HAMILTON’S AMERICA DVD, THE MUSICAL – DOCUMENTARY ON DVD 2016, PBS – Broadway

HAMILTON’S AMERICA DVD, THE MUSICAL – DOCUMENTARY ON DVD 2016, PBS – Broadway Miranda’s
hip-hop historical smash gets in-depth making-of treatment in this PBS ‘Great
Performances’ doc, featuring extensive footage of the show’s original Broadway
cast.

Hamilton’s America is a testament to the dazzling
creativity and historical curiosity that went into writer-composer-performer
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s instant cultural landmark, as well as a solid indication
of why this musical juggernaut will continue to draw sellout crowds for years
to come.Following its Public Theater
premiere in February 2015, the show moved to Broadway in July that same year,
where it has grossed a phenomenal $112 million to date. A Chicago production is
currently in previews, a touring company will launch with extended runs in San
Francisco and Los Angeles early next year and a London staging is set to
follow. That means the show will become more widely accessible than it has been
in New York, where ticket prices have soared into the thousands on the resale
market. But there’s a unique thrill in watching the original team inhabit
characters they helped to create, boldly redefining American history in
multicultural contemporary terms.Beyond that, this densely packed 84-minute close-up
digs deep into the ways in which the musical has rescued its subject, Alexander
Hamilton, from relative obscurity, reaffirming his legacy as the principal
architect of the American economic model that remains in place today. Using
sharp graphic animations that draw on period etchings, the film offers as much
fodder for history and political students as it does for theater and music
fans.

This is a rare promotional DVD from PBS. Promotional DVDs are
the same as commercial DVDs except they have no inserts, packaging or colorful
labels. The DVD is stamped with basic
information and is sealed in a jewel case.
The disc contains the full documentary.  The item is in mint condition and has never been viewed.

Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung-and-rapped-through musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Miranda said he was inspired to write the musical after reading the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton .The show draws heavily from hip hop, as well as R&B, pop, soul, and traditional-style show tunes; and casts non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures. Miranda described Hamilton as about “America then, as told by America now”. (Wikipedia)