Adaptations
- A film version of 'Hamilton' was released on Disney+ in 2020, allowing a wider audience to experience the musical from their homes.
International Productions
- 'Hamilton' opened on London's West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre on December 21, 2017, and subsequently won seven Olivier Awards in 2018.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda reprised his title role in 'Hamilton' for the Puerto Rico production in 2019, which raised about $15 million for the Flamboyán Arts Fund to support Puerto Rican arts.
Musical Composition
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic recorded a 'Hamilton' songs polka medley in 2018 and released a video in 2020 using footage from the filmed version of 'Hamilton'.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda drew inspiration for 'Hamilton' from the 2004 biography 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow.
- 'The Hamilton Mixtape', released in 2016, features remixes and covers of the musical's songs, and debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200.
- The song 'Boom Goes the Cannon... by Mobb Deep incorporates a sample of 'Right Hand Man' from Hamilton and was one of the last records Havoc and Prodigy worked on before Prodigy passed away in June 2017.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda dedicated the track 'Boom Goes the Cannon...' to Queensbridge as a tribute to Mobb Deep's roots.
Production Facts
- The Ham4Progress Award for Educational Advancement was established in 2016 to support high school juniors from communities experiencing social injustice, in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation, the Miranda Family, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
- 'Hamilton' originally premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theater in Lower Manhattan on February 17, 2015.
- In 2022, the 'Transformers: BotBots' episode 'I, Cheeseburger' parodied 'Hamilton' with a musical featuring fast-food-themed song versions and an identical poster.
- The 'Modern Family' episode 'Weathering Heights' featured a parody of 'Alexander Hamilton' by Manny as part of his college application, revealing a trend of similar 'Hamilton' parodies in other applications.
- Gerard Alessandrini, known for 'Forbidden Broadway', wrote the revue 'Spamilton' which parodies 'Hamilton' and other Broadway shows; it premiered in New York at the Triad Theater and played at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago.
- Jeb! The Musical, an internet parody featuring Jeb Bush in the role of Alexander Hamilton, surfaced online in April 2016.
- The U.S. Treasury Department reversed a decision to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill after the increasing popularity of the Hamilton musical.
- Hamilton's producers pledged to allow 20,000 New York City public high school students from low-income families to see the show, with tickets priced at $10 each thanks to the Rockefeller Foundation.
- The choreographer of 'Hamilton', Andy Blankenbuehler, received a Special Drama Desk Award for his work, which is noted as being vital to the musical's storytelling.
- Hamilton holds the record for most Tony Award nominations with 16 nominations. It went on to win 11 Tony Awards, making it the second-most awarded single production in Tony history, behind 'The Producers' which won 12.
- The Ham4Ham shows, featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, were performed to entertain lottery participants and ultimately led to the initiation of an online ticket lottery due to its popularity.
- The original concept for Hamilton was performed at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word in 2009, marking the first public performance of material from the musical.
- 'Hamilton' received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016, highlighting its impact and critical acclaim.
- The musical received a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations in 2016 and went on to win 11, including Best Musical.
- In the Broadway production of 'Hamilton,' non-white actors are purposely cast as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures to reflect America's diverse identity.
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