This week's book:
Hamilton: The Revolution
By Jeremy McCarter and Lin-Manuel Miranda
This week's book really channels my inner high school theater kid. I was a thespian in high school and did plays when I wasn't at dance practice, which was a lot. I have a secret love for Broadway and showtunes, but it doesn't take over my whole life.
I originally ordered this book accidentally on eBay before Hamilton came onto Disney+. I thought I was looking at it and I apparently pushed “buy now” instead of bid or whatever. But I am very glad I actually bought the book. I had always wanted to see the show, even tried to convince my family to go to the show the last time we were in NYC, but I could never really justify spending a mortgage payment per ticket. Once I fall in love with a play I kind of become obsessed with it. We have been listening to the soundtrack pretty much since I found it on Amazon Music, and the kids love it.
The book is done amazingly. It's pretty much a coffee table book sized book with all the Hamilton facts you can pack into a book. The whole play, or rather, all the song lyrics and such are in the book, with many footnotes per song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It's chock full of theater/history/rap nerdy facts. Between every song or so is part of the story of how the play came about from conception until it's opening night. We get a history of all the principal actors and the major players of the technical side of the play as well. The book is also full of gorgeous photos of the original cast and sets.
The book was originally way too expensive, even on eBay it was more than I really would have wanted, but if you enjoy the play so very much it's completely worth it. I can't recommend this book enough for anyone, especially people who love the play.
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