Most musicals in today’s society have a message or issue that they want to address. This could be through their lyrics, choreography, casting choices, or it could be spread through different components throughout the musical. This is exactly what “Hamilton: The Musical” does to address certain issues. Written by Lin Manuel-Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail, Hamilton addresses many socio-political issues such as racism, classism, and how brutal and tense politics can get, especially between political rivals. Hamilton focuses on the story of Alexander Hamilton who was an immigrant in the United States and later on became one of the founding fathers of America, and had a political rival named Aaron Burr who watched Hamilton get all the dreams …show more content…
This helped display the message that revolutions and war were just as impactful on people of colour and minorities in the 18th and 19th centuries as they are today. The story follows the true tale of the founding fathers of the United States of America during the American Revolution and the events following shortly afterwards, leading to the death of Alexander Hamilton who was portrayed by Lin Manuel-Miranda in the original Broadway cast. A simple glance at the casting choices shows a sense of unity between all races and, according to Umeheria (1), indicates a post racial society. However, there are problems with this because the United States is far from a post racial society and people of colour still have a long way to go to receive the same rights as white people. Due to this, it now could be said that Lin Manuel Miranda was displaying a false idea of America and what American society values in modern day, and this is a huge critique that he has received. In an interview with the original cast of Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr., who played Aaron Burr, said he