"Hamilton": A founding father takes to the stage

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  • Опубліковано 7 бер 2015
  • When Lin-Manuel Miranda sings about the drive of the "young, scrappy and hungry" immigrant, he's not singing about just any immigrant. He's singing about the man on the ten dollar bill, Alexander Hamilton. As Mo Rocca reports, Hamilton's musical journey to the stage is as revolutionary as the young revolutionary who helped create the America we know..

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  • @hannahraves
    @hannahraves 8 років тому +5571

    "I hold a ten dollar bill differently now because... That's my dude"
    Lin you're so precious I can't

    • @hambone-gv3sx
      @hambone-gv3sx 8 років тому +76

      I say that one day they should put the director of Hamilton on the ten dollar bill.
      Or today the government should release a special one time ten dollar bill series with his face on it?

    • @doctorkussy1133
      @doctorkussy1133 8 років тому +45

      Linamonroll

    • @etoussier
      @etoussier 8 років тому +7

      Yes !

    • @meganh9478
      @meganh9478 8 років тому +5

      +DreamingofShadows SCREAMING

    • @morganvelykiss2687
      @morganvelykiss2687 7 років тому +26

      Whenever i see a $10.00 bill i scream "ALEXANDER HAMILTON" in tune to the song......😂😂😂 i need help.......

  • @ButterflyScarlet
    @ButterflyScarlet 8 років тому +8245

    Lin must have been possessed by the spirit of Alexander Hamilton because let's face it only Hamilton would write an award winning musical about himself and then star in it as the main character

    • @lunealexandre6788
      @lunealexandre6788 8 років тому +630

      Also, only Hamilton would write a musical that would be nominated to an award and win more prizes than there are categories.

    • @pavithranpavithran6096
      @pavithranpavithran6096 8 років тому +357

      no Lin IS the current spirit of Alexander Hamilton. 😂

    • @kimbapkidding6093
      @kimbapkidding6093 8 років тому +408

      HE IS THE REINCARNATION OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON

    • @elizabethbeck4071
      @elizabethbeck4071 7 років тому +129

      +Sprinkle Cream the real question is where are recarntion of angelica , Eliza and peggy

    • @aliyahbertiz9590
      @aliyahbertiz9590 7 років тому +112

      +elizabeth beck hOW ABOUT LAFAYETTE BOI

  • @peepobeebo
    @peepobeebo 8 років тому +4223

    everytime they say "alexander hamilton" i immediately think "....and theres a million things i havent done"

    • @MelissaTEve
      @MelissaTEve 8 років тому +53

      +Pale Almissouri just you wait, just you wait

    • @neeks7046
      @neeks7046 8 років тому +35

      I now say "Arron Burr, Sir"

    • @KendallGWoods
      @KendallGWoods 8 років тому +2

      +Adrian Bryniak for the last time

    • @gingertudio4348
      @gingertudio4348 8 років тому +1

      +Pale Almissouri ya thats what i think to x3

    • @hayden1827
      @hayden1827 8 років тому +6

      I always think we are waiting in the wings for you... You never back down.... Never learn to take your..... TIME and then I start singing all the songs in my head

  • @ethan9167
    @ethan9167 7 років тому +1210

    "The way I hold a ten dollar bill is different now.. cause that's my dude." Best quote ever

    • @RanitobrY7863
      @RanitobrY7863 7 років тому +38

      Ethan (claps and tears falls down my face) IT IS BEAUTIFUL

    • @OMGJAI
      @OMGJAI 7 років тому +2

      Ethan I know right

    • @kit5524
      @kit5524 7 років тому +2

      Yes yes it is I will text that to everyone I know now

    • @taenniepinkbangtan8581
      @taenniepinkbangtan8581 6 років тому

      Ethan I DONT EVEN SPEND ME TEN DOLLA HES MAH DUDE!!!!

    • @legitnesquick
      @legitnesquick 6 років тому

      Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton awwwww how cute

  • @dumbitdown7395
    @dumbitdown7395 8 років тому +3293

    I feel like Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of those people who could sit down with anyone in the world and win them over. He seems so intelligent, charming, driven, yet still humble and kind. Can't wait to get to see this musical. I've listened to the soundtrack at least ten times, and it just keeps getting better.

    • @jupterinabottle...3934
      @jupterinabottle...3934 8 років тому +27

      that's why he is Alexander in the musical

    • @Jobother
      @Jobother 8 років тому +34

      +Eleanor Thome "humble"???
      doesn't sound like Hamilton...

    • @jakethomas_419
      @jakethomas_419 8 років тому +70

      +jonah hoff That's why he's an actor and not really Hamilton.

    • @cyrus1761
      @cyrus1761 6 років тому +14

      Only ten?....Is it bad that I've listened to the soundtrack probably over 100 times

    • @itsisabel7303
      @itsisabel7303 6 років тому

      dumbitdown right?

  • @kavtoM
    @kavtoM 8 років тому +2015

    OMG. 2:02 His shirt says BURR SHOT FIRST. What a nerd. I love him.

    • @lolly2205able
      @lolly2205able 7 років тому +103

      kavtoM Not just a nerd, he's a nerd for a musical he wrote xD

    • @chrissies5442
      @chrissies5442 4 роки тому +7

      Han Solo who?

    • @lemon_aidz5391
      @lemon_aidz5391 4 роки тому +7

      I need that shirt

    • @amethyst23
      @amethyst23 4 роки тому +6

      @@lolly2205able I don't know about you, but I take "nerd" as a compliment.

    • @lolly2205able
      @lolly2205able 4 роки тому +5

      @@amethyst23 Same! Didn't mean to imply it wasn't.

  • @jaimim3675
    @jaimim3675 8 років тому +1921

    Cabinet battle= EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORYYYYYYYYY

  • @rhollister9029
    @rhollister9029 8 років тому +3342

    What if we called the founding fathers the founding daddies?

