I decided to read the book that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the musical, Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton. Now…how to prepare? It being a quarantine-style pandemic, I did what any naturally crazy person would do. Then the announcement came out that Disney+ would be releasing “Hamilfilm.” My chance had come at last. Even with no clear facial features, I fell in love. I did find a bootlegged version and I watched the whole thing. George Washington played by a Black man? Hamilton played by a man from Puerto Rico? What? I was hoping that there might be a version released on YouTube, much like Benedict Cumberbatch’s Frankenstein and the special showing of Phantom. Not only is it a musical based on history (HELLO!), but it was history-making, too. When this pandemic hit Ohio starting in March, I had realized that I was grossly undedicated as a history scholar for not having seen Hamilton. This is how my friendship with Alexander Hamilton started. Friends are always recommending podcasts to me. It’s right up your alley.” “What, is it a podcast?” I asked. I still remember the first time a friend alerted me to the existence of Hamilton the musical.
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