This week (and the next), we’re covering Hamilton, the Broadway musical hip-hop sensation that’s stirring the American nation. 

You may remember that we’ve covered Hamilton on CF before but since the show has such a huge following (and so many amazing characters) AND just crushed it at the Tony Awards, we thought it deserved at least another article or two. We just can’t get enough of this one, and we’ve heard you guys can’t either.

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“What’s your name, man?”

Chances are, you’ve heard of this show by now. 

After all, Hamilton, the winner of eleven (that’s right, ELEVEN) Tony’s, including the award for Best Musical, has been recognized and praised from the likes of collegiate students to President Obama himself for smashin’ every expectation in the world of theater.

It turns out that the recipe for sold-out performances and worldwide acclaim is easy enough to remember: a dash of mad beats, a pinch of lyrical genius (fun fact: the titular song of the show took a whole year to perfect), and a brick load of raw, diverse talent.

On top of that, Hamilton is educational in an effortlessly cool kind of way. Behind the top-notch acting and insane vocal skills of its (nearly) all-minority cast lies the incredible story of one of our lesser-known founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, and his meteoric and controversial rise to the top. And it’s certainly no industry secret that Hamilton creator/star/precious cinnamon roll Lin-Manuel Miranda took his inspiration for the musical from a full-length Hamilton biography by Ron Chernow, currently available on Amazon.

So if you haven’t already done so, I highly encourage you all to listen to the Original Broadway Cast Recording album, watch the Ham4Ham shows, read about the fascinating transition from book to musical, follow Lin-Manuel Miranda on Twitter, and, of course, join the rest of us while we grow old waiting for Hamilton tickets (#thestruggleisreal).