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In the book Hamilton: The Revolution, Miranda says that he went for a drink with Hugh Laurie after filming their 2009 episodes of Laurie's series House, in which Miranda guest starred. "I told him I wanted to write a breakup letter from King George to the colonies," Miranda writes.
The song refers to a 95-page document written by Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, to defend his name in the wake of a sex scandal. [1] Hamilton does so to protect himself from a major political threat, as Thomas Jefferson , James Madison and Aaron Burr are made aware by Hamilton of his adulterous actions after they accused ...
A flabbergasted King George receives word that George Washington has stepped down, and will be replaced by John Adams ("I Know Him"). Adams fires Hamilton, who, in response, publishes an inflammatory critique of the new president ("The Adams Administration").
He later received Tony nominations for playing Melchior Gabor in the original production of the rock musical Spring Awakening (2006) and King George III in the original production of the historical musical Hamilton (2015). He starred as Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway musical revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2019.
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."
Hamilton isn't just for July 4. As many new fans drawn to the Broadway show by its holiday weekend launch on Disney+ are now discovering, this is one cultural phenomenon that rewards literally ...
"Cabinet Battle #2" is the seventh song from Act II of the musical Hamilton. Like "Cabinet Battle #1", this track again starts with George Washington informing the audience of the main issue: whether to give aid to France during the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 and their potential war with Britain. He goes on to clarify that this ...
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 ]