Book description
Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Now a major motion picture, available on Disney Plus.
Goodreads best non-fiction book of 2016
From Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject,…
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1 author picked Hamilton as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Anyone lucky enough to experience the blockbuster Broadway musical Hamilton, performed live and in person, knows how heart-stopping it is, from its revolutionary race-blind casting and unforgettable music and staging to the ingenious, fast-paced wordsmithing that explodes in its famous rap battles and songs. A book might seem a poor shadow of that sensational experience, but this volume enriches the lyrics and libretto with illuminating (and often humorous) commentary describing the show’s conceptualization and production.
The resulting text is as dazzling as the stage show—even as it reminds us that the masterpiece began as the work of a supremely gifted…
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