tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post8007503343647805655..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Unmasking Alexander Hamilton in the (Living) Room Where It Happens Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-61613902422523823302020-07-09T11:02:15.040-07:002020-07-09T11:02:15.040-07:00Of course. Spread it far and wide if you like!Of course. Spread it far and wide if you like!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-63849030599015208282020-07-08T14:45:30.256-07:002020-07-08T14:45:30.256-07:00Hope you don't mind if I post it on the Reunio...Hope you don't mind if I post it on the Reunion site, too. (I thought that was where it was going.)<br />Doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833410153363080362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-50678352793928842812020-07-08T13:54:13.740-07:002020-07-08T13:54:13.740-07:00Excellent points, Bruce. How nice of a fellow Hami...Excellent points, Bruce. How nice of a fellow Hamiltonian to write in! I too could go on and on about the ways in which this show sells its narrative: I once had to read a student screenplay covering Hamilton's life -- a lot of the same facts were present, but I found it unbearably dull. Lin-Manuel's wit and original use of music and language really do speak to us today.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-91664003760442694912020-07-08T13:10:14.910-07:002020-07-08T13:10:14.910-07:00Hey Beverly...nice review, and I, too feel connect...Hey Beverly...nice review, and I, too feel connected to the play because of my time at Hami High. I like two things about this play: First, we are used to musicals that have dialog and action that is complemented by musical numbers. Not Hamilton...it is non-stop music and lyrics from the get-go and never stops. It's actually more like an operal than an traditional musical. And Lin Manuel has the chops to bring levity and whimsey to some songs that highlight history, like King George's "You'll Be Back." Second, as you noted, there's a bright light shone on history that even as students of the namesake school, we never knew. Why was Lafayette so close with Hamilton? Because when Washington recruited him he was "assigned" to Hamilton to learn the ropes of the newly forming republic because Hamilton spoke French. Little factoids like that bring history home to us in an enjoyable way. And surrounding the historic facts with foot-stomping tunes and poetic lyrics have made this play an American phenomenon unlike any other.Bruce Korennoreply@blogger.com