Hamilton
An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of “Hamilton” combines the best elements of live theater, film and streaming to bring the cultural phenomenon to homes around the world for a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime experience.
score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, “Hamilton” has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that
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has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education.
With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and direction by Thomas Kail, “Hamilton” is inspired by the book “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow and produced by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel
Miranda and Jeffrey Seller, with Sander Jacobs and Jill Furman serving as executive producers.
Musical
supervision and orchestrations are by Alex Lacamoire,
choreography is by Andy Blankenbuehler, and
filming was produced by RadicalMedia.
“Hamilton” stars: Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; Jonathan Groff as King George; Christopher Jackson as George Washington; Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds; Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton; Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr; Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison; Anthony Ramos
as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton; and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton.
The ensemble is comprised of: Carleigh Bettiol, Ariana DeBose, Hope Easterbrook, Sydney James
Harcourt, Sasha Hutchings, Thayne Jasperson, Elizabeth Judd, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Seth Stewart and
Ephraim Sykes.
“HAMILTON” FROM STAGE TO SCREEN – QUOTES
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Book, Music & Lyrics/Producer/Alexander Hamilton)
“It was an incredible privilege to be able to film the show. It’s rare when that happens, but it was
important to document the communal experience.”
“This is the best rehearsed movie in the history of movies, as each performer has performed their role hundreds of times. No one has had this seat in the house…it is better than the best seat in the house.”
Thomas Kail (Director)
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“Good acting is good acting, whether it’s across the footlights of a stage or the camera that’s two inches away from your face.”
“I think the show is different depending on where you are and when you see it. This is a show that premiered during the Obama administration, which is a very different White House than the one we have now. The words haven’t changed but the world has changed.”
“I’m probably prouder of ‘Satisfied’ than almost any other song I’ve ever written in terms of the ways in which it tells a story, the way in which it, even though it’s technically, very complicated and thematically, very complicated, it’s crystal-clear because Angelica Schuyler’s mind is so sharp.”
“It is so incredible and galvanizing to be able to see Leslie’s performance of ‘Wait for It,’ which I always had to watch from the wings on stage. It reminds me of how lucky I was to be in such incredible company every night.”
“I’m incredibly grateful that the world will be able to see this. Theater is a communal artistic experience, and this film is a love letter to live theater.”
“The shows that we did with an audience we did non-stop. The cameras were positioned in the house or on the stage and we just ran the shows as we always did.”
“We are thrilled for fans of the show, and new audiences across the world, to experience what it was like on stage – and in the audience. We wanted to give everyone the same seat, which is what this film provides.”
“There was something in the air and the cast knew it was coming to an end, so there was a kind of intensity and emotionality that was present in these performances that wasn’t necessarily the same as it was when we first started doing the show.”
“’Satisfied’ changes time and plays with the time dynamic. The show doesn’t proceed in a linear fashion, it’s elliptical…it’s not continuous time, but it’s always moving forward, and ‘Satisfied’ is the first moment in our show where we stop time. What we are doing in that song is setting up the final duel…we’re setting up the bullet, and what we’re able to do on film is be much more subjective with the camera so it feels a little more like we’re going inside her brain. The cut pattern is quite accelerated and the camera angles are quite varied, and we did that because we wanted to also break the form in the cinematic language in the same way that we break the form in the theatrical language in the theater.”
“This film celebrates the work of our extraordinary designers.”
