The Thread for HAMILTON Fans/Obsessives [SPOILERS AHEAD]

[Hamilton22]

Except the title and the tune....... But really Hogan, do you ever get tired of wiping Lin's ass?

[Kad]

Do you ever get tired of having to create new usernames?

[Hamilton22]

Right, cause I need to have 2 accounts to insult someone.....THE LULZ.

[HogansHero]

Hamilton22 said: "Except the title and the tune....... But really Hogan, do you ever get tired of wiping Lin's ass?"

First I do nothing of the sort. Second, I was unaware that how  songs "sound" (your word) can be discerned from their titles. Third, there is a similarity in the intro melody but it is certainly not "exactly like" the other song and of course it moves quite quickly into an entirely different melody. Even regarding the opening melody there are more differences than similarities. These are facts, not opinions, and have nothing to do with whatever favorable opinion I happen to have of the genius who wrote the song. What's your deal? 

[Hamilton22]

There's no point in arguing with someone who isn't secure enough to admit that maybe just maybe one of the "genius's" songs sounds similar to a band's song. The songs sound similar. That's it.  It's like LMM is your savior or something. Tone down your obsession with Hamilton and especially with LMM.

 

The show is good but dang dude, you're reaching insane levels of cult fandom.

[toofunktastic2]

The songs don't sound similar at all besides being ballads about a person.  (Nor do the titles for that matter.  It's not like ____ (person name) is something particularly unique).

[Hamilton22]

If you listen to both songs back to back and aren't hearing the similar melodies in them, then I must be freakin Lina Lamont. 

[HogansHero]

Hamilton22 said: "There's no point in arguing with someone who isn't secure enough to admit that maybe just maybe one of the "genius's" songs sounds similar to a band's song. The songs sound similar. That's it.  It's like LMM is your savior or something. Tone down your obsession with Hamilton and especially with LMM.

The show is good but dang dude, you're reaching insane levels of cult fandom."

Considering that I have posted negative comments about both isolated song issues and LMM himself (both within the context of my high praise for both), your comments about me are about as off base as those about these 2 songs. What I hear is about 2-3 bars of the intro melody line that are similar but not "exactly like" the other song, after which they follow extremely different paths. You can be Lina Wertmuller if you want but that doesn't make those two songs exactly like each other, which is exactly what you said. You heard the second song and it reminded you of a song from Hamilton. BFD. Talk about insane levels of nonsense. 

[macnyc]

Fun article from the New Yorker about understudies; mentions Jon Rua's recent turn as Hamilton:

 

The Thrilling Uncertainty of the Understudy

 

An understudy is not usually cast on the strength of his or her dazzling charisma or vivid originality—that’s the lead’s claim—but for more terrestrial virtues: reliability, versatility, and the capacity to master a lot of lines without having the useful practice of enacting them nightly. That is not to say that understudies are necessarily less gifted than the stars they are called upon to cover for. Jon Rua, who is also a choreographer, could best Lin-Manuel Miranda in a dance off any day of the week. (Witness this video, which Miranda also tweeted.) And Javier Muñoz—who happened to be substituting for Miranda the first time President Obama saw the show, and who was also on stage when Beyoncé and Jay Z were in attendance—has a more mellifluous singing voice than Miranda. Muñoz has been praised for other gifts, too. Ben Brantley, reviewing his performance in the Times, wrote, “Hamilton is sexy on Sundays.”

 

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-thrilling-uncertainty-of-the-understudy

[jacobsnchz14]

I pre-ordered the new HAMILTON coffee table book that's coming out in April and apparently it came with a free digital copy of Kung Fu Panda... Ummm... #Awesome... #Wow...? Lol. 

The book is on Amazon... Just type in Lin Manuel Miranda in the search.  

[saisai]

Sorry if this was already posted.  Google Playstore has the entire Hamilton cast album for $1.99! 

