Joey are you gonna do more musicals since you liked this one? I recommend "Hedwig and the angry inch" any cast is good but Darren's run in it is amazing
You missed quite a bit so a re-watch is a great idea. Four of the characters change to alternate characters in the second act including the sister Peggy becoming Miranda Reynolds. I'm glad you watched even though it's not your usual thing. Hamilton the musical is brilliantly done and needs multiple viewings to get all the detail.
The woman that plays Angelica is Renée Elise Goldsberry, shes probably one of the most talented singers I’ve ever heard she’s also 50 which is unbelievable considering she looks like she could me the youngest
@@josepass2563 you're not the first person to make this mistake 😂 see this tweet from the Hamilton creator from 2015 : twitter.com/lin_manuel/status/568243453206913024?lang=en
Just a fun and really interesting fact for all of you at 26:24 the lady who is holding the bullet is Ariana DeBose. She is apart of the company and plays “the bullet.” She is the first to die in the show as seen in You’ll be back after she was suspected of espionage. Since then she becomes a symbol for death in the musical. In stay alive she holds the bullet that misses Hamilton. Then in the battle of Yorktown she helps John Lauren’s kill a red coat, and after they succeed she shakes his hand and The next character to die is Laurens. Then in Blow us all away she flirts with Phillip and tells him where to find George Eaker which then leads to Phillips death, she was literally flirting with death. Then she finally catches Burrs bullet and slowly makes her way over to Hamilton. However Eliza stops her movement for a while, but she manages to get around her and the bullet hits Hamilton anyway. And although it wasn’t confirmed, some believe that because she played Sally in What’d I miss, and opens Jefferson’s letter, that leads to the downfall (or death) or Jefferson’s Legacy. I thought this was really important and interesting.
c h i a r a I’m sorry I didn’t know, my friend told me all this and I thought it would be nice to share it with you guys. But I’m not like quoting anyone, this is just a common knowledge, it’s not like the guy who wrote it first is the only one who can share the info. I’m not taking any credit for it
The way this is filmed is like an actual movie without the audience (so they can get all of the different shots. Then they film it live in front of an audience so you get the feeling of live theatre and all of the takes are cut together
This is a Pro Shot -- filmed over 3-4 performances with an audience. Many plays and almost all musicals have one for archival/cast review purposes. The Hamilton Powers-that-be just decided to sound engineer, mix and edit it into this and release it (originally they were going for movie screens next year, but then pandemic)
Joe: I tend to find musicals entertaining Joe: I was supposed to react to Harry Potter today. Me, galaxy brain: Joe needs to react to a very potter musical
Lin Manuel-Miranda was the creator of the show and he was the same person who performed as Alexander Hamilton so he created the show and played the lead. He took the phrase "if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself" to a new level. RESPECT TO HIM
My new hobby is watching non-theater people react to Hamilton and realize how incredible it is! My favorite voices are Jasmine Cephas Jones' (Mariah/Peggy) and Phillips Soo's (Eliza) but all of the preformers are incredible, even the ensemble (especially the ensemble)
Eliza meets Hamilton at the end in heaven, and Hamilton leads her to the front of the stage and that’s where Eliza sees the audience and sees that all of her work made a difference and their stories were told, that’s why she gasps at the end
It’s all up to interpretation. The different Elizas have their own way of interpreting what the gasp means. Some of them do it as a last breath, others do it as a gasp. For me I personally like the theory that Lin is walking Eliza up to see the audience to show that her and her husband’s story hasn’t been forgotten, since she was so keen about whether she did enough.
Never in a million years did I think I’d be watching my favourite RU-vidr react to my favourite musical! Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now! 💛
Let’s all take a second to think about how insanely talented Lin Manuel Miranda is. This man wrote, composed, and played the lead in Hamilton. He took a story very few people knew and turned it into something that had never been done before, which then blew up and is now loved by people all over the world. How is it even possible to fit that much talent into one person?!
