Were privileged to have a voice in that period, 3 it’s the diverse group of Americans who are That although the telling of the birth of the United States is typically of the white men who More immediate and more accessible to a contemporary audience” (DiGiacomo). The story of old, dead white men but we' re using actors of color, and that makes the story In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Miranda states, “We' re telling Represent the kinds of people who live in modern America, continuing to attract audiences Miranda made it a point to cast the show as predominantly people of color. That composers have used for more than a century in American musical theatre to getĪudiences on their feet, from Cole Porter’s “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” to Frank Loesser’s “Sitĭown, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” (Churchwell). Which, according to Churchwell, “is the kind of gospel-inspired, choir-backed showstopper Standards to attract the musical theatre fan, as seen in “The Room Where It Happens” Ways than reading about it in history textbooks. Whileĭoing this, Miranda is also gravitating audiences to stories about American history in other This style of composing is intricate and individual to each character, andĮnhances the story by giving each character more dimension to their personality. Gives the younger characters hip-hop influences, while Jefferson sings old-school jazz…” “Because Jefferson was considerably older than Hamilton and his contemporaries, Miranda Styles of music to make a statement about these historical figures. Music history” by Sarah Churchwell, she discusses this point of characters having separate Genres of music which best fit their personality or dialogue.
Hamilton analyzes eachĬharacter of this story, from George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, and assigns them He wrote his first full-length musical In 2 a captivating way. Bornįrom Puerto-Rican immigrants, Lin-Manuel Miranda attended Wesleyan University where Both the genres that Miranda incorporated inĬomposing Hamilton, and the way Miranda casted the show paved the way for its success asĪ Broadway hit and a commentary on the representation of race in American history. Political changemaker Alexander Hamilton. This all changed when Tony Award winning composer LinManuel Miranda wrote music and lyrics for Hamilton: An American Musical, an operettaįusing elements of hip-hop and Broadway power ballads to share the story of American Telling of America’s history is made up of white people, and lacks visibility of the diverseĪmerica that we know today. However, the representation of race in the Work contributed greatly to American society. When telling the story of how the United States developed its foundation for success asĪ country, it is far too common to only focus on the stories of the founding fathers, whose Preview text Racial Representation & amp Modern Musicality of Hamilton: An American Musical
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