You dumdums haven't polled the delight cast recording of Hamilton yet; let me help

i voted for Satisfied in the end

the "i know my sister like i know my own mind" refrain gets me right in the feels, the song is a v succinct sketch of an oldest/middle sister dynamic, while also underlining the power of intellectual attraction ... and i like how it works structurally w/r/t helpless

Yeah, "Satisfied" is probably the best overall, especially in the live show (braggin: I was incredibly lucky and was able to see the show in October and I've listened to the soundtrack pretty much constantly since, save a two-week break for Bowie). I have a new favorite every few days.

xpost By Simpsons parody I just meant it seems like such a surreal subject for a hip-hop musical. Sure, I guess all musicals are sort of surreal, but I thought the combination of genre and subject was particularly random. Glad it's doing well, looking forward to seeing it, loved "In the Heights."

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Treasury or State?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1mYfsNFtGI

so good

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I can't believe how hard all of you are sleeping on "Take a Break."

― kate78, Saturday, March 19, 2016 1:28 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

p sure i am stealing this from an Abbs facebook post, but every time i get really stressed out at work, i start muttering to myself, i cant stop till i get this plan through congress.

say no to this is a well-constructed song, and i love jasmine cephas-jones's voice, but i can't listen to it.

p sure i did not vote because i cannot choose.

also p sure angelica having such a minimal role is supposed to feel janky and off because it's supposed to reflect the mismatch between her talents + potential and her opportunities

these are the things about which i am p sure

also p sure if you don't like musicals, that's fine and valid but gtfo of this thread

GUYS I SAW THIS MUSICAL (don't hate me) AND CAN I JUST TELL YOU THAT CHRIS JACKSON RADIATES GOODNESS AND LIGHT AND THAT "ONE LAST TIME" MADE ME CRY?

so did "Immigrants! We get the job done." it's been a rough campaign season.

i have no use for the historical George Washington but Lin-Manuel Miranda's version, as played by Chris Jackson, is my model for living.

no lie i cried a lot while watching this musical

I cried through much more of Fiddler on the Roof than I expected to, I think there's something about musicals

"ONE LAST TIME" MADE ME CRY

every time I hear this song I feel like MAN, the dude just GAVE UP his seat, how often does that happen
did not like that one at first but now "everyone must sit under their own vine and fig tree" makes me get all sniffle-misty basically every time

washington is my favorite minor-ish character on the whole album, I think
or maybe i jusgt like his voice the best

also i watched red tails recently, after years of telling myself an aaron mcgruder/george lucas collab had to be worth SOMETHING
and i was like 'omg arron burr!'

http://cineplex.media.baselineresearch.com/images/466505/466505_full.jpg

"Hamilton" makes me cry because my mom just spent my inheritance on two tickets.

I cried like the tiniest baby all through the 2nd act. Giant, snotty tears.

Also, not a single vote for King George?

Abbs, I have a theory about why we like George Washington so much (Chris Jackson does have a beautiful voice, though). In his scenes with Hamilton he so often sounds like a teacher talking to a student. Like, the best, kindest teacher ever.

The Washington-Hamilton dynamic reminds me of Jay-Z and Bleek on Coming of Age

one last time is fkn beautiful, i love it

I love Lin and Chris Jackson. I saw In the Heights with the almost original cast (a few regulars had been subbed, but mostly originals), and Lin/Chris autographed my playbill. Lin came out with a Pac-Man shirt on.

wishing I voted for Wait For It

can this be a weekly poll, my fave keeps changing

I'd rather be divisive
than indecisive
drop the niceties!

Lately I've been listening for all the little themes in the music, where they reoccur and how they change. The Duel theme for instance (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, niiiiine) is also Phillips theme, which makes sense in a cynical sort of way, but it's also repeated in the first cabinet battle. It's a theme, both for violence and competition, but also for education and codification. Civilization just as a more regulated way of doing violence.

2016 Pulitzer Prize in Drama

:D

and if you can name two of the 5 winners before that, you work in theatre.

LMM uploaded some demo recordings to Soundcloud--kind of nuts to hear him singing "Satisfied" and "My Shot" has a bunch of extra Hercules Mulligan lyrics

@tinyrevolution
“A free people ought to be constantly awake” -- actual 1796 Farewell Address of George "Woke" Washington

@dick_nixon
Hamilton was more of a son of a bitch, and thus more interesting, than they make him out to be.

Hamilton was more of a son of a bitch whore and a Scotsman

My wife's the reason anything gets done.
She nudges me towards promise by degrees.
She is a perfect symphony of one.
Our son is her most beautiful reprise.
We chase the melodies that seem to find us
Until they're finished songs and start to play.
When senseless acts of tragedy remind us
That nothing here is promised, not one day
This show is proof that history remembers.
We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger.
We rise and fall, and light from dying embers
Remembrances that hope and love last longer.
And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love;
Cannot be killed or swept aside.
I sing Vanessa's symphony; Eliza tells her story.
Now fill the world with music, love, and pride.

that was fkn beautiful, my face was made of tears

xxpost fyi that's not really nixon

wait so ilx likes this? it just seems like the worst thing i've ever heard of

it's fucking great get on board

fight me xp

otm

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h97V3O1jlLw/UQ_qKHtscqI/AAAAAAAAJrA/QNTG7Ebb5LU/s1600/tumblr_lxcv3hSIUo1qlll6ko1_500.png

i'm not really interested in getting into it, i'll leave the thread and you can all enjoy it and i'll continue to watch clips of it on youtube and wonder what the fuck is wrong with everyone

good idea, it was designed to be seen via mobile phone bootleg on youtube, so you're definitely getting a legit understanding of why it is bad and terrible

also when you hate something it's smart and healthy to keep watching it over and over. you can prove how right you are, to yourself!

I really really like Hamilton but don't like the lyrics Frederick B posted, so who do I fight?

lin

it's the sonnet he wrote as his Tony acceptance

earnest note to morbs who prob doesnt care: complaining about historical accuracy wrt hamilton is missing the point.

it's like saying that les miz isnt an accurate portrayal of the french revolution to the ppl bawling at "I dreamed a dream"

Wtf

https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/a-texas-church-illegal-performed-hamilton-to-spread-anti-gay-bigotry/