I feel like I was at a completely different show. I honestly wish I understood any of the hype surrounding this thing. I mean, even when I don't like something, I usually get why others did, why they thought it was great, etc. But I'm completely flummoxed. Makes me feel a little dumb TBH.
For me:
It broke every mold of Broadway there is. Music, set design, lighting, dance, use of topics with brilliant flare.... it is the heart of what true story telling on Broadway is supposed to be;
Turning cabinet meeting into rap battles was absolutely brilliant in every way.
Basing Hamiltons ambition on never wanting to waste his shot when he ultimately likely did was just magnificent story telling.
They used George Washingtons Fairwell Address as a song.... i was floored.
The leading women were amazing.
The rewind part was maybe the coolest thing I have ever seen on Broadway ever.
The casting was inspired.
The entire Jefferson character and story was the greatest interpretation of Jefferson I've ever seen in entertainment.
The music ..... just fit. It wasn't hip hop for the sake of being different, it actually told the story better than operatic Les Mis style could.
Elisa breaking the 4th wall at the very end was, for me, the greatest ending of a broadway show ever. In that moment I truly appreciated what Miranda was trying to say with the entire story and the profound importance of this time period and how we look back at it.....and how they knew we would.
There is more. In the end, for me, this is the best version of broadway I've seen since the 10th anniversary global Les Mis concert.