Historical-fiction rap/pop musical "Hamilton" has been in London since the end of 2016. It is a play that I have been wanting to see since I heard about it coming to London, but I had other commitments at that time, and my life was up in the air a bit then. It turns out that the tickets for the show sell out very quickly. It's also the most expensive play that I have ever been to for the standard three-hour (roughly) running time; "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" was also expensive but has a longer running time.
The show has had much success in America and has won many awards and produced a great soundtrack with its own fanbase. The historical fiction performance was inspired by American founding father Alexander Hamilton. It is historical fiction because elements of the story are true, but there's also some artistic license involved to help aid the story. After all this time and a failure to book tickets or win lottery tickets, I was near the theatre a couple of hours before the matinée performance and managed to get a ticket.
For anyone who has gone to school in America, we learned about Alexander Hamilton and the famous duel with Aaron Burr. The play tells this story (which is partially fictional and not a true biography) and music/lyrics written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The cast offers extreme diversity and open-ness and ignoring race; George Washington and Aaron Burr were both played by a person of a different race. This story-telling and casting was refreshing.
The theatre applauded the end of the show, and many people that I overheard on the way out all agreed that it was amazing. I was actually impressed (and often wondered before seeing the play) how a historical play such as this could gather so much attention. But it has, and I must say that it did not disappoint. I was impressed.
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