Why is “Hamilton” such a phenomenon? Why does this contemporary beats-influenced musical—based on historical events in Colonial America—pack theaters with screaming fans a decade after its July 2015 Broadway debut? According to Slate , it’s because “the musical, about the immigrant and founding father Alexander Hamilton, tells the Jay Z-, Biggie-, or Nas–like story of how one man used his way with words to rise up from the bottom.” British newspaper The Guardian sums it up in typical review-speak: “Hamilton is the kind of transformative theatrical experience that has only happened a few times in the history of American musicals. It joins the likes of... West Side Story as game changers, innovative productions that forever redefined what came after them.”

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