilton

This is THE hottest show on broadway right now (move over, Book of Mormon). When I heard that my father in law wanted to see this one, I wasted no time and tried to find tickets. (The box office is swarmed with old people, btw) We had to purchase tickets via stub hub and there was a huge markup. Le sigh. 

It was worth it though. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. A musical about Alexander Hamilton that is told mostly through rap?! Are you kidding me?! It actually kicked ass. Not only was my Alexander Hamilton knowledge in short supply before attending, but my Aaron Burr knowledge was even less. He's gone down in history solely as the man who killed AH in that oh so famous duel. 

 Everyone was a powerhouse. The leads had pipes (though Lin-Manuel is not much of a singer) and Lin-Manuel has such a presence. It's really inspiring to see him perform his own work (I wouldn't have it any other way) Jonathan Groff was a huge sleeper for me. He had 1 song that he sang 3 times with different lyrics, and he barely moved, but his moments were SO good. I want to get the cast recording just so I can hear everyone's lyrics again (rap goes by fast). I also really enjoyed the choreography. Since it has an urban feel, all the chorus has to be great at hip hop as well as musical theater.

We sat in the rear mezz (3rd row) to the right. I could see everything fine. I would've liked to sit closer, but I wasn't going to pay over $200 for that. 

 One of my fave scenes (which happened twice) was a rap battle with AH vs Thomas Jefferson. It was literally a cabinet meeting/rap battle. I learned a lot as well as thoroughly enjoyed myself. Even my father in law liked it, though he said that the scenes with the women singers were the best and he didn't love the rapping.