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Hamilton amazed and astonished in Calgary

By Sheroog Kubur, August 9 2022—

How does a play about an orphaned founding father become one of the most well-known musicals in our modern age? The answer is by reinventing what it means to be a sung-through musical and … Read the rest

Photo of Alexander Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and Eliza Hamilton (Phillipa Soo) in "Hamilton." // Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Productions.

Hamilton debuts on Disney+

By Enobong Ukpong, July 14 2020—

A hip-hop musical about an American Founding Father might have seemed outlandish before, but since Hamilton: An American Musical premiered off-Broadway in 2015, it has been a cultural phenomenon, going on to win 11 Tonys … Read the rest