    • @ohmyrowling96
      @ohmyrowling96 8 років тому +467

      time to kinkshame america

    • @lemonpledge7093
      @lemonpledge7093 8 років тому +133

      +shibiruu This is the best response I've seen to anything in a very long time.

    • @amaka637
      @amaka637 8 років тому +28

      +R Hollister That sounds damn cute :3

    • @unis0ph
      @unis0ph 8 років тому +10

      +Gia Yoder oh my god

    • @MartinJarviscustom_url
      @MartinJarviscustom_url 8 років тому +10

      +R Hollister we tend to just call them Founders now. More inclusive.

  • @farida6556
    @farida6556 7 років тому +988

    "OMG SPOILERS!! HAMILTON DIES"
    HAVE YOU TAKEN A US HISTORY COURSE LOL

    • @najli3272
      @najli3272 7 років тому +53

      Sen lol not everyone is from the US

    • @farida6556
      @farida6556 7 років тому +30

      Rjammer 350 that... is a great point.

    • @spook00011
      @spook00011 7 років тому +10

      Yeah but this whole musical is about US history lol

    • @fernycarrasco1157
      @fernycarrasco1157 7 років тому +42

      Ikr xD and for those that don't live in the US or whatever, the dude lived like two hundred years ago so he's obviously dead, and since the musical is about him of course his death would be in it... Common sence

    • @alex90028
      @alex90028 7 років тому +53

      Well, if you want to avoid spoilers, you might want to skip the first song as it basically tells the entire story

  • @marissajoy6332
    @marissajoy6332 8 років тому +1984

    That man is NON-STOP!

    • @lilman82111
      @lilman82111 8 років тому +27

      Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious. Bear with me, are you aware that we're making history?

    • @Mustachemenece
      @Mustachemenece 8 років тому +18

      +lilman82111 this is the first murder trial of our brand new nation

    • @lilman82111
      @lilman82111 8 років тому +12

      +Mustachemenece78 the Liberty behind deliberation.

    • @areyougonnareplynook7316
      @areyougonnareplynook7316 8 років тому +6

      Gentlemen of the jury I'm curious bear with me are you aware we're making history

    • @ChildOfHephaestus
      @ChildOfHephaestus 8 років тому +15

      +marissa maynard How does he rap like he's running out of time?

  • @elizabethmusial1508
    @elizabethmusial1508 8 років тому +4994

    crying because this is the most of hamilton I'll actually ever see
    (Edit) it's been almost 5 years. For the 100+ people who said its on disney+, I am well aware, thank you. I watched it. I also watched the bootleg of it years ago and even saw it in person when it toured in my city. There's no need to tell me its on disney plus anymore. I know.

    • @talytasbarcelos
      @talytasbarcelos 8 років тому +50

      +Elizabeth Musial tha's the feeling here too.

    • @HomieGYN
      @HomieGYN 8 років тому +39

      Maybe if you save your money up now, you'll have enough for tickets when the national tour come around to your state.

    • @DPlough
      @DPlough 8 років тому +81

      +JackaBoy Vlogs Not if you don't live in America!

    • @voodoofairy
      @voodoofairy 8 років тому +77

      Maybe if we all ask Santa Netflix will get the rights for a screen adaptation.

    • @kyzf
      @kyzf 8 років тому +24

      +Elizabeth Musial Give it a little while to wear out the Broadway stage. By the end of the decade there'll be a version of it on PBS and/or one of the major networks. And right around the time they announce the casting for the next Star Wars trilogy some time in the 2020s, this'll be in production for the big screen. Just you wait.

  • @SilverFeet
    @SilverFeet 8 років тому +1262

    Listen, I want that Burr Shot First shirt.

  • @nitzky8920
    @nitzky8920 9 років тому +832

    Don't remove Alex from ten-dollar bill.

    • @rodriguez1161980
      @rodriguez1161980 9 років тому +39

      After seeing this interview, I'll admit I'm pissed.

    • @carolberkow6762
      @carolberkow6762 8 років тому +128

      Cezariusz 88 Yeah it's pretty annoying... Why can't we get rid of Andrew Jackson instead?

    • @artsy_artist1323
      @artsy_artist1323 8 років тому +28

      +Carol Berkow Yeah... it's a bit embarrassing that he's on our money!

    • @theboyisanalien1224
      @theboyisanalien1224 8 років тому +51

      +Carol Berkow We should definitely removed Jackson.

    • @cosmofan4714
      @cosmofan4714 8 років тому +54

      +Cezariusz 88 I am all for the movement to get a woman onto some folding money- but after seeing this show, I'm totally AGAINST taking Alexander Hamilton off the $10. Perfect timing with this show, Lin-Manuel Miranda!

  • @alannar.8701
    @alannar.8701 8 років тому +1757

    Alexander Hamilton used to have a very small fandom on tumblr before this musical, and then all of a sudden this musical came out and I spent about three weeks thinking all the posts about Hamilton were just Alexander Hamilton fangirls *facepalm*

    • @BrunaChaves09
      @BrunaChaves09 8 років тому +152

      tumblr never ceases to amaze me. an alexander hamilton fandom? I mean, REALLY? that's insanely incredible
      and hi, fellow nerdfighter (:

    • @alannar.8701
      @alannar.8701 8 років тому +121

      Bruna Chaves The Alexander Hamilton fandom is a smaller branch of the U.S. history fandom, which is a smaller branch of the history fandom, apparently. Tumblr's great.

    • @SaffronGrey
      @SaffronGrey 8 років тому +20

      +Alanna R. Ha ha! I heard about it on tumblr too. I thought it was just a small thing like A Very Potter Musical or something, but I was so wrong.

    • @alannar.8701
      @alannar.8701 8 років тому +91

      ***** First of all, what does everyone have against teenage girls? Teenage girls are fantastic. Second, it's not just an interest in history. These people draw Alex I/Napoleon fanart. They write fanfiction about Hamilton and Burr. That's not your average person's interest in history, those are characteristics of a fandom.

