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Revision as of 17:36, 18 July 2015
| Hamilton | |
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| File:Playbill from the original Broadway production of Hamilton.jpg A Playbill from the Original Broadway Production | |
| Music | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Lyrics | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Book | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Basis | Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow |
| Productions | 2013 Vassar College Reading 2015 Off-Broadway 2015 Broadway |
Hamilton is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It is inspired by the biography Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow.
Background
While on a vacation from his hit Broadway show In The Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to pick up a biography to read on his trip. At the airport he purchased and began reading "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow, a comprehensive biography of Alexander Hamilton's life. Miranda quickly began envisioning the life of Hamilton as a musical and did research as to whether or not a stage musical of Hamilton's life had been created. Upon his discovery that this had not yet been done, he began his work. It began as a project entitled "The Hamilton Mixtape" that Miranda worked on during his spare time from Heights. On May 12, 2009, Miranda was invited to perform at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word where her performed the opening number from The Hamilton Mixtapes. He spent a year after that working on another early number from the show, "My Shot."
Productions
Vassar College Reading (2013)
Miranda continued to work on Hamilton and performed in a workshop production of the show, then titled The Hamilton Mixtape, at the Vassar Reading Festival on July 27, 2013 [1]. The workshop production was directed by Thomas Kail and musically directed by Alex Lacamoire. The workshop consisted of the entirety of the first act of the show and 3 songs from the second act. The workshop was accompanied by Lacamoire on the piano. The only cast members to continue with the show throughout the rest of its course to Broadway would be Miranda as Alexander Hamilton, Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson/ Marquis de Lafeyette, and Chris Jackson as George Washington.
Off-Broadway (2015)
Directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, the musical debuted Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, starting previews on January 20, 2015, and officially opening on February 17, with an engagement through May 3.[2][3] Chernow served as historical consultant to the production.[4]
The show opened to universal acclaim according to review aggregator Did He Like It.[5]
Broadway (2015)
In a surprise move, on February 24, 2015 the producers of the musical opted to stay in their original space Off-Broadway at the Public Theater, instead of moving to Broadway immediately in order to compete for the 2015 Tony Awards. In a move reportedly driven by writer and lead performer Lin-Manuel Miranda, they hope to cut about 15 minutes from the musical's original 2 hour and 45 minute running time, and make other improvements, before transferring to Broadway.[6] The show began its Broadway preview performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on July 13, 2015, with an official opening night slated for August 8.[3]
Concept
According to an article in The New Yorker, the show is "Rooted in hip-hop, but also encompassing R. & B., jazz, pop, Tin Pan Alley, and the choral strains of contemporary Broadway, the show is an achievement of historical and cultural reimagining." The costumes and set reflect the period, with "velvet frock coats and knee britches. The set ...is a wooden scaffold against exposed brick; the warm lighting suggests candlelight.[7]
Principal roles and major casts
| Character | Vassar Workshop (2013) [8] | Off-Broadway (2015)[9] | Broadway (2015)[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton | Lin-Manuel Miranda | ||
| Angelica Schuyler Church | Anika Noni Rose | Renée Elise Goldsberry | |
| Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton | Ana Nogueira | Phillipa Soo | |
| Aaron Burr | Utkarsh Ambudkar | Leslie Odom Jr. | |
| George Washington | Christopher Jackson | ||
| King George | Joshua Henry | Brian d'Arcy James* | Jonathan Groff |
| Maria Reynolds / Margaret "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer | Presilah Nunez | Jasmine Cephas Jones | |
| Thomas Jefferson / Marquis de Lafayette | Daveed Diggs | ||
| James Madison / Hercules Mulligan | Joshua Henry | Okieriete Onaodowan | |
| John Laurens / Phillip Hamilton | Javier Munoz | Anthony Ramos | |
Cast replacement history
- Jonathan Groff replaced Brian d'Arcy James as King George on March 3, 2015.
