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Hamilton

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  • #32
    Conorbarry1984
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Conorbarry1984


    I have to say I loved this show, wasnt sure what to expect when I bought the tickets but wow it’s amazing.


  • #33
    5star02707
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭5star02707


    Watched the show last week and the casts were amazing that day!
    Here's the kicker, Ms. Lea Salonga was in the audience as well watching it ;)


  • #34
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Just saw it last night. Incredible. Brilliant. Stunning.

    Eliza and George Washington in particular were outrageously good.


  • #35
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 9,999 ✭✭✭Caranica


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    Just saw it last night. Incredible. Brilliant. Stunning.

    Eliza and George Washington in particular were outrageously good.

    Eliza has stolen the show both times I've seen it


  • #36
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    Wasn’t totally mad on Eliza - she was very talented and did what she did well, but I thought she was quite boring, if you know what I mean? Like she didn’t make the part her own? Whereas I saw two different actors playing Hamilton, Lafayette/Jefferson and King George and each actor had their own spin on it.

    Really great show - thoroughly enjoyed it. Never thought a musical about one of the founding fathers of USA would be in my top 5! It’s a really clever musical too - I saw this YouTube video about motifs (look it’s up, its great). And also, all the Easter Eggs in it too - I watched the original Disney Beauty and the Beast today and Gaston says “screw your courage to the sticking place”. There are so many references to other films, songs, etc. (I could talk about Hamilton all day!!)


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  • #37
    5star02707
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭5star02707


    Karl Queensborough as Hamilton and Waylon Jacobs as Burr impressed me the most :D


  • #38
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 44,969 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Went Wednesday, was brilliant. Had great seats too.

    Hadn't explained what it was to my wife. She knew it was a musical and that's it. She loved it too.

    Now... Will it ever come to Ireland? Please, I wanna see it again!


  • #39
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 9,999 ✭✭✭Caranica


    Mitch Connor wrote: »
    Went Wednesday, was brilliant. Had great seats too.

    Hadn't explained what it was to my wife. She knew it was a musical and that's it. She loved it too.

    Now... Will it ever come to Ireland? Please, I wanna see it again!

    Not for a long time. It's selling out months in advance in London, that usually means years before a tour. 3-5 years would be my guess


  • #40
    5star02707
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭5star02707


    There is also a great Facebook community group

    https://facebook.com/groups/539808286215045?

    They posts pictures of seats and what's the view like.


  • #41
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 9,999 ✭✭✭Caranica


    5star02707 wrote: »
    There is also a great Facebook community group

    https://facebook.com/groups/539808286215045?

    They posts pictures of seats and what's the view like.

    I always use theatre monkey for that


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  • #42
    eimaj18
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭eimaj18


    Mitch Connor wrote: »
    Went Wednesday, was brilliant. Had great seats too.

    Hadn't explained what it was to my wife. She knew it was a musical and that's it. She loved it too.

    Now... Will it ever come to Ireland? Please, I wanna see it again!

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/efforts-underway-to-bring-hamilton-to-dublin-900374.html :D


  • #43
    5star02707
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭5star02707


    If anyone wants to watch Hamilton this December or January 2020 tickets will be available this Monday

    https://twitter.com/HamiltonWestEnd/status/1162318083039477760?s=19


  • #44
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭OU812


    Disney just paid $75m for the rights to the screen version of the stage show.

    This is not an adaptation like Les Mis. It’s the original cast in the original stage production.

    Coming late 2021

    https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hamilton-movie-lin-manuel-miranda-2-1203490645/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


  • #45
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭OU812


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqvVL8IurMw


  • #46
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭OU812


    The original cast live recording of Hamilton on Broadway will premier in Disney+ on July 3rd.

    This is the original stage show with the original cast in the original theatre. NOT a film adaptation (which I’d also be interested in)


  • #47
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭OU812


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSCKfXpAGHc


  • #48
    Aisling(",)
    Registered Users Posts: 6,378 ✭✭✭Aisling(",)


    Looking forward to watching this tonight.
    My boyfriend has no clue what he's in for .I'll have to try stop myself singing along for the whole duration!


  • #49
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 44,969 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Gonna get a take out in and watch it with the wife tonight. looking forward to it.


  • #50
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭OU812


    Watching it right now. It’s quite stunning.

    I could do with more filmed musicals on demand.


  • #51
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 44,969 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Gotta say.... I preferred the UK cast.


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  • #52
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Mitch Connor wrote: »
    Gotta say.... I preferred the UK cast.

    Hamilton, Eliza for sure better in the West End for me. Miranda has acknowledged he's not a great singer, to the extent that he went through some pretty intensive training before resuming the role in Puerto Rico.

    Just like in London, Lafayette/Jefferson steals the show. Daveed Diggs is incredible.


  • #53
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 44,969 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    Hamilton, Eliza for sure better in the West End for me. Miranda has acknowledged he's not a great singer, to the extent that he went through some pretty intensive training before resuming the role in Puerto Rico.

    Just like in London, Lafayette/Jefferson steals the show. Daveed Diggs is incredible.

    I thought burr had a much stronger voice and presence in the UK version I saw too.

    Jefferson was great yep.


  • #54
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    Mitch Connor wrote: »
    I thought burr had a much stronger voice and presence in the UK version I saw too.

    Jefferson was great yep.

    I really like Leslie Odom as Burr. I don't think it's the strength of his voice so much as the style. He's incredible on Wait For It and Dear Theodosia. The South African guy who played him in the West End was phenomenal too.

    Was surprised just how weak Miranda sounded as on the soundtrack he's passable, if notably inferior to his colleagues. His rapping much better than his singing but when he's singing in his own is really quite surprising how poor he is. Absolute genius though.


  • #55
    Treppen
    Registered Users Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭Treppen


    Ok so just watching this on Disney+ now and not really getting what the buzz was all about.

    Ya the music is ok, but not really seeing anything else in it in terms of storytelling and character development. They might as well be aliens on Mars


  • #56
    Shark7
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Shark7


    Lk



  • #57
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭OU812


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/115493169#Comment_115493169

    Each to their own, I loved it and have watched it several times. Others I know can’t get into it.


    it’s probably my absolute favourite musical.



  • #58
    Treppen
    Registered Users Posts: 4,550 ✭✭✭Treppen


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117751825#Comment_117751825

    I dunno, like... what is it about, all I can hear is people singing the words "Hamilton" this and "Alexander Hamilton" that over and over, with two women being - to say the least - overly emotional about this "Alexander Hamilton" guy.

    When the "Alexander Hamilton" guy is on stage he seems angry or torn about something... and there's a kind of American Civil War vibe going on.



  • #59
    hynesie08
    Registered Users Posts: 9,678 ✭✭✭hynesie08


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    It's coming......



  • #60
    forumdedum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭forumdedum


    Can't stand Rap, like about 1% Hip Hop. Couldn't sit through this



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  • #61
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 44,969 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Tickets on sale April 28th, 9am.

    I will be in the air from 8.30 to 10 on April 28th.

    What cruel fate is this!



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