    • @idoling_yt
      @idoling_yt 8 років тому +50

      +Alanna R. Thank you for saying that. Teen/young girls are looked upon so negatively and it's awful. Just look at how much power they have! And ironically, it's the "fault" (for the lack of finding a better word at the moment) of people like them - telling their little girls or whoever's to be a certain way, and then they are more or less that way and then they're scoffed at. If anyone here is some petty adult who cares far too much about what young folks find entertaining... get a hobby.

  • @ButterflyScarlet
    @ButterflyScarlet 8 років тому +493

    Them not mentioning Peggy is the most "and Peggy!" moment wow

    • @what.a.doozie
      @what.a.doozie 6 років тому +2

      Zone Doll I was looking for this comment!

  • @toadtrash9565
    @toadtrash9565 7 років тому +650

    Thank you lin's parents for creating a genius

    • @sarahredit1722
      @sarahredit1722 7 років тому +47

      Hamilton Lover yeah honestly idk how they raised him to become a genius, but I really think they should write a book cause if I'm gonna have a kid one day he/she better be a bloody genius and I'm gonna need instructions (because unfortunately my parents didn't raise me to be Lin Manuel)

    • @ayloak291
      @ayloak291 7 років тому

      Sarah Redit oml

  • @funtimestudios2948
    @funtimestudios2948 7 років тому +479

    We should all thank Ron for writing the book, that inspired Lin to make the musical in the first place.

    • @what.a.doozie
      @what.a.doozie 6 років тому +23

      funtimestudios I thought of Ron Weasley xD

    • @Koala-nj3oi
      @Koala-nj3oi 5 років тому +5

      @@what.a.doozie same

    • @sleepisfortheweak9907
      @sleepisfortheweak9907 4 роки тому +3

      @@what.a.doozie saaaaammmmmeeeeee

    • @BroadwayMagazine
      @BroadwayMagazine 4 роки тому +2

      Wonderful show!! Can’t wait to see what he does as an encore!!!!

    • @Andrea-sama
      @Andrea-sama 4 роки тому +3

      Ikr he must have been so damm proud

  • @user-zh5sv3op3n
    @user-zh5sv3op3n 8 років тому +1198

    i need to see this but the problem is: I'm poor.

    • @TheGilmoregirls8
      @TheGilmoregirls8 8 років тому +8

      Same girl, same.

    • @kaylinstephens3169
      @kaylinstephens3169 8 років тому +22

      They do a same day lottery for tickets if you'll be in NYC any time soon, they only cost $10 if you are selected! Of course it's a low chance, but can't win if you don't play.... I'm going in July and planning to do the lottery every day I'm there lol. It's online. But on Wed they even do an in person lottery and perform some of the songs while people wait to hear! So I'm def going to that too

    • @melissacolombo3186
      @melissacolombo3186 8 років тому +1

      lottery baby

    • @DIAbycmgm
      @DIAbycmgm 7 років тому +24

      Do not throw away your shot!

    • @maelle.c.
      @maelle.c. 7 років тому +8

      i need to see this but the problem is : I live in France

  • @stardust9983
    @stardust9983 7 років тому +581

    THE COAT FLIP I CANT DEAL

  • @toriandtilly
    @toriandtilly 8 років тому +806

    How have I never noticed the contour they put on Hamilton on the $10 bill? Like dang dude they sculpted his face work it Ham

  • @dfigz15
    @dfigz15 8 років тому +449

    omg I want that "Burr Shot First" shirt haha

  • @GeniTLK
    @GeniTLK 9 років тому +249

    "I am the AL-EX-AN-D-ER we are meant to be-!"
    So much love! I'm gonna die when the album gets out.

    • @broadwaymike92
      @broadwaymike92 9 років тому +1

      GeniTLK Me too. It's so freaking hard to get a ticket to see it Off Broadway but really happy about the Broadway transfer. Lin is amazing. Love In The Heights and Bring It On, and now ready for HAMILTON!!!

    • @GeniTLK
      @GeniTLK 9 років тому +2

      Michael I. Haber If you're somehow able to get tickets for Broadway you really should! I saw a preview of the show at the Public Theater and it was an absolute spectacle. Have you signed up for the TodayTix Lottery on their website? It gives you a small opportunity.

    • @alexparker9678
      @alexparker9678 9 років тому

      He got the from "Going Back To Cali," my God..genius

    • @mv1_films
      @mv1_films 4 роки тому

      Sameeeee

  • @Haysalto
    @Haysalto 8 років тому +507

    I'm worried that these clips will be the closest I get to actually seeing this masterpiece

    • @PyroPisces
      @PyroPisces 8 років тому

      Same here. :(

    • @lilyharman860
      @lilyharman860 8 років тому

      Me too

    • @evah1928
      @evah1928 8 років тому +2

      +OneDirectionFan354 It's going on national tour soon! Maybe it will come somewhere near you (if you live in the USA).

    • @mv1_films
      @mv1_films 4 роки тому +1

      Sameeeeee

    • @alyssaaaaa27
      @alyssaaaaa27 4 роки тому +2

      there’s a bootleg ;)’

  • @deathray6700
    @deathray6700 8 років тому +482

    i am maybe a little too obsessed with hamilton (listening to it 24/7 ((even during class))hahaha)

    • @rosettaparkette5893
      @rosettaparkette5893 8 років тому +12

      +ms deathray me too my father even said I have a problem it's called the Alexander Hamilton disease

    • @deathray6700
      @deathray6700 8 років тому +1

      haha

    • @alex90028
      @alex90028 8 років тому +1

      You are not alone

    • @mobehr2572
      @mobehr2572 8 років тому +1

      Same

    • @Silverfandu
      @Silverfandu 8 років тому +5

      Same, and I haven't even seen it

  • @MsGraciie13
    @MsGraciie13 9 років тому +136

    My sister and I scored front row seats to this in a lottery. I couldn't believe it when the announcer said my sister's name. The show was absolutely fantastic. I was completely captivated by this show. It's a must see for everyone.

