If you love the “Hamilton” soundtrack, just wait until you hear your favorite songs from the musical mashed up with some of your favorite hits.
Joining the London cast of the musical for a new digital #Ham4Ham video, Lin-Manuel Miranda took “Hamilton” songs like “Helpless,” Satisfied” and “The Schuyler Sisters” and mixed them in with Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” Spice Girls’ “Wannabe,” Oasis’ “Wonderwall” and Adele’s “Hello.”
“Hamilton” was the biggest play to hit Broadway in ages, winning 11 Tony Awards this past June. But more massive than the list of awards were its ticket prices. Before the announcement of Miranda’s final curtain call, tickets were averaging $1,159 each. Tickets for his final performance on July 9, 2016 went for an astronomical $3,391, with the most expensive fetched a whopping $6,580.
Miranda wrote the music and the lyrics for the musical that opened in August 2015. The composer recently announced that he would reprise his role for a brief run in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2019.
“Hamilton” finishes its run at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles at the end of the month and then heads to San Diego and Tempe, Ariz.
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The multi-talented Lin-Manuel Miranda has done it all, performing from Broadway to the White House. Here's a look at his accomplishments through the years.
During his sophomore year of college, Miranda began writing what would ultimately become the Tony-winning Best Musical "In the Heights." What were you doing when you were 20?
Miranda is such a big deal that he was given the chance to voice the Loud Hailer during a performance of Broadway's "Les Miserables," all because he's a huge fan and it had been a lifelong dream of his. Check that one off the bucket list.
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Miranda and the cast of "Hamilton" not only got to perform at the White House, but the creator/writer/star got to buddy up to the President himself afterwards by freestyle-rapping about the state of the union off of cue cards held up by Barack Obama himself.
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"Hamilton" became such a big deal that the Treasury department shelved plans to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill with a woman. Instead, the $10 father without a father will stay put, while Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill instead.
"Hamilton" made Grammy history by being so popular that it demanded to be the first Broadway show to perform during the music industry's biggest awards ceremony. Immigrants, we get the job done!
Even Disney and JJ Abrams are huge Miranda fans. He did cantina music for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," will compose for the animated "Moana," and will star in "Mary Poppins" with Emily Blunt. All while continuing to star in "Hamilton," because of course.
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To underline how big of a phenom "Hamilton" really has become, the musical has already garnered Miranda a MacArthur "genius" grant and the Pulitzer for Best Drama. Come June, it will sweep the Tony Awards as well. And good luck getting tickets. Still.
Miranda's latest goal is to get Congress to allow Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy amid a major economic crisis. John Oliver devoted an entire "Last Week Tonight" segment to it, and then invited Miranda - who had already spoken in DC about the issue - to come on stage to do what he does best. "Hamilton" tickets and even private performances are on the table. Paul Ryan, your move.
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The ”Hamilton“ creator is urging Congress to act on Puerto Rico’s economic crisis, and there’s precedent that says he will succeed
The multi-talented Lin-Manuel Miranda has done it all, performing from Broadway to the White House. Here's a look at his accomplishments through the years.