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'''''Hamilton: An American Musical''''', popularly known as '''''Hamilton''''', is a musical written in 2015 by Lin-Manuel Miranda<ref>"Hamilton musical (2015)". All Musicals. Retrieved 4 May 2017.</ref> about the life and legacy of [[Alexander Hamilton]], one of the [[Founding Fathers]] of the United States of America. The musical is innovative, with a variety of genres of music being used to portray the story, but with an emphasis on hip-hop and rap. The play is also notable because it portrays the Founding Fathers as people of color; indeed, the entire cast, with the exception of Samuel Seabury and King George III, is composed of people of color. After hitting Broadway in 2015, the play became a national phenomenon. It recently began its fourth year at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (1,301 performances as of September 16, 2018).<ref>https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hamilton-499521</ref> There are currently three other productions of ''Hamilton'' playing: one touring the U.S. and Canada, one at the CIBC Theatre in [[Chicago]], and one at the Victoria Palace Theatre in [[London]]'s West End.<ref>https://hamiltonmusical.com/new-york/</ref> A 24-show run at the [[University of Puerto Rico]], starring Miranda, is set to begin in January 2019.<ref>https://flamboyanartsfund.org</ref>

'''''Hamilton: An American Musical''''', popularly known as '''''Hamilton''''', is a musical written in 2015 by Lin-Manuel Miranda<ref>"Hamilton musical (2015)". All Musicals. Retrieved 4 May 2017.</ref> about the life and legacy of [[Alexander Hamilton]], one of the [[Founding Fathers]] of the United States of America. The musical is innovative, with a variety of genres of music being used to portray the story, but with an emphasis on hip-hop and rap. The play is also notable because it portrays the Founding Fathers as people of color; indeed, the entire cast, with the exception of Samuel Seabury and King George III, is composed of people of color. It also received some controversy when the casting call was leaked and revealed that the play deliberately forbade any white people from playing any roles in the play.<ref>http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/03/29/hamilton-casting-call-non-white/</ref> After hitting Broadway in 2015, the play became a national phenomenon. It recently began its fourth year at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (1,301 performances as of September 16, 2018).<ref>https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/hamilton-499521</ref> There are currently three other productions of ''Hamilton'' playing: one touring the U.S. and Canada, one at the CIBC Theatre in [[Chicago]], and one at the Victoria Palace Theatre in [[London]]'s West End.<ref>https://hamiltonmusical.com/new-york/</ref> A 24-show run at the [[University of Puerto Rico]], starring Miranda, is set to begin in January 2019.<ref>https://flamboyanartsfund.org</ref>

The recording of the ''Hamilton'' score is currently the only album on [[Billboard]] to have received a perfect five-star rating.{{fact}}

The recording of the ''Hamilton'' score is currently the only album on [[Billboard]] to have received a perfect five-star rating.{{fact}}