The New Yorker Explains Why Presidential Candidates Should Listen to the HAMILTON Album

As a show intrinsically about politics, HAMILTON is a fitting Broadway show for America's presidential campaign season which is consuming our country.

The New Yorker suggests that in light of this, America's presidential candidates should listen to the newly released cast recording about "The $10 founding father without a father." Writer Rebecca Mead breaks down how characters in HAMILTON are relevant to today's politicians and that because of these similarities, they should really check out the show.

"In the person of Aaron Burr, the show poses the dilemma of the political aristocrat," Mead writes. "Belonging to the Colonial cultural élite by birthright, Burr, as incarnated by the silky Leslie Odom, Jr., is constantly balancing the desire to serve his own ambition with the pressure to honor his legacy." Because of this "legacy" idea, Mead suggests that Jeb Bush can relate to Burr.

"Burr's dilemma might be a familiar one for Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida. As the son and brother of former presidents, Bush is this season's preëminent legacy candidate-albeit one whose parents are still around."

While President Barack Obama has seen HAMILTON on Broadway, Hillary Clinton is the only presidential candidate to attend the show so far.

Mead goes on to also compare Burr's noncommittal position on polticial issues to former candidate Scott Walker, citing Walker's fundraising issues as a parallel. Click here to read the rest of her political comparisons and contrasts of HAMILTON characters to Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump, John Kaisch, and more.

The new musical Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composerLin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "Alexander Hamilton."

$10 front row seats for Hamilton - the new musical about the $10 Founding Father, AlexanderHamiltonare on sale for each show by lottery. The lottery begins two and half hours prior to each performance when patrons may enter their name at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St.) for a chance to buy up to two front row tickets for $10 each - Hamilton for "Hamilton." The winner's names will be drawn 2 hours before show time. Entrants must present photo ID, and the winners must pay with cash at the box office.

The cast of Hamilton is comprised of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), Daveed Diggs(Marquis De Lafayette,Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler),Christopher Jackson (George Washington),Jonathan Groff (King George), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler, Maria Reynolds), Javier Muñoz (Hamilton alternate), Okieriete Onaodowan(Hercules Mulligan, James Madison), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr),Anthony Ramos(John Laurens, PhilipHamilton) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton).

HAMILTON is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers and shot to death by Aaron Burr in their legendary duel.