Hamilton on Disney+

no1marauder

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05 Jul 20

no1marauder

Naturally Right

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Joined: 22 Jun 04
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06 Jul 20

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@ashiitaka said
Summed up, musicals are "actors who can sing", while opera is "singers who can act".
In that sense, as a former musician, I generally prefer opera.

That being said, I have heard some good reviews about Hamilton from some of my friends who have seen it. I have a friend who lives in New York and spends a lot of time on Broadway, and another who went for her 21st ...[text shortened]... n Nevis. To this day, Mount Misery/Liamuiga (on St. Kitts) is the only volcano I have ever summited.

King George III comes off as kind of a rejected suitor, puzzled has to why the Americans are not returning his love and then saying basically "you'll be sorry" after the "break up". He's a bit of a comic figure though well-played by the actor (and not quite as mad as usual popular US versions of the period have him).

HandyAndy

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11 Jul 20

I'm no fan of rap music but I thought the multi-level set, inventive lighting and outstanding choreography made it work. The history, of course, was more symbolic than scrupulously accurate. Four stars.