Summary:

A live recording of the hit musical that tells the story of United States founding father Alexander Hamilton, his rise and fall, his long rivalry with Aaron Burr, and his difficult relationship with his wife Eliza Schuyler.

Director:

Thomas Kail

Writers:

book by Lin-Manuel Miranda

music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

based on the book Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow

Cast:

Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton

Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr

Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton

Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson

Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler

Jonathan Groff as King George III

Christopher Jackson as George Washington

Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds

Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison

Anthony Ramos as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton

Sydney James Harcourt as Philip Schuyler, James Reynolds, Doctor and Ensemble

Thayne Jasperson as Samuel Seabury and Ensemble

Jon Rua as Charles Lee and Ensemble

Ephraim Sykes as George Eacker and Ensemble

Carleigh Bettiol as Ensemble

Ariana DeBose as Ensemble

Hope Easterbrook as Ensemble

Sasha Hutchings as Ensemble

Elizabeth Judd as Ensemble

Austin Smith as Ensemble

Seth Stewart as Ensemble

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 91/100

After Credits Scene? No

VOD: Disney+

  • them_fatale [she/her]
    1·
    4 years ago

    It was a good musical, entertaining, good music, great choreography, and a good sad (albeit entirely fictional) story. Some shit was cringe, I agree, but in isolation it was a good musical

    • kijib [none/use name]
      ·
      4 years ago

      I was pretty bored by the 2nd half, the songs were okay when they weren't rapping, and the cinematography was way too close up half the time.

      My favorite song was "Helpless" which is a dumb catchy pop song that has nothing to do with anything the musical is supposed to be about lol

      Overall review is 4/10

      • them_fatale [she/her]
        ·
        4 years ago

        Yeah the second half is definitely more boring, and the cinematography was awful, I hated it too. I like the story of his marriage and son, but I can understand not liking it. Helpless is a pretty solid ballad, I like Dear Theodosia for similar reasons. They're all really talented singers, shitty rappers, except for Lin, who is good at neither. If he didn't insist on casting himself as the lead I think it would have been much better, my friends who saw the touring show much prefer the actor that they used.