  • @bwaychick20
    @bwaychick20 9 років тому +154

    "Talk less." "What?" "Smile more. Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for." LOVE Leslie Odom Jr.!

  • @Samuel_Freakin_Adams
    @Samuel_Freakin_Adams 8 років тому +176

    Anyone else think that sun logo is really creepy

  • @katetrotta1425
    @katetrotta1425 7 років тому +111

    Lin is the most excited cinnamon bun in this

    • @Its_Mxnty
      @Its_Mxnty 7 років тому +6

      Kate Trotta
      Linnamon Bun/roll

  • @marcusgraham5724
    @marcusgraham5724 9 років тому +482

    I doubt Lin Manuel will read this but seriously, I must must must must must meet him. MUST. He's a huge inspiration to me right now in my quest for Broadway! He's a visionary; he's a challenger. He's brilliant. He's just amazing. I need to score some tickets to see this ASAP!

  • @theskyisonfire
    @theskyisonfire 4 роки тому +49

    Hamilton is like a gateway drug. Everyone discovers is first then slowly gets addicted to the rest of theater.

  • @jamesjamesjsmes909
    @jamesjamesjsmes909 7 років тому +193

    I need that "Burr shot first" shirt

  • @llamalover5669
    @llamalover5669 7 років тому +131

    This is the reason I have a ten dollar bill framed in my house

  • @pickledplatypus3030
    @pickledplatypus3030 7 років тому +283

    epic rap battled of history, gone literal

  • @emilyaleece
    @emilyaleece 8 років тому +1300

    This musical is not going to be the same after Lin leaves in July

    • @MandiRognerud
      @MandiRognerud 7 років тому +158

      I saw it after he left and it was still absolutely incredible. I was accompanied by someone (an avid theatre-goer) who had seen it with Lin and he said both Lin and Javier were amazing. He said Javier had a bit more humor to his Hamilton, but it definitely worked.

    • @shahram72
      @shahram72 6 років тому +76

      I hear they are filming it with the original cast so those of us who will never see it, just might in a few years.

    • @alyzeax9214
      @alyzeax9214 6 років тому +22

      Lin will be back, but in Puerto Rico, January

    • @IceCreamCookie
      @IceCreamCookie 6 років тому +32

      shahram72 I really hope this is the case! I would DIE to see a Hamilton movie.

    • @pandamonika
      @pandamonika 6 років тому +26

      Wrong! This musical is a masterpiece and its genius transcends any cast. And all the people cast in different places and tours are insanely talented.

  • @keviinzhiitow
    @keviinzhiitow 7 років тому +142

    All those short pieces mean that there's a full HD record of the whole show. If only I had that video.

    • @alex90028
      @alex90028 7 років тому +33

      These were only PR releases, but they recorded the last 2 shows with the original cast for a later release after the broadway run, so probably in a decade or so :-(

    • @ashleyornelas4317
      @ashleyornelas4317 7 років тому +3

      I could help with that

    • @anacrawford8696
      @anacrawford8696 5 років тому +2

      Theres a movie sis dont worry

    • @elanorpuppydoggowoofles2147
      @elanorpuppydoggowoofles2147 5 років тому +1

      angel crawford
      Wot? WH E R E??

    • @anacrawford8696
      @anacrawford8696 5 років тому +8

      @@elanorpuppydoggowoofles2147 Lin talked about it in an interview with BuzzFeed boo x it exists but he wants everyone to see it in theatre. He will release it. One day 😊❤

  • @jenniferporter5817
    @jenniferporter5817 7 років тому +81

    Hamlton inspired me to learn more about not only hamlton but the hole revolution

    • @djilyaz
      @djilyaz 7 років тому +22

      whole not hole

    • @cloroxbleach7641
      @cloroxbleach7641 7 років тому +46

      Jennifer Porter Well Lin clearly needs to write a musical about spelling

    • @candydiabetes
      @candydiabetes 7 років тому +4

      Maybe you should learn how to spell

  • @victoriarodrigues8250
    @victoriarodrigues8250 8 років тому +55

    Leslie's dancing in "The Room Where It Happens" gets me every freaking time

  • @koiikeii2165
    @koiikeii2165 7 років тому +226

    Why not make it into a movie?😊

  • @fa3ri3j3n
    @fa3ri3j3n 8 років тому +83

    "I wanna get my corner of the sky" HE REFERENCED PIPPIN!!!!!!

    • @violin2971
      @violin2971 8 років тому +1

      +khandfmafan I sang that line in the musical

  • @stephaniel2850
    @stephaniel2850 8 років тому +70

    I'd just like to add something to the conversation here:
    For as much as people love to focus on the rap/hip hop aspects of Hamilton (and don't get me wrong, the rap is brilliant!! And I'm not someone who's ever liked rap before), I actually think that Lin's greatest brilliance of all is that his musicals never ARE just one style of song, and that he's so dang talented with every single style and knowing exactly how to utilize each one for maximum effect.
    If the entire Hamilton score was solely the rap, let's be real, even with the brilliant lyrics it would still get tiring after a while. But instead, after 3 rap-heavy songs to start with, you get a great little Revolutionary drinking song reminiscent of Drink With Me from Les Mis. And then you get a Destiny's Child-esque girl power song. Then you get King George III singing a '60s Brit Pop-style breakup song to the colonies. And you also get these truly stunning, very traditional musical theater ballads like That Would Be Enough, Dear Theodosia, and Burn. And excellent R&B, soul, jazz... the score draws on all of these. And very importantly, it does so with incredibly skillful placement.
    Just one example: Hamilton and Washington have this quite heated moment of tension that's rap-driven and has got a very modern production and a lot of dissonance to it. Then Washington orders Hamilton to return home to his wife Eliza, and it becomes the soft, bright, violin-and-piano-driven ballad wherein he finds out Eliza is pregnant, and it's immensely affecting because you FEEL it, how Hamilton goes in an instant from frustrated and defensive to having all of the fight leave him because he's so overwhelmed with the beautiful knowledge that he is going to have a child.
    That's just one example out of many of how Lin's incredible dexterity with music as a language for expressing both intellectual/political concepts and the emotions of the characters is what makes him one of the best composers of our generation.
    So I just think it's a bit reductive how so much of the media tends to focus almost entirely on the rap. It's certainly true that rap/hip hop plays a crucial role in the score, and I wouldn't want that to be minimized, but I also think it's important for people to know that it's the balance *between* so many hugely varied styles, done in such an effective way, that makes this score all the more remarkable :)

    • @amalofoto
      @amalofoto 8 років тому +4

      I agree so much!!! You put it into words magnificently.

