**A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner
of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including
Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes
photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from
composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with
the original cast.
** Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as
revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought
the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United
States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater,
this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway, reveals
the storytelling power of rap, and claims our country's origins for a
diverse new generation.
Hamilton: The Revolution gives readers an unprecedented view of both
revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda,
along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was
involved in the project from its earliest stages -- "since before this
was even a show," according to Miranda -- traces its development from an
improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night
on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than
200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full
text of which is published here.
Their account features photos by the renowned Frank Ockenfels and
veteran Broadway photographer, Joan Marcus; exclusive looks at notebooks
and emails; interviews with Questlove, Stephen Sondheim, leading
political commentators, and more than 50 people involved with the
production; and multiple appearances by President Obama himself. The
book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical
became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always
been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and
women who don't throw away their shot.
