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"Helpless" is the tenth song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song.
Hamilton ' s third U.S. tour began January 11, 2019, with a three-week engagement in Puerto Rico in which Miranda returned to the role of Hamilton. [12] [13] The first non-English production opened in Hamburg in October 2022 for which it had been translated into German. [14] No amateur or professional licenses have been granted for Hamilton. [15]
Hamilton's debut was the second-biggest first week sales of a Broadway cast album, just behind the cast album for the musical Rent. It debuted at number 12 on the overall Billboard 200 chart for sales, with over 2.1 million streams combined from digital service providers, the largest streaming debut for a cast album ever. [ 1 ]
On Stage explains: "in a truly inspired piece of staging that literally made my jaw drop, the scene rewinds around Angelica before your eyes, taking us back to the beginning of 'Helpless'—except now we're seeing that fateful first meeting of the Schuyler sisters and Hamilton from Angelica's point of view." [4]
After the death of Alexander Hamilton, the already deceased George Washington comes forward and repeats a line from his earlier song, "History Has Its Eyes on You": "Let me tell you what I wish I'd known/When I was young and dreamed of glory/You have no control", then the rest of the cast joins in with this song's title: "Who lives, who dies, who tells your story."
The lyrics describe the typical process of a duel during the era in a manner modelled on the Ten Commandments. Laurens demands satisfaction from Lee. After Lee refuses, Laurens challenges him to a duel, and the two men recruit their respective seconds, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, [5] the relationship between whom is a central theme in ...
Hamilton stars Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry and Jasmine Cephas Jones performed 'America the Beautiful' at Super Bowl LI.
"Found/Tonight" is a mash-up charity single of two popular musical theatre tracks from Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen, with the proceeds partially donated to the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence movement. The song's lyrics and melodies are borrowed from "The Story of Tonight" from Hamilton, and "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen. [1]