    • @mocktheturtle5910
      @mocktheturtle5910 7 років тому +4

      Wow! Couldn't have said it better myself. :D

  • @capscoach
    @capscoach 8 років тому +55

    Lin-Manuel is a genius and he will be remembered as a huge contributor to musical theater

  • @briannajvstine8466
    @briannajvstine8466 8 років тому +159

    it is so like Peggy to not be here

  • @newzealand56
    @newzealand56 8 років тому +75

    and the Tony for "Best Everything in a Musical" goes to.....HAMILTON!!!

  • @alexinalockie6693
    @alexinalockie6693 7 років тому +146

    Honestly the great love story was with John fucking laurens

  • @ripper993
    @ripper993 8 років тому +119

    and they wanted to replace this guy on the $10 bill smh

    • @Emma88178
      @Emma88178 8 років тому +1

      So? There's nothing wrong with that. A little change from the same thing for years is a good thing.

    • @testsubject747
      @testsubject747 8 років тому +19

      +blugeagua As long as Hamilton gets to be on another bill, I'm okay with that. Like, I get why Andrew Jackson is a bill, but all I know was that he fought in a war that was already over, and killed some Indians. Replace him instead of Ham the Man.

    • @jimmyyang5193
      @jimmyyang5193 8 років тому +15

      +testsubject747 Andrew Jackson tried all efforts to prevent there being a Central Reserve Bank, or Bank of the United States, so to say, from existing. The Federal Reserve putting him on the $20 bill is like a postmortem middle finger.

    • @CrimsonRibbon
      @CrimsonRibbon 8 років тому +18

      yes, pls replace andrew jackson alreadyyyy

    • @evalynn1863
      @evalynn1863 8 років тому +12

      Let's be real, they shouldn't remove him, but they should also put a female on there.. Preferably his wife, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. She was just as amazing as he was and his story would've never gotten told if it weren't for her.

  • @YaelleG
    @YaelleG 8 років тому +140

    Amazing.
    Whenever I've been able to see Broadway or off-Broadway shows, I repeatedly see the same two over & over: Les Miserablss & Wicked.
    But this might get me to change up a bit. For the right price.

    • @Yngsatchvai
      @Yngsatchvai 8 років тому +9

      If your price is $875 for premium go for it!

    • @YaelleG
      @YaelleG 8 років тому +1

      +Yngsatchvai LMFAO yeah for real!!Just read about those prices the other day.

    • @evanmcguire5787
      @evanmcguire5787 7 років тому

      SEE IT IN CHICAGO

    • @lorraine6168
      @lorraine6168 6 років тому

      Yaelle Glenn ye

  • @paige-kr2fz
    @paige-kr2fz 8 років тому +31

    I aspire to be as happy as Lin-Manuel Miranda in this interview

  • @emilyhanks5163
    @emilyhanks5163 7 років тому +65

    I want Lin's shirt "Burr Shot First".. xx

  • @gracecanread9468
    @gracecanread9468 8 років тому +158

    "Immigrants, we get the job done." I laughed too much

  • @diss8702
    @diss8702 8 років тому +56

    I really wanna know what Leslie Odom Jr. thought when he saw Lin in that "Burr shot first" T-shirt, tbh.

  • @cassidyalbert833
    @cassidyalbert833 8 років тому +40

    I love how passionate Miranda is

  • @cheekyy
    @cheekyy 7 років тому +26

    "the way i hold a 10$ bill is different now because im like 'thats my dude.' and ive spent 6 years trying to get in that guys head" -Lin

  • @stopabuse2011
    @stopabuse2011 8 років тому +93

    Looks like some folks need to brush up on Civics 101: Yes, the federal appeals judge is the child of Puerto Rican parents. But no, Puerto Ricans are not immigrants. They are U.S. citizens and have been since 1917

    • @XxxMuseluverxxX
      @XxxMuseluverxxX 8 років тому

      ***** 😉😉😉

    • @India.R120
      @India.R120 8 років тому +17

      You realize it has to be historically accurate? It's about Hamilton's life. Not Lin-Manuel's. Hamilton's time was not in the 1900's.

    • @featherlydos
      @featherlydos 8 років тому +6

      +Ann Foster they are discussing the news story on here that says Lin-Manuel and his family are Puerto Rican immigrants. That is the issue. Not anything about Alexander Hamilton.

    • @chasejeter7460
      @chasejeter7460 7 років тому +5

      Citizens are supposed to be able to vote. Puerto Ricans are technically citizens, but not in any regards to the rights U.S. citizens are supposed to have. Calling Puerto Ricans citizens is like calling cucumbers fruits. Technically, yes, but in any other sense, no.

  • @chuckcissel1106
    @chuckcissel1106 9 років тому +51

    As an original cast member of ACL, I had the supreme pleasure of enjoying Hamilton with the original cast of ACL when we were honored by the Hamilton cast and the Public Theatre on April 16, 2015. It is as innovative, smart, cool and amazingly performed by a flawless cast as ACL was in 1975. It was an amazing night in the theatre and I want to see it again. April 16, 2015 was a night to remember in the theatre in NYC. Thanks Lin-Manuel and everyone involved. AWESOME!!

    • @robbey10
      @robbey10 9 років тому +3

      Chuck Cissel What's ACL?

    • @robbey10
      @robbey10 9 років тому +1

      robert roberson Oh a Chorus Line.

