Hamilton: I could play George Washington

In this episode, we tackle Lin Manuel Miranda's 2015 Hamilton. We look at the Political moment that it found itself in the insane fandom that formed around it and the fact that it is just so good even when we try to be cynical about it. LINKS: Deadline review: https://deadline.com/2015/02/musical-hamilton-opens-public-theater-1201375233/ Guardian review: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/18/hamilton-review-founding-father-gets-a-hip-hop-makeover  Tony nominations https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/theater/hamilton-tony-nominations-record.html  Tony wins https://playbill.com/article/hamilton-tops-tony-awards-with-11-wins#:~:text=Tony%20Awards%20Hamilton%20Tops%20Tony,Bridge%20are%20named%20Best%20Revivals  List of Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals https://www.bothsidesofthecurtain.com/post/pulitzer-prize-winning-musicals  Hamilton toping Hip Hop charts  https://www.vibe.com/features/viva/lin-manuel-hamilton-broadway-album-no-1-billboard-rap-chart-387593/ Meta critic  https://www.metacritic.com/music/hamilton-an-american-musical-original-broadway-cast-recording  Synopsis https://playbill.com/production/hamilton-richard-rodgers-theatre-vault-0000014104 Performance at the white house:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R5dKwvtjlg  Mike Pences Trip to Hamilton https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/19/mike-pence-booed-at-hamilton-performance-then-hears-diversity-plea Harriet Tubman on the 10 Dollar Bill  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/20/harriet-tubman-20-bill-andrew-jackson-alexander-hamilton  The Mixtape/ Found Tonight:  https://hamiltonmusical.fandom.com/wiki/Hamildrops https://playbill.com/article/listen-to-lin-manuel-miranda-and-ben-platt-perform-a-hamilton-and-dear-evan-hansen-mashup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzE_HCK_gVo  https://marchforourlives.com/mission-story/ https://playbill.com/article/watch-the-casts-of-hamilton-and-dear-evan-hansen-perform-found-tonight-at-2018-easter-bonnet-competition-2 https://hamiltonmusical.fandom.com/wiki/One_Last_Time_(44_Remix) The Album Sales https://americansongwriter.com/the-hamilton-cast-scores-first-musical-theatre-album-to-be-certified-diamond-by-riaa/  https://www.playbill.com/article/the-definitive-list-of-the-43-best-selling-cast-recordings-of-all-time  The Proshot https://talkiesnetwork.wordpress.com/2020/02/03/disney-to-release-pro-shot-version-of-hamilton-the-musical/ https://deadline.com/2020/02/disney-paid-75-million-hamilton-movie-deal-lin-manuel-miranda-largest-film-acquisition-ever-1202849929/  Lin vs Bottlegs  https://playbill.com/article/throw-down-lin-manuel-miranda-responds-to-tumblr-post-seeking-illegal-hamilton-bootleg-com-345407  Hamilton documentaries  https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/oct/17/hamilton-america-review-documentary-lin-manuel-miranda-radicalmedia  The books https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26200563-hamilton?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MU0u57PjSK&rank=3  https://www.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes/docview/2309933185/8336E70B1EFC44ADPQ/3?accountid=9730  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32860355-alex-and-eliza?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=PKAGY9dS2S&rank=1  Fandom stuff and behaviour https://www.mtv.com/news/rb4x2r/hamilton-musical-revolutionizing-fandom https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jun/22/hamilton-teenage-superfans-this-is-like-crazy-cool  https://linmanuel.tumblr.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_-UCjtU4A  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNyIuUixY6U  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/miku-binder-thomas-jefferson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVqp4giZLdY