[Glittergrrl]

I had my first real world Hamilton fan sighting today.  Exciting!  I was walking into TJ Maxx of all places (I love their dog aisle!) and he was walking out.  He was wearing a "Young scrappy and hungry" tee.  This may happen to New Yorkers a lot, but I'm in CT.  I shouted, "You like Hamilton?!" but alas, he didn't hear me... or he intentionally avoided the crazy middle-aged woman shouting at him.  I thought we were going to have a bonding moment.  Oh well... still exciting. 

[dramamama611]

I live in MA, and I'm constantly running.g into folks that know about HAMILTON. I'm constantly amazed by the long reach of this show - and how many non-theater are aware of it.  

 

I happen to ask my NON-theater classes about their knowledge of it and more than 1/2 of them had at least heard if it.  I'm guessing the only other current shows they'd have had a similar response to would be Wicked or Lion King -- after years of tours.

[adam.peterson44]

I'd like to use this fans/obsessives thread to take a moment and appreciate the wonderful orchestrations on the Hamilton cast recording that i have been listening to frequently.  The build-up of strings in "The World Turned Upside Down" is particularly thrilling, and I have been loving listening to "Meet Me Inside", with its intensity in both the instrumental and vocal performances. 

  Does anyone know what is the instrument used in "Meet Me Inside" that can be heard most clearly when everything else drops out right after Hamilton says "Call me son one more time!" (at time 1:11-1:15 on the track). I do not recall having heard it before and have been wondering what it is.  I'm guessing maybe it's a synthesizer from the electronic sound, but what instrument is it simulating?  Or is it just a synthesizer with lots of extra reverb or other effects?  Or...?

Thanks in advance for any insight!

[HogansHero]

The sound is obviously intended to have an electronic element but without a synth it would be a double bass.  

[adam.peterson44]

Thanks, HogansHero!

[HamfourHam]

Did anyone see Alysha Deslorieux go on as Angelica yesterday? 

[BroadwayConcierge]

HamfourHam said: "Did anyone see Alysha Deslorieux go on as Angelica yesterday?"

 

I didn't, but she's a gorgeous Angie!

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BAFrYJ2GXaU/

[HamfourHam]

She is gorgeous. 

[lite2shine]

So Alysha does the cover for all three sisters? Amazing! Lin should tape all three roles by her and do a mash up as one-person Schuyler sisters.

[HSky]

I was at yesterday's matinee and thought she was very good as Angelica. Was it her first time on? 

[Jace2017]

Yep, it was her debut as Angelica! I would love to see Betsy Struxness go on as Angelica. I doubt it will happen, I think she is third cover. I'm not sure though. Has anyone seen Andrew Chappelle go on for any of his tracks? He covers Madison/Mulligan, Lafayette/Jefferson, Laurens/Philip, King George, Burr and all the male ensemble members. He must be busy!

[HSky]

Funny you mention that - prior to Act 2, there was a message from the King that Andrew Chappelle would be on for Reynolds and the Doctor.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Chappelle is a rock star. Just putting it out there. That man is the definition of a super swing.  Anyway, I've seen him as Laurens/Phillip and on for an ensemble track. He did the Laurens/Phillip track very well.  Despite the fact that he looks really big (he looks really tall!), he maintains a very youthful presence on stage. Chappelle covers the range from playing a child to being a young idealist in a believable way.

[HogansHero]

"He must be busy!"

And rolling in dough. Being a super swing is super profitable.

[BroadwayConcierge]

I had the privilege of going back to the show tonight (man, is it anything less than incredible?) and Alysha Deslorieux was on for Eliza. She was quite good, though she played the role with less tragic effect and more growing incense than did Phillipa Soo (who I saw earlier in the show's run). I wasn't as profoundly heartbroken by Deslorieux's Eliza at the end of the show as I was by Soo's, but I certainly understood where her character choices stemmed from, and she committed to it all very well. Great voice, too.