Hamilton at Richard Rodgers Theatre

This fall, Hamilton will be running in Richard Rodgers Theatre, the highly praised venue of New York plus, the greatest possible theatre for this astonishing performance. The critically acclaimed and award-winning show goes on to tell its spectacular tale from city to city all over the globe.

Premiering off Broadway in 2015, Hamilton was not instantly the Broadway hit that you will see now. Lin-Manuel Miranda has talked honestly about its inspiration, starting as a concept album in 2009, with Miranda saying that he was “thrilled that the White House called me tonight, because I’m actually working on a hip-hop album. It's a concept album about the life of someone I think embodies hip-hop: treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton.” That one single performance earned praise and a well-earned standing ovation from the audience at the time, as well as former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and ultimately led to Miranda’s completion of the Hamilton musical we know now.

Due to his previous experience in musical theater, Lin-Manuel Miranda has also found inspiration from other popular theater pieces such as Les Misérables, which is based on a common theme that tells the story of a struggle, and triumphing that struggle, as opposed to the usual musical theatre biases that follow the trend of being very uplifting and happy. Hamilton is no different, being about the difficulties arising as an orphaned immigrant from the Caribbean who climbed the ladder and became the first American Treasury Secretary. With the utmost respect to its source material, the production shows us both sides of Alexander Hamilton’s rise to power, by not only giving us a glimpse into his personal life and struggle, but also his impact and effect in being able to powerfully shape North America during his lifetime.

With its story, the Musical continues to present its timelessness in our modern culture and even on the international stage, confronting themes and topics that are highly relevant not only to America, but also to the world. Even the use of musical genres like hip hop, jazz, and R&B as the shows score has solidified its place in pop culture, making it one of the most popular hit New York musicals today.