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re: Hamilton streaming on Disney+ July 3rd
Posted on 7/4/20 at 11:21 am to Fewer Kilometers
Posted on 7/4/20 at 11:21 am to Fewer Kilometers
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I watched it last night and was immediately bored.
Still haven't watched it yet. My wife and I listened to the cast album nonstop for a few months, but I've often suspected that the format of theater just isn't really made for a production like this.
Musicals are usually designed around the songs representing a break from reality for the chatacters. The play is real and the songs are fantasy.
Hamilton is the opposite. The stage production is an orchestrated fantasy and the songs are largely lengthy exposition, lessons from 10th grade history with a hip hop beat behind it. I don't say that to diminish them - I think the OCR is a groundbreaking masterpiece - but I can understand why having people stand on stage singing you a 3 hour lecture would be less engaging than the $600 price tag would lead you to expect.
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Posted on 7/4/20 at 2:12 pm to Muthsera
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I've often suspected that the format of theater just isn't really made for a production like this
I listened to the entire thing while I browsed on my phone. Some of the songs were interesting, but other than the King it seemed like more of a concert than a play.
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