Musical numbers
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Awards and nominations
Off-Broadway production
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lucille Lortel Awards[11] | Outstanding Musical | Won | |
| Outstanding Director | Thomas Kail | Won | ||
| Outstanding Choreographer | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Won | ||
| Leslie Odom Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical | Phillipa Soo | Won | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Daveed Diggs | Won | ||
| Brian d'Arcy James | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Renée Elise Goldsberry | Won | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Paul Tazewell | Won | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Howell Binkley | Won | ||
| Outstanding Sound Design | Nevin Steinberg | Won | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards[12] | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical | Won | ||
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Won | ||
| Outstanding New Score | Won | |||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Thomas Kail | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Choreographer | Andy Blankenbuehler | Nominated | ||
| Drama League Awards[13] | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
| Distinguished Performance | Daveed Diggs | Nominated | ||
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | Nominated | |||
| Drama Desk Awards[14] | Outstanding Musical | Won | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Leslie Odom Jr. | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Renée Elise Goldsberry | Won | ||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Thomas Kail | Won | ||
| Outstanding Music | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Won | ||
| Outstanding Lyrics | Won | |||
| Outstanding Book of a Musical | Won | |||
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Alex Lacamoire | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Set Design | David Korins | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Paul Tazewell | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Howell Binkley | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Nevin Steinberg | Won | ||
| Special Award ‡ | Andy Blankenbuehler | Won | ||
| New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards[15] | Best Musical | Won | ||
| Off Broadway Alliance Awards[16] | Best New Musical | Won | ||
| Theatre World Awards[17] | Outstanding Debut Performance | Daveed Diggs | Won | |
| Clarence Derwent Awards[18] | Most Promising Female Performer | Phillipa Soo | Won | |
| Obie Awards[19] | Best New American Theatre Work | Lin-Manuel Miranda Thomas Kail Andy Blankenbuehler Alex Lacamoire |
Won | |
| Edgerton Foundation New American Play Awards[20] | Won | |||
‡ Blankenbuehler received a Special Drama Desk Award for "his inspired and heart-stopping choreography in Hamilton, which is indispensible to the musical's storytelling. His body of work is versatile, yet a dynamic and fluid style is consistently evident. When it's time to 'take his shot,' Blankenbuehler hits the bull's-eye."[14]
References
- ^ "Hamilton Mix Tape Reading"
- ^ Brantley, Ben. "Review: In 'Hamilton,' Lin-Manuel Miranda Forges Democracy Through Rap". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b Gioia, Michael. "Revolutionaries, Turn Up! Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' Will Head To Broadway This Summer" playbill.com, February 24, 2015
- ^ "Hamilton". The Public Theater. The Public Theater. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "HAMILTON OFF-BROADWAY REVIEWS". Did He Like It. Did He Like It. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Healy, Patrick (24 February 2015). "'Hamilton' the Musical Will Move to Broadway This Summer". New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Mead, Rebecca. "All About the Hamiltons" The New Yorker, February 9, 2015
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Hip-Hop Hero Alexander Hamilton, Supertutors Eye Broadway" bloomberg.com, August 1, 2013
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. " 'Hamilton" Ends Sold-Out Off-Broadway Run Tonight – Broadway Revolution Is Next" playbill.com, May 3, 2015
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (June 18, 2015). "The Revolution Is Coming! Meet the Full Cast of Broadway's Hamilton!". Playbill.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ Playbill Staff (April 2, 2015). "Hamilton, The Nether, Into the Woods Earn Lortel Award Nominations". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Gans, Andrew; Viagas, Robert (April 20, 2015). "Outer Critics Circle Nominees Announced; Something Rotten! Leads the Pack". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (April 21, 2015). "2015 Drama League Awards Nominations Announced; More Than 45 Will Vie for Distinguished Performance Honor". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew (April 23, 2015). "Drama Desk Nominations Announced; Hamilton Tops the List". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (May 4, 2015). "Hamilton and Between Riverside and Crazy Win 2015 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ BWW News Desk (May 6, 2015). "Off Broadway Alliance Awards Nominations Announced - HAMILTON, INTO THE WOODS, CLINTON, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE & CRAZY & More..." BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (May 5, 2015). "Broadway Siblings Megan and Robert Fairchild Among 71st Annual Theatre World Award Winners". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Clement, Olivia (May 7, 2015). "Phillipa Soo and Josh Grisetti Named Most Promising Performers by Actors' Equity". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ BWW News Desk (May 18, 2015). "HAMILTON, Darko Tresnjak, Ayad Akhtar & More Win 2015 Obie Awards - Full List!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ BWW News Desk (February 13, 2015). "THE OLDEST BOY, BRIGHT STAR, POCATELLO, HAMILTON and More Among 2015 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award Winners". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