The Burr-Hamilton rivalry goes a LOT deeper than the play, actually. After the elections Burr read in the paper one day that from a third-person account that Hamilton had basically talked shit to him to a group of these wealthy people at a fancy dinner (wealthy people have always run Amerrica but in the 1700's you couldn't even vote unless you had land so it could have essentially had the power to ruin his life) Hamilton called him dangerous and untrustworthy and expressed an "even more despicable opinion" (no one knows exactly what the opinion was, but some people have guessed that he accused him of incest with his daughter--Burr was super into the idea of equal education for women when a lot of men weren't so he made sure to pay close attention to her studies as she grew up and was very proud of her, so I guess that's where the idea came from) Burr sent Hamilton the newspaper to ask if these things were true and demanded an apology, and kept asking him over a period of several months before challenging him to a duel because that's just what they did back then
The duel was years after the election of 1800 when Burr ran as a Federalist in the race to be Governor of New York in 1804. This was the second major election that Hamilton made it a point to oppose Burr's candidacy. Hamilton liked to call Burr a Catiline meaning demagogue who tried to overturn the Roman republic. That is how the writers saying Hamilton accused Burr of incest rumors started. Burr isn't the only one Hamilton called a Catiline though so it was probably just political trash-talking and not personal trash related. The dinner and election were in April but Burr finds out about it in June. So months after he lost the election, but right as talk of the next Presidential election was starting. Burr wasn't Jefferson's running mate this time around so he's in a bad place right as the letter is published. He demands an apology form, Hamilton. Ham trashed talked Burr so much he doesn't really remember the dinner. And he was also always the lawyer and goes into this like it's a lawsuit. All of the affairs of honors Hamilton was involved in personally, minus the Laurens/Lee one, ended in letters. (Hamilton wasn't officially involved with his son's duel. John Barker Church--Angelica's husband--is who provided the pistols in both Phill's&Ham's duels. He also had an actual duel with Burr himself in 1799). This one went all the way and Hamilton died. Beware who you trash talk! Even if you believe every word you are saying! The dueling letters make for interesting theatre themselves (though a bit dryer). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r3BLAlDinDo.html
hamilton’s “ten duel commandments” is a nod to notorious BIG’s “ten crack commandments” 😊 there’s actually a buncha hip hop references throughout the musical!
2:25 i actually cackled at this. I think first time watchers should definitely have subs since there are a lot of moments with people singing quietly or rapping at the speed of sound.
To really understand Washington and Hamilton's relationship, you have to watch the History Channel's biography on Hamilton. It was said that Washington was a son-less father and Hamilton was a fatherless son. Also, Hamilton's enemies waited until Washington died to bring him down. If you liked Burn, listen to First Burn. It's kinda an extended version. Eliza is pissed off in it and she lets Alexander have it.
In response to your question about how they did the close-ups: They filmed the show a total of 3 nights. 2 nights in front of a crowd, and one night without anyone in the theatre for the closeups!
I recommend buying Hamilton: the Revolution (by Lin and Jeremy McCarter). It's all behind the scenes and about the creation. Actual excerpt from a letter written by Alexander Hamilton, to John Laurens in April 1779: "Cold in my professions, warm in my friendships, I wish, my Dear Laurens, it might be in my power, by action rather than words, to convince you that I love you. I shall only tell you that ’till you bade us Adieu, I hardly knew the value you had taught my heart to set upon you. Indeed, my friend, it was not well done. You know the opinion I entertain of mankind, and how much it is my desire to preserve myself free from particular attachments, and to keep my happiness independent on the caprice of others. You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. But as you have done it and as we are generally indulgent to those we love, I shall not scruple to pardon the fraud you have committed, on condition that for my sake, if not for your own, you will always continue to merit the partiality, which you have so artfully instilled into me."
My sisters bf is actually friends who plays Lauren/Philip. They were co workers at a bakery for a couple years or so before he started doing hamilton rehearsals
I saw Hamilton blind too! I knew some of the songs because of pop cultureand about Lin and such, but actually watching the story was insane Angelica's actress is crazy, Daveed and Phillipa too. and of course Lin is insanely talented, and is super nice from what I've seen so watching someone watch it blind and getting excited like I did is very nice, thank you :) (follow most of your other reactions, merlin is the best show ever)
The girl who gets killed after "you'll be back" is super important. She is known as the bullet. After her neck gets snapped whenever she talks to, touches, or interacts with any of the main cast they die. She is the ever looming demise of Hamilton.
They tend to have one person play more than one part in Hamilton so in history, Peggy, the third schuyler sister, had died from an illness. So the woman who plays Peggy now plays a woman named Maria Reynolds.
Lin Manuel Miranda is a prodigy! This play is history in the making! Feeling grateful for being a part of it! Liked your reaction! YOU MUST WATCH THE ENTIRE PLAY... it will change your life! Good vibes always, from NYC!
First time watching but him saying “I’m not sure if I’ve seen a musical” and has a whole disney background is hilarious. IMO if you’ve ever seen a Disney movie you’ve been watching musicals
I am sooooo happy you reacted to this!! I'm gonna be honest though, I saw this in my sub feed and instantly thought, "Jesus, Americans barely know American history, how the hell is he gonna fare??" lol but I'm glad you were able to keep up with it and enjoyed it! I'm a big musical theater (and colonial history) nerd so this is by far my favorite musical of all time!
Never in a million years did I think you would react to Hamilton, what a happy surprise😭❤️ seeing as you love Renée's (Angelica) voice, I recommend you listen to the song "congratulations" which was cut from the musical but it's basically Angelica roasting Hamilton and it's amazing ✨
Just smiling as every new song you're like "wait no THIS one is my favorite" and "i just got chills AGAIN, how did they manage to do that 50 times already?" Hamilton is definitely a masterpiece
There are so many callbacks, foreshadowing and motifs that you can watch it for the sixth time and still you notice some new stuff that you didn't before. So multiple viewings are really rewarding in hamilton. There is a hamilton and motifs video essay on RU-vid you can find easily that i really love and i guarantee it will blow your mind. Also for those of you who wants to know more about the behind the scenes of this play there are a lot of Lin Manuel Miranda interviews you can find in youtube. There is also a documentary about the play called Hamilton's America.
One of the things I say is one of my greatest achievements is that I know this whole musical by heart, and I love seeing my fav RU-vidr react to my fav Broadway show!! ❤️💙
He slept with Maria Reynolds, not with Peggy 😂 But it's the same actress, like with the main actors who play different roles in the two acts: Lafayette=Jefferson, Mulligan=Madison, Laurens=Philip :)
They filmed it three times and edited it together-- one filming was done specifically with no audience to get the close ups. I enjoy seeing someone's blind reaction to it.
I have absolutely loved watching all these reactors go in blind and seeing them put the pieces together. Every single time when satisfied starts "what's going onnnn?!?" "Omgggg an affair?!?" "Ooohhhhhh it's her side of the last song!"
I don’t know if you catched this but the reason Eliza gasps at the end is because when Hamilton goes behind her, Lin is no longer playing Hamilton, he is playing himself. He then leads her to the front of the stage where she breaks the fourth wall and sees the audience carrying her legacy. That’s why I love this musical, there are so many little moments that mean so much This whole thing is a theory btw
It's a nice theory about Lin breaking character but Lin kinda debunked this theory on his Twitter a few days ago (tweet was written July 8th) - I love all the interpretations and I like to think it's Eliza breaking the 4th wall seeing that she was successful in passing on not only her husband's legacy but her own even after burning her letters (after all, the show is called Hamilton - it could be referring to them both and we certainly wouldn't have known what we do know about him without her)! :)
Not true - what Eliza sees at the end is up to the interpretation of the actress playing the role and to the audience watching. Lin and Thomas Kail (director) are both on record about this. Some have said she sees heaven, others eternity, others the audience. You can choose one interpretation you like best, but it's not "correct" any more than the others are correct. It's also impossible to say that it's Lin breaking character and showing her the audience because then how do all of the other actors who play Hamilton do the scene - they're not Lin, they didn't write it, they can't present the audience to her.
Totally disagree with this theory. You can look at Lin Manuel who remains in total character and never suggest that he is anything other than still Hamilton. While there can be different interpretations as to what the gasp at end is, the theory that she is looking at the audience is not one that makes sense in the realm of the actions of the other characters.
Shows like Hamilton where every line of dialogue is sung is called an opera, whereas a musical is a play where lines are spoken until a musical number starts.
there's a video where Emma Watson interviews Lin Manuel (creator of the show and actor who portrays Hamilton), and they even cast the main characters of the show in Hogwarts houses! You should definitely watch it
_Hamilton_ started life as a concept album, and it was only later that Miranda turned it into a musical, so yeah, the point is very definitely the songs (and also he finds one particular biography of Hamilton fascinating)
I'm sure someone has mentioned it by now, but I figured I can explain a bit about the filming process. The show was filmed over the course of "2 and a half" performances. Two of them were actual live performances in front of an audience, with cameras set up around the house to get the wide shots. The remaining "half" of a performance was filmed without an audience, with cameras on the stage so that they could get the close-ups.
