Rewatching Hamilton in 2025

Actors Leslie Odom Jr. and Lin Manuel-Miranda performing in Hamilton. When the Hamilton musical opened on Broadway in 2015, it was a game-changer. Setting the story of an American founding father to a ’90s-era hip-hop beat was an audacious move by creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, but it paid off. Crowds lined up for days for the chance to see it live. The show amassed awards and lavish praise from critics and the media, including a lot of coverage from Vox. Like, a lot. The show’s stature only continued to grow with the 2015 release of the original Broadway cast recording and the