Hamilton Is Coming to Broadway and We Are SO EXCITED

February 24, 2015

Soooo have you all heard about the new Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, Hamilton? It’s possibly the least likely show of all time: It tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the United States’ founding fathers, through, um, rap and R&B. Here’s the thing, though: Apparently it’s incredible.

Hamilton
is currently playing off-Broadway at NYC’s Public Theater. But it was just announced that the unstoppable hit, which has been getting big ol’ raves left and right, will be moving to the Great White Way’s Richard Rodgers Theatre this July. The Richard Rodgers, btw, is where Miranda’s last stroke of genius, In the Heights, played for three years.

“That’s nice and all,” you say, “but is there any dancing in this 18th-century rap musical?” OH HECK YES THERE IS. Because guess what else Hamilton has in common with In the Heights? Mr. Andy Blankenbuehler, whose signature high-octane choreo brings even more crazy energy to the show. The cast also features a slew of talented dancers, including Ariana DeBose, Thayne Jasperson and Ephraim Sykes. You know artists of that caliber aren’t just step-touching in the back. So, yeah: Get excited, y’all.

(L to R) Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Lin-Manuel Miranda break it down in Hamilton (photo by Joan Marcus)

If you’re having a hard time picturing what all this out-of-the-box amazingness looks like, watch this montage of some of Hamilton‘s best moments:

Then listen to Miranda blaze through the musical’s incredible opening rap, which he first performed at the White House Poetry Jam back in 2009: