Hamilton Fans (So, All of Us): Get Excited About Hamilton's America
There is literally no such thing as too much Hamilton. Ever. Which is why we’re suuuuper-duper pumped about the new documentary Hamilton’s America, a deep dive into the making of the smash Broadway musical. And when we say deep dive, we mean DEEP: The doc took three years—three years!—to put together.
Lin-Manuel Miranda backstage at Hamilton, in a scene from Hamilton’s America (RadicalMedia)
Why so long? Oh, you know—because it just casually includes interviews with the likes of Stephen Sondheim, Questlove, Jimmy Fallon, Nas and a slew of politicians. Including, um, President Barack Obama. So. There’s also lots of footage of the NYC production with its original cast—footage that is, for those of who have yet to score tickets to the ever-sold-out real thing, essentially priceless.
PBS is airing Hamilton’s America next Friday, October 21 at 9 pm. DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR SHOT to see this, friends. And in the meantime, a) take PBS’s excellent Hamilton quiz (we got 16 out of 16, natch!) and b) enjoy the teaser: