Lin-Manuel Miranda's Musical Analysis
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s newest Broadway musical Hamilton, that made it’s big break last year, 2015, is taking America's youth by storm. Hamilton is a hip-hop/rap musical about one of America's lesser known founding fathers and the first Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, or as he is more commonly known, the face off of the $10 bill. It illustrates major events in Hamilton's life along with the details in his wife’s, children's, friends, and enemies lives, from his birth to his death. The musical features 49 songs written by Manuel, the most known being My Shot, Aaron Burr, Sir and Alexander Hamilton. The musical teaches students about the revolutionary war and the time period. This isn’t Miranda's first Broadway musical, as his production,