VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jeremy McCarter Talk New Book 'HAMILTON: The Revolution'

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As everyone knows, the groundbreaking hip-hop musical Hamilton telling the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton, is the hottest ticket on Broadway. Since previews began in July, the show has sold more than $61 million in tickets.

Today, fans can get a backstage look at the musical in a new book, "Hamilton: The Revolution." Show creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda and cultural critic Jeremy McCarter, who co-wrote the book, joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss the process of creating the musical. Shares Miranda, "For me the fun of writing this book was it actually gave us sort of a moment to reflect in the making of it."

While casting notices have been the subject of controversy in recent weeks, it remains uncertain how long the current HAMILTON cast will remain with the show. "Everyone's contracted for a year and everyone has the the option to re-up," Miranda tells CBS's Charlie Rose. Watch the appearance below!

HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages--"since before this was even a show," according to Miranda--traces its development from an improbable perfor­mance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is published here.

Their account features photos by the renowned Frank Ockenfels and veteran Broadway photographer, Joan Marcus; exclusive looks at notebooks and emails; interviews with Questlove, Stephen Sond­heim, leading political commentators, and more than 50 people involved with the production; and multiple appearances by Presi­dent Obama himself. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became a national phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot.