Ah, Hamilton, the show everyone's been raving about, and one that I managed to see without risk of missing out on if I didn't go pronto. (Although that's really because of a lucky accident; a friend of a friend had tickets and could no longer make it, so my husband snatched them for us. Lucky me!)
A few takeaways:
A few takeaways:
- Yes, it was as amazing as advertised and totally lived up to the hype.
- However, I'll admit it was not love at first sight, and it took me halfway through the first act before I fell into the groove.
- A big part of the appeal is how unique Hamilton is from every other show I've seen. It may be an old story, but it's put together in a very modern way...part of which is hip hop. That's also why it took me a while to get into it; I'm not a big hip hop person, and so many lyrics were rapped/sung very quickly, which requires great concentration and hearing to be able to catch what they're saying/singing. I definitely missed a lot of the lyrics.
- Advice -- listen to the soundtrack before going.
- I would love to go back and see it again. There were so many witty moments that I'm sure would be better appreciated the second or third or nth time around (and not just because I missed some lyrics either).
- Because so much of it is rapped and not traditionally melodic, I don't have as many songs stuck in my head like I normally do. The exception is the funny King George songs. Not a bad thing; just an observation. And btw, I quite liked the sarcastic, ironic, British humor in those King George parts.
- And finally, what a great refresher on history in a fun way!
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