YESSSS thank you so much for reaching to this!!! it’s always so fun to see someone watch Satisfied for the first time and become an immediate Renee stan. ❤️
Never watched/heard about Hamilton before, so I had to watch this play/film, before I could watch your reaction. This play is incredible and so wonderful and I am so happy that you reacted to it, because I wouldn't have watched it otherwise. So thank you
You know, I'm currently in the middle of reading the biography that inspired Lin to write this musical and...god damn, no wonder he was so inspired. It's such a good biography and not dull like a lot of biographies of historical figures. Also, there's no question that Alexander Hamilton makes for a really fascinating subject of a musical. The man actually reminds me of the song "Beautiful Disaster", because that's exactly what Alexander Hamilton was. The most intellectually brilliant of the Founding Fathers, a vociferous abolitionist, diligent, unwavering, brave, kind, etc.... and yet also a boiling mass of insecurity, unable to let go of a grievance, unable to know when to shut up, unable to resist straying from his marriage, and despite being such an intelligent man, he was completely ignorant when it came to knowing when he's being played, either by his political enemies or by a pair of cons trying to blackmail him for money. Honestly, considering what a volatile creature Hamilton was, plus the nasty shit people like Jefferson pulled on him (and Jefferson did it sneakily, hiring other people to write the lies for him) and the utter chaos that was the beginning of the U.S. I'm baffled that anyone at the time was surprised that Hamilton's life would end how it did.
"Why would he do this?" Because the thing his political enemies tried to accuse him of was FAR worse than an affair, so he had the choice to admit to the affair or declare himself guilty of crimes of corruption and speculation that he was innocent of. As to why he did it SO publicly with the Reynolds Pamphlet, well...that was Hamilton's way, really. If he was being accused of something, he protested his innocence to everyone who would read his writings, instead of just proving it directly to the people who accused him and leave it at that. (Though, honestly, with how often Jefferson and his crew lied about him, it might have been damaging to his marriage, it was probably for the best so that they couldn't pretend he never gave evidence of his innocence.)
Oh, I don't know. I think slimy was the last thing he was. He was blunt to the point of being a dick to people he disagreed with and unable to moderate the way he expressed his opinion, but he was *never* slimy. It was actually commented on by multiple people that it seemed Burr had no strong convictions, and was perceived as bending to whatever side would get him further up the ladder of power faster. Hamilton hated Jefferson's opinions, but at least Jefferson *had* expressed opinions. That's why Burr had that line in the musical, "Talk less, smile more. Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for."
This was such a joy to see you going in blind and loving it, reminds me of how much it blew me away when I first heard the soundtrack. I was lucky enough to see this live in London and man it was incredible. I nerded over the lighting design for ages. The production, like the drums in the songs get you right in the chest and the standing ovation at the end was so long. Hamilton started with Lin Manuel Miranda doing a slam poetry evening at the white house for Obama like 8 years ago and he said he was working on a concept album about treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton- and everyone laughed, but by the end of the song they were captivated- it's on youtube somewhere. But yeah, Obama played a big role in the story of this musical. Took him 8 years to write and there is a whole album made by big name rappers inspired by the show, because it also uses a lot of rap references that got huge respect from pretty much every hip hop artist who saw the show. Also- the guy who played Laffayette/Jefferson- this was his first stage role. Lin just cast him because he was the only guy who he knew that could rap fast enough for the part. He's in a group called clipping. that does like experimental rap/glitch music.