    • @robbey10
      @robbey10 9 років тому

      robert roberson Yes, it was a great time for musical theatre. So you must know Donald Pippin?

    • @chuckcissel1106
      @chuckcissel1106 9 років тому

      Yes indeed.

    • @robbey10
      @robbey10 9 років тому

      Chuck Cissel I probably saw you on Broadway, Christmas of 1976. One of the best times of my life.

  • @furiousfurrywolf
    @furiousfurrywolf 7 років тому +62

    the ten dolar is my new favorite dolar...

  • @dankm985
    @dankm985 8 років тому +84

    HAMILTON DIED ???? PLEASE PUT SPOILER

    • @nickt194
      @nickt194 8 років тому +33

      Lol spoiler? He lived over 200 years ago.

    • @dankm985
      @dankm985 8 років тому +1

      +Nick The Nerd yeah but they should of put a spoiler. some people haven't read the books or seen the movie yet

    • @mariasga3
      @mariasga3 8 років тому +32

      +Dank m9
      ....you must be kidding right...

    • @dankm985
      @dankm985 8 років тому +2

      +Mary Beilshmit ????why is everyone being mean I just want them to not put spoilers next time

    • @mariasga3
      @mariasga3 8 років тому +4

      +Dank m9
      not been mean. I'm just trying to understand your way of thinking. This is a musical about a DEAD person. He dies. Everyone should know that with basic knowledge of history

  • @ClueSign
    @ClueSign 8 років тому +811

    Coming Never: "Trump" the rap musical.

    • @ClueSign
      @ClueSign 8 років тому

      hambone31000 No, not exactly.

    • @VictoriaZandi
      @VictoriaZandi 8 років тому +58

      IMMIGRANTS! -We get the job done!- x'D

    • @amaka637
      @amaka637 8 років тому +1

      Victoria Zandi LOL!! xD

    • @jay55shop
      @jay55shop 7 років тому +2

      get stephen miller to play vladimir putang

    • @sheldoncooper4204
      @sheldoncooper4204 7 років тому +5

      ClueSign starting Putin and Brannon

  • @liduck52
    @liduck52 8 років тому +44

    Went to the matinee today and loved it. I'll take this over 1776 any day. Kind of like Rent meets Les Mis.

  • @Croissantsss
    @Croissantsss 8 років тому +69

    If politicians argued in the form of a rap battle, I might actually like politics.

    • @elinor9276
      @elinor9276 8 років тому +11

      But can you imagine Donald Trump rapping?
      I am the D-o-n-a-l-d Trump

    • @Croissantsss
      @Croissantsss 8 років тому +1

      +Yumi.Doodles Yes please

  • @emmadomakeczna5308
    @emmadomakeczna5308 7 років тому +65

    That waistcoat flip tho

  • @dieuhien08
    @dieuhien08 9 років тому +13

    Saw Hamilton on Broadway last Tuesday and I'm still reeling from the experience. I laughed, I cried, I danced in my seat... No show has ever made me feel so fired up and passionate. Nor has any show caused so many tears, except perhaps Les Mis. I got to meet the cast and Lin-Manuel after the show on stage and I was too speechless to give them my sincere congratulations on creating something that goes beyond just musical theatre. I will definitely be back.
    Go see this show!!!!!!!!!

  • @alyssej.6046
    @alyssej.6046 7 років тому +22

    When this segment aired, I immediately needed to see the show. A year and a half later, I finally got to sit in the audience as history unfolded before me.

    • @nissan_skyline
      @nissan_skyline Рік тому

      Was it pretty difficult for you to score tickets at the time?

  • @oof618
    @oof618 5 років тому +16

    who else thinks Hamilton should be a movie??

  • @bananajohana1862
    @bananajohana1862 4 роки тому +14

    Lin: Makes a musical about Alexander Hamilton
    Also Lin: Makes himself the main character of the play

  • @PinayPrincessa27
    @PinayPrincessa27 8 років тому +3

    so took my boyfriend to Manhattan for his bday Sept 22 and stumbled upon this play the 23rd which was the day we were leaving...we saw a crowd of people outside waiting to win tickets for this show and once the crowd disappeared we tried to buy tickets...sold out for the2'o clock showing but wait...there was a cancellation line!!! long story short we got 2 tickets for $167 a piece in the orchestra section!!! omg this was the best bday gift ever he loved it and so did I...This was an awesome show and we plan to come back and see it again with my daughter😁 5stars and twenty thumbs up👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @baileyjackson2955
    @baileyjackson2955 9 років тому +13

    Lin Manuel is one of my favorite Broadway performers/writers. He always gives 110% and is so talented. I would love to watch him in this. I find it a strange combination to put that kind of music in a musical about Alexander Hamilton, or even that there is a musical about him, but if Lin had any part in it it should be amazing.

  • @maddieprkk
    @maddieprkk 7 років тому +82

    omg miranda reminds me of brendon urie wth

    • @greencat1999
      @greencat1999 7 років тому +4

      omg yesd

    • @emilyb.8219
      @emilyb.8219 7 років тому +2

      Yaaaasss I commented the same thing on another Lin video. I think because they're both excitable dorks with dark hair maybe??

    • @liznicolef
      @liznicolef 7 років тому +2

      They both have dark hair, big foreheads and Brendon grows out his facial hair sometimes

    • @leggie1126
      @leggie1126 7 років тому

      +PHIL LESTER, YOU'RE A GENIUS! omg your username

    • @cici4449
      @cici4449 7 років тому

      Maddie Park u r awesome

  • @mirabisesi8148
    @mirabisesi8148 8 років тому +11

    The musical is pure genius. It has people of all races, genders, and sexualities all combined together. The writing is absolutely beautiful. How Lin would take one verse from a song at the beginning of the show and put it in through out the show. It's spectacular!

