When the heck are they gonna make the film version of this, so the rest of humanity can watch it? That’s how I finally watched A Chorus Line.
That is awesome news (and it’s precisely the kind of film I hoped for)! I’ll definitely be watching it then.
We’ve seen parts (I assume) of that filmed version on PBS - Hamilton’s America, I think it was called. It should be pretty cool on a big screen with a good sound system.
And it’s only a matter of time before every high school in the country does Hamilton as their Spring Musical - so patience will pay off if you can’t get to a pro show :)
I have a deep abiding love of high school drama, but… not the same.
Just waiting for the kids to become old enough that we can take a trip to London to watch this show (and in general, to start going to musical shows regularly again - there’s just something about stage shows in general that I love, and having small kids has really cut back on that). Hopefully it will still going by then.
If anyone doesn’t already know, check out the yearlong release of Hamildrops.
The last one that came out today has Obama on it.
I couldn’t find a recent theater thread so figured I’d piggyback on this one. We saw Wicked at the Pantages Theater in LA last night, strangely enough exactly 7 years to the day that we saw it last time it was in town. Different cast obviously but still amazing, and better overall than I remember. This is our first time getting a ticket package so we’ll be seeing a few more over the next 6 months as well.
It was pretty eerie seeing the uncomfortably close parallels to our country’s recent history in the show, like using the animals as a scapegoat to unite the masses, rampant lies from the land’s leader, etc. The replacement teacher that comes in with the lion cub did have a haircut that seemed a bit Nazi-like however, with an audible gasp from people around me as he removed his hat.
Apparently the actors can see what you’re doing in the theater, per Lin-Manuel Miranda performing the title role in Puerto Rico:
I have seen Wicked 3 times, in SF, here in Fresno and on Broadway. My daughter saw Wicked before any of us, at the Pantages Theater in LA, probably in 2006 maybe. A friend’s mother took her and her friend.
I’m just hoping it continues long enough on the West End for me to get a chance to watch it there. Haven’t had much opportunity to watch musical theater since we got kids.
I hope it does - such a good show.
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LOL… Listen to the piece to hear the music.
Went to see Hamilton in London for the fifth time last week (no you have a problem), we passed by the theatre early and were on our way to get some food. And there, walking along the street as if he was a normal person, we saw Alex Lacamoire! He seemed super nice and let us take a photo with my wife & kids. I assume he was around due to Dear Evan Hansen opening last week - we saw it on Saturday and it was amazing (especially the actor playing Evan, Sam Tutty, who was incredible) - but I know he checks in on Hamilton productions from time to time.
Felt the need to post this here because no one I tell in IRL is even slightly impressed or knows who he is :(
That’s really nice.
I often wonder how much it costs these people to be so nice and open with fans. I believe it must be a bit of a rush, and having fans has its perks, but it must also be some effort on their part and well…
I agree, and hope we were mindful of the imposition - it all took about 15-20 seconds in total, and only happened because we noticed him standing next to us as we were waiting to cross a road.
March shows here in LA have been canceled. Hoping we’ll still be able to see it in April but prospects are probably dim at this point.