'Hamilton' won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
Lin Manuel Miranda and company performed "Alexander Hamilton",
the opening number from the show, and the applause is deafening once Miranda,
36, takes the stage as the titular ten-dollar man. The soundtrack later went on
to win for Best Musical Theater Album, and Miranda accepted the award in New
York with a spirited acceptance speech.
While Hamilton would, at first, seem an unlikely
subject for a hip-hop musical, the United States Founding Father's real-life
story had the kind of drama that artists yearn to capture in any form.
"It's a
hip-hop story. It's Tupac,'' the show's creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda,
said in an interview.
"Hamilton'' has been a Broadway sensation
since its highly anticipated debut last August. Miranda plays the title
character and says he was inspired to create the show by Ron Chernow's
acclaimed 2004 biography, "Alexander Hamilton.'' The book portrays
Hamilton as perhaps the most intriguing Revolutionary War figure and Founding
Father.
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