  • @pypp352
    @pypp352 8 років тому +61

    Teachers and Students should have first priority or at least easier access to see this play.Not just the folks like the Obamas and the Streeps. Tickets as always are too high for the average Joe/Jane's family. Or a special benefactor appears and gives a boat load of tickets on an undisclosed day. Don't let this play be just for the elite. Let the art-form live for the people! Get it!? I'm an educator trying to get students to the theater.

    • @pypp352
      @pypp352 8 років тому +1

      We've been trying since the Public. Will be patient! I hope you are an authority on this! I appreciate the response. Good looking out!

    • @johplaysmusic
      @johplaysmusic 8 років тому +1

      +Pat Poole Parrilla Just went to see this at my school with a huge discount. It was great

    • @danimal111ify
      @danimal111ify 8 років тому +1

      Give 'em a break. A profitable musical comes around about once every decade.

  • @erinspross7137
    @erinspross7137 8 років тому +11

    i take ap american history and im so tempted to show my teacher this!! This is like back in the day when adults would try to relate to kids by rapping but this is so much better

  • @Jeyika
    @Jeyika 8 років тому +22

    Puerto Ricans Are not immigrants,Puerto Ricans are american citizens. Curious fact that the Americans forget When we make great achievements or When they have to help us, but never forget When we have to go to war and serve in the military or other mandatory things. I'm very proud of this musical and proud of this Puerto Rican who has accomplished something big.

  • @elmerfudd8986
    @elmerfudd8986 8 років тому +49

    Look an American Lin Manuel Miranda a Puerto Rican made sure this work of art was accurate with facts, how about we start using facts ourselves about American history Puerto Ricans are not immigrants but AMERICANS. Thank you Lin for this masterpiece.

    • @empyreal2361
      @empyreal2361 8 років тому

      No they are not Americans...

    • @elmerfudd8986
      @elmerfudd8986 8 років тому

      Hmm let's see Puerto Rico is pretty much a colony of the United States shame on you tsk tsk.. But with that aside Puerto Rican people can migrate freely and are considered full fledged Americans on the main land according to American law. Now can you please explain how they are not American again?

    • @slytheringirl7872
      @slytheringirl7872 7 років тому

      Obamalies 100 what's wrong with America today is that we are all being divided and we were not placed on earth to be divided we were placed on this earth to work together and no I am not quoting Hillary. Enough with this liberal shit. And btw slaves were not counted as any types of citizens they were only property not counted as actual human beings. The difference between Peurto Rico and Mexico is that any Peurto Rican enters the US they are automatically citizens. For people in the US to go to Peurto Rico they don't need a passport.

    • @slytheringirl7872
      @slytheringirl7872 7 років тому

      Obamies 100 do not say O, Peurto Rico you were so close cause once they step in on US soil they are automatically citizens, no need for the US to have passports to visit Peurto Rico.

    • @slytheringirl7872
      @slytheringirl7872 7 років тому

      Excuse me yes they are they use American money over there not there own. Unlike Canada as you say have their own government Peurto Rico follows the same government guidelines so both you and warrior are being really and it need to stop. Like fourth says by law they are citizens and dude their vote for who becomes the next president counts not the others like the primaries for example. So im sorry to say Peurto Rico will not let Donald Trump in.

  • @nkosg64
    @nkosg64 7 років тому +8

    well this person is an example of innovation and absolute inspiration. congratulations to lin-manuel miranda. hes so fucking talented

  • @karmalapples5942
    @karmalapples5942 7 років тому +7

    Such respect for this guy. My goodness. That thing he said at the end: "The way I throw away a ten dollar bill is different now, because that's my guy. I've been trying to get inside his head for six years."
    That's dedication.

  • @1982sane2
    @1982sane2 8 років тому +115

    how can they be immigrants if they are from Puerto Rico; Really CBS really?

    • @vanessaaraujo5340
      @vanessaaraujo5340 8 років тому +25

      yes, they clearly are the same country, as PR is miserably broke and failing and the US doesn't do shit about it. Sure, same thing.

    • @1982sane2
      @1982sane2 8 років тому +8

      All I said was that they are not immigrants! By your logic Detroit and the other states and counties that are failing are also not part of the US

    • @vanessaaraujo5340
      @vanessaaraujo5340 8 років тому +48

      Sabine But their experience is the same as a immigrant, Another language, another culture, another status. They are essencially the same.

    • @carvman217
      @carvman217 8 років тому +1

      Good Point...

    • @BasedGarlicMan
      @BasedGarlicMan 8 років тому +9

      Puerto Rico isn't technically a state.

  • @devmonbar
    @devmonbar 7 років тому +34

    This is so depressing.
    I have always been fascinated with Alexander Hamilton and I am very much into Broadway.
    As a 7th grade Social Studies teacher in NYC, it is hard to motivate my students and this play has provided an avenue to do that for all students of history.
    I can't even get tickets to the goddamn show and/or can't afford it. Never had issues getting tickets to see any Broadway show.
    Listening to the soundtrack makes it worse for me.
    This sucks!!!

  • @SprinkleBooks17
    @SprinkleBooks17 9 років тому +13

    So excited to see this as soon as I can! Alexander Hamilton has always been one of the more interesting men in history to me and to hear that his story is a musical now... Couldn't of asked for anything better

    • @AvalonMorley
      @AvalonMorley 9 років тому +1

      Allison Kay You'd better start working on getting a ticket, cause they're already tough to get, and are apparently only going to get tougher. Or maybe you've already got that taken care of, in which case, good for you! I'm itching to read that biography now.

  • @payyourfuckingtaxes7901
    @payyourfuckingtaxes7901 8 років тому +40

    ITS MY GRANDMOTHERS RAVIOLI GUY??? THE NARROATOR??? ITS MO? ISENT THAT HIS NAME??

  • @thefacethatrunstheplace1499
    @thefacethatrunstheplace1499 3 роки тому +6

    Is just me or do I freak out when I see footage from the Off-Broadway version of Hamilton?

  • @julia0c3anchild72
    @julia0c3anchild72 8 років тому +11

    4:03 Totally thought he was gonna say "original gangsta" and I almost had a heart attack.

