![]() (For a plot summary of the musical, see Appendix.) The musical transferred to Broadway and opened at the Richard Rogers Theater in August 2015, where it has been performed to sell-out crowds at record-breaking ticket prices. From his impoverished birth in the Caribbean, to his service as George Washington's aide-de-camp and Cabinet member, to his fatal duel with Vice President Aaron Burr, a diverse cast of African American, Latino/a, Asian American, and white actors conveys the story on stage. 1 Through a mix of hip-hop, pop music, and traditional Broadway ballads, the show tells the life story of America's first treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton. Since premiering off-Broadway at New York City's Public Theater in February 2015, Hamilton: An American Musical has been the focus of ongoing praise and commentary. Yet, at the same time, Hamilton depicts the archival record as incomplete, asking audiences to reflect on the constructed nature of “who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” Records are also represented as historical evidence, providing the authority for the historically inspired story onstage. Records are used as props and appear as subjects throughout the show's two acts. How are records used and represented in Hamilton? Taking as a foundation (though not as a framework) the “iconography of archives” first outlined by Barbara Craig and James O'Toole and since updated by Lindsay Mattock and Eleanor Mattern, this article examines records' presence both onstage and in the narrative of Hamilton. The popularity and acclaim of the musical, as well as its use of historical documents to tell its story, merit an examination from an archival perspective. Other prizes have included the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and eleven Tony Awards. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award to Miranda and Chernow the previous summer. In September 2016, the musical's composer, lyricist, and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda its director, Thomas Kail and its historical consultant, Ron Chernow, were awarded the 2016 Records of Achievement Award from the National Archives Foundation, following the presentation of the Society of American Archivists' J. The discussion has only intensified since the show opened on Broadway in August of that year. ![]() Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Hamilton: An American Musical has been the focus of much theatrical and historical praise, critique, and commentary since its off-Broadway premiere in February 2015. Get the embed code Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Album Lyrics1.Stay Alive2.The Adams Administration3.The Reynolds Pamphlet4.Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story5.Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Lyrics provided by I establish the first private orphanage in New York City You could have done so much more if you only hadĪnd when my time is up, have I done enough? I ask myself, what would you do if you had more You really do write like you're running out of I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of writings ![]() I interview every soldier who fought by your side ![]() He took our country from bankruptcy to prosperityīut he doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave usĮvery other founding father's story gets toldĮvery other founding father gets to grow oldĪnd when you're gone, who remembers your name? I'll give him this: his financial system is a work of genius Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?
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