My SO introduced me to Hamilton about a month ago, and we're both obsessed. The soundtrack is on when we have any road trips in the car, and we're still occasionally texting each other lyrics during the work day. Neither of us is especially hip-hop or musical types, but the fusion of the two types in Hamilton is some kind of gestalt that exceeds the bounds of each.
Every time I listen I keep finding new depths to plumb and undiscovered nuances that heighten the genius. Lines reused among different songs or handed off to new actors, putting the same musical phrase underneath new lyrics to tie back to the original usage. All of these are used all over the place, and they're subtle enough that I sometimes haven't noticed until the 2nd or 5th or 10th or 30th listen-through.
We're headed to NYC this summer, and we're hoping to hit the Hamilton lotto, but we dream in the dark for the most part. Realistically, we'll be lucky to get tickets to the traveling company when/if they stop in our city.
Every time I listen I keep finding new depths to plumb and undiscovered nuances that heighten the genius. Lines reused among different songs or handed off to new actors, putting the same musical phrase underneath new lyrics to tie back to the original usage. All of these are used all over the place, and they're subtle enough that I sometimes haven't noticed until the 2nd or 5th or 10th or 30th listen-through.
We're headed to NYC this summer, and we're hoping to hit the Hamilton lotto, but we dream in the dark for the most part. Realistically, we'll be lucky to get tickets to the traveling company when/if they stop in our city.
I want to see it from father away, actually, so I can see the choreography better. Being that close was astounding because the actors LOOKED at you, but you could really only focus on one person at a time.
, but I'll have to hunt up In The Heights now.