  • @appersz
    @appersz 7 років тому +16

    I love him, he's a genius

  • @cosmicgoddess5085
    @cosmicgoddess5085 7 років тому +10

    I could watch this 1,000 times. Adore Lin!!

  • @NNov1996
    @NNov1996 8 років тому +89

    one place I gotta catch you on. Puerto Ricans are not immigrants

    • @Angel_Mayberry
      @Angel_Mayberry 8 років тому

      Omigod!!!!! I swear that bugged

    • @perseusknight
      @perseusknight 8 років тому

      yessssss!!!

    • @perseusknight
      @perseusknight 8 років тому

      yessssss!!!

    • @darkriot22
      @darkriot22 8 років тому +15

      actually Puerto Rico was not emitted into the united states until 1898 and Puerto Rican people did not gain citizinship until 1917, this musical was set long before this time so Alexander Hamilton was considered an immigrant

    • @Angel_Mayberry
      @Angel_Mayberry 8 років тому +5

      +Darkriot22 _ we are talking about today. The interviewer and Lin referred PRs as immigrants. So ur wrong

  • @blueknight0005
    @blueknight0005 8 років тому +12

    I love when Hamilton and Lafeyette high-five

  • @shadsluiter
    @shadsluiter 8 років тому +215

    Too bad Hamilton is getting booted from the $10 bill. He was an important part of the US Treasury system.

    • @Alexis-ln9iy
      @Alexis-ln9iy 6 років тому +6

      shad sluiter literally what.

    • @midnightnebula9533
      @midnightnebula9533 6 років тому +33

      nah theyre revoking it theyre changing the 20 instead

    • @itsisabel7303
      @itsisabel7303 6 років тому +12

      shad sluiter wait, WHAT? I'm stealing all of my parents' 10 dollar bills, now!

    • @anjijime6964
      @anjijime6964 6 років тому +120

      If they're going remove Hamilton's face in it atleast replace it with Lin's

    • @291577th
      @291577th 6 років тому +4

      WHAT

  • @leggie1126
    @leggie1126 7 років тому +6

    Funny thing is I hated history class before Hamilton, now I love history class.

  • @ivysayshello
    @ivysayshello Рік тому +2

    I am forever thankful that this is the work that has defined my generation of theatre kids

  • @Shelby-bc8ct
    @Shelby-bc8ct 7 років тому +57

    6:11 thats not Groffsauce, was that while he was gone?

    • @barneyfifeisawesome
      @barneyfifeisawesome 7 років тому +24

      This video was made when the show was Off-Broadway where Brian d'Arcy James played King George first. Groffsauce hadn't joined the cast yet.

    • @Shelby-bc8ct
      @Shelby-bc8ct 7 років тому

      Oooooo thanks mate

    • @Alexis-ln9iy
      @Alexis-ln9iy 6 років тому +3

      Shelbs LOL when he was gone, I went mad

  • @nhp6488
    @nhp6488 8 років тому +16

    I remember first watching this and being like???? Now I'm obsessed lmao

    • @nhp6488
      @nhp6488 8 років тому

      +Otaku girl yessss I would pass every history test

  • @theductductgoose
    @theductductgoose 8 років тому +19

    everyone in the comments is yelling about how hamilton isn't an immigrant bc puerto rico is part of the US. 1: it wasn't in the 1700s, 2. Hamilton was from a small island in the caribbeans, NOT puerto rico. He was an immigrant. Fucking get over it.

    • @noellesilvia8319
      @noellesilvia8319 8 років тому +25

      They're talking about Lin-Manuel's parents lol relax and first learn to comprehend before flipping out

    • @dmitridesgoffe-und-taxis2854
      @dmitridesgoffe-und-taxis2854 7 років тому +12

      Hamilton wasn't from Puerto Rico lmfao. They're talking about the actor/writer guy.

  • @krykni
    @krykni 5 років тому +6

    *It's been 4 years and why is this still in my recommendation?*

  • @thehinster6620
    @thehinster6620 8 років тому +9

    Seeing all these Hamilton song reference like "If these people could stop, That would be enough"

  • @BOX3DOUT
    @BOX3DOUT 9 років тому +7

    This show is at the theater i work at, I've seen many shows, this is hands down one of tbe best ever brought the Broadway, you experience almost every human emotion through this show, very enlightening and entertaining show

  • @Dangshnizzle
    @Dangshnizzle 8 років тому +17

    Holy fucking fuck i want to see this

  • @minicake8455
    @minicake8455 Рік тому +1

    Imagine writing a musical then giving yourself the main part like that’s so slay

  • @jamesrichterii5725
    @jamesrichterii5725 3 роки тому +4

    Hamilton is the best musical I have ever seen!

  • @emmaholuj2038
    @emmaholuj2038 7 років тому +11

    I miss Lin's long hair😣

  • @Everythingforsalepro
    @Everythingforsalepro 8 років тому +31

    Hip hop is unstoppable

    • @amaka637
      @amaka637 8 років тому +6

      +paul bika vido But only when it's done well.

    • @lilman82111
      @lilman82111 8 років тому +17

      I guess you could say it's...Non-stop.

    • @jaegerbombs3657
      @jaegerbombs3657 8 років тому

      +paul bika vido It's just poetry delivered in a different way. It's unstoppable because its always been there. Now there is very bad Hip-Hop out there.

    • @Everythingforsalepro
      @Everythingforsalepro 8 років тому

      +Jaeger Bombs only someone who don't know about real hip hop will talk about the bad
      Now this poetry is really bad! when I said hip hop is un stoppable I meant the culture ass a whole not the stupid song he used that's not hip hop that's pop music this play sucks 110%!

  • @Sandra-wh5hk
    @Sandra-wh5hk 8 років тому +11

    "Burr shot first." So brilliant, so meta

  • @User02654
    @User02654 8 років тому +10

    CONGRATS ON YOUR GRAMMY!!!!😄😄😄🙏🙏👏👏👏👍👍👍💯💯💯