I feel like I’m one of the few people remaining who has not yet listened to or seen the musical Hamilton, so I decided to make one of those what-you-know-from-your-dash things.
He’s one of the important dudes in US history and shit which is why actual Hamilton is on money:
As you can see, he was always very handsome, but unlike actual Hamilton, musical Hamilton is not white, because the entire cast of the musical Hamilton is comprised of people of color, which is fucking awesome
- The guy playing Hamilton here is Lin-Manuel Miranda. He is a) the sweetest human being on the planet, b) everyone’s suburban dad, and c) the reason every single person in the Broadway fandom now has a crush on the United States’ whateverth president, apparently
- I have no idea what the play is about. It’s just about his life, apparently?? But I assume as an adult, not from infancy. I have not seen any pictures of infants on stage.
- He motivates college students to do their homework, because something about “Hamilton wrote the other fifty-nine.” Fifty-nine what? Essays about something? For like, Congress? Or something?
- I never paid attention in US History. That was the year my ADHD started kicking in, sorry.
- Anyway, part of the plot is a love story, I think. I guess Hamilton has a crush on Eliza Schulyer. She is one of three Schulyer Sisters, who look like this:
I like them.
- Wait, or was it Angelica Schulyer? I can’t remember. It wasn’t Peggy. That’s the other one.
- Aaron Burr is also a character. He’s the damn fool that shot him.
- To write a song about Aaron Burr, LMM just went on a rhyme-finder website to use every single word that rhymes with “sir,” according to the fandom.
- The character with arguably the best hair is Lafayette, who is America’s favorite fighting Frenchman. He is played by Daveed Diggs?
Holy shit, I want your outfit, son.
- The plot of Hamilton is about the founding fathers rapping, and Hamilton being better than everyone. Everyone who has seen or heard it loves it.
- If you listen to the Hamilton soundtrack, apparently you will just restart it whenever it ends. I have seen multiple posts attesting to this fact, and none denying it. It may be a trap.
- Hamilton helps people pass their US history exams.
- Also, apparently, despite how hardcore and awesome it sounds, it will also make you cry. On public transport. And anywhere else.
- In conclusion: Hamilton is an all-POC rap musical about the founding fathers of the United States that will take over your life, motivate you to do well in school, cause you to cry real tears, and give you heart palpitations the next time you find yourself holding a 10-dollar bill.