The Broadway Musical, Hamilton, recently toured here in Arizona in Tempe. This show has been going on for quite some time now and only continues to become more and more popular and here is why.
Hamilton is the hottest Broadway musical about the immigrant, orphan, and founding father Alexander Hamilton. This musical tells the story of Hamilton, determined to make his mark on this new nation, how he became a war hero, head of Treasury, and was involved in the country’s first sex scandal. Hamilton was brilliantly composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the same composer of the hit Disney movie Moana. The genre of music that the musical consists of is hip hop R&B and contemporary R&B. While the show consists entirely of music, the story line is easy to follow. There is a perfect blend between rap and contemporary music with brilliantly thought out lyrics in order to perfectly tell the story. According to Sullivan (2016) the top five most popular songs from the musical include “Yorktown” (The World Turned Upside Down), “My Shot”, “Wait For It”, “Satisfied”, and “The Schuyler Sisters”. It is easy to tell that this show was extremely well thought out, and took quite some time to create. This can be seen from the music, set, actors, choreography and lighting it was all intricately put together perfectly. This show can be seen in New York, Chicago or on tour all around the United States. The Hamilton tour will continue well into the year 2020. The United States tour of Hamilton is currently in Seattle Washington, and Denver Colorado, and will continue to make its way across the United States.
Everyone from the ages of seventy to even the age of seven has shown interest in this musical. This can seen from the diverse people will fill the auditorium seats. It is loved by everyone from around the world and nobody seems to be getting tired of it.
The longer you wait to purchase tickets to see this show, the higher the prices will be. Traveling is also a factor to consider, as the musical is no longer in Arizona. Although tickets are not cheap, the price and travel is well worth it. There is even an app that is available to download that gives you a chance to enter to win front row tickets to the shows that are currently playing. While the chances of winning are slim, it does not hurt to enter, and winning is always a possibility.
Not only is this musical entertaining and historical, it is very inspiring. It talks about Hamilton’s determination and hard work and gives others the encouragement to work hard and fight for what they believe in and to make a life for themselves. It gives inspiration that anyone can do what they desire with their lives, and be what they want to be in life, because Hamilton himself was an immigrant and an orphan and became a founding father and a major historical figure.
If you have an opportunity, I highly encourage you to go see this amazing musical. If you are unable to now, do not worry, the musical will still be playing for quite some time. The wait is worth it. Do not throw away your shot to see Hamilton!