Yay for Hamilton - thanks for sharing your reaction as a newbie to the musical! I was actually lucky enough to work as an usher for the show when it opened in Chicago a few years ago which was phenomenal (not kidding when I say I saw it probably close to 200 times as part of my work)! If you ever do get the chance to see it live, do try to go - this proshot is wonderful but it was created to be experienced in the theatre and the energy in the crowd is incredible when you do see it live! On a small aside as someone who loves history and has been fascinated with this time period, the whole concept of dueling is a bit weird by our standards (especially since it was mostly illegal by Hamilton's time, hence the line "everything is legal in New Jersey") but the main purpose of dueling back then was kinda tied in to personal honor (in this case, defending your honor and beliefs to the point where you are willing to stare down a gun and die for it) - the fact that Alexander's honor was being tarnished by George Eacker meant that his son Philip couldn't just ignore the gauntlet being tossed and he had to see the duel through at the risk of being stigmatized as a coward for the rest of his life and further diminishing his father's reputation as a result - that's why Hamilton gave Philip his guns and the advice... the duels would rarely get to the stage where they would go to the dueling ground so no doubt Philip would be nervous about how to act
Hey guy! Soooooo many people have Hamilton Film Reaction's on RU-vid. I stumbled on yours today, looking for something else. You said you wanted to know about the behind the scenes of this. Wouldn't we all. You likely know already, though, at least, that the film was recorded over 3 sessions: 2 live shows, and 1 day they went in and filmed the entire show with no audience. This is how they got the behind shots, overheads, and closeups. Also, the opening song, when Leslie sings, "What's Your Name Man"? -introducing Alexander Hamilton, and Lin shows up on stage, this is a moment that the audience is roaring in screams and thunderous applause. In the film there is absolute silence - so we know this scene was taken from the day of filming with no audience. That applause would have likely gone on and on and on! Anyway, thanks for doing this!
I have been watching you for months dude, and the fact that you are reacting to my fav musical OOOOO CHEFS KISS 👌🏼 I have been binge watching Hamilton reactions and can’t wait to see yours now too yay
TheTrophyMuncher no worries! :) midway through watching now! I feel like theres so much bts hamilton content that you could do a twitch reaction to a lot of it like you did with glee 😊 like deleted songs or performances etc
Thank you so much for this great reaction, Joe! 🙏💕😍 Definitely glad to find you, as scrolling through your playlists I see you've reacted to soooooo many of the shows I've seen! 😍 It will take me ages to get through them all but I've bookmarked many of your playlists so I'm going to do my level best! 🤣🥰 Also, I see you were getting some upsettingly rude comments from people and I'm so sorry you have to deal with that stuff! 😔🥺😔 One thing I will say just from my own experience is that I find when someone comes at me with hate, I come back at them with much love and they change their tune pretty quickly 🤷😅 Not that you need some weird random stranger on the internet tryna give you advice, lol, so yeah, feel free to just ignore me! 🤣🙊 Anyway, thanks again so much for this great reaction! Much love from Canada! 🙏🥰
I dunno if anyone mentioned this yet but this was filmed in front of a live audience and then filmed again without the audience for the close up shots (and any other shots). The way its cut and pieced together is how we get this seamless close up and far away shots. Thats why sometimes some of the cast are missing minor details/props! :))
"Wait, who's this guy?" And then thinking Hamilton got a promotion to General? Rewind that, dear. You totally missed the fact that was General George Washington, the hero of the American Revolution (well, hero on this side of the pond), and later the first president of the United States.
I saw Hamilton for the first time when it came out on Disney+... And when I tell you that I have been listening to this damn album all day every day 😍 (guess you can say I listen to it non stop)
If you're not familiar with the history of this period and Hamilton's life, consider reading the Wiki pages on Hamilton and Burr before you re-watch. It will give you more background and will explain a lot. Also, they did take license with the facts and the timeline but it is based on biography of Hamilton written in 2004. Great to see your reaction!
Oh you NEED to listen to Congratulations, it's a song that didn't end up making it to the official ost but it's like a continuation of Angelica's speech on The Reynolds Pamphlet, you're gonna love it
The reason you never reacted to anything like Hamilton is there has never been a production like Hamilton! Lin Manuel Miranda is a national treasure that should be protected at all costs.
During the intermission segment you were talking about the filming of it. It was shot over three days. Day one was a matinee showing (late morning/early afternoon) confront of a crowd and then the rest of the day the focused on about 3 or 4 scenes/songs for close ups without a crowd. Day two was all close ups with out a crowd. Day three they did remaking close ups and an evening performance with a crowd. Lin, the guy who wrote it and played Alexander, did an interview where he talked about the filming of it.
I believe it was actually put together from three recordings, all on the same night. Two with audience, and one without (to get the cameraman on stage for close-ups)
The woman that plays Angelica is on a new show called Zoey's Extraordinary's Playlist (she's in like the last 3 episodes of season 1 and its getting a second season). If you like Glee you might like it, they sing popular songs.
