Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Goodreads best non-fiction book of 2016 From Tony
Award-winning composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his
groundbreaking hit musical Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is
as revolutionary as its subject the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British
defended the Constitution and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop pop R&B and
the best traditions of theater this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway
reveals the storytelling power of rap and claims the origins of the United States for a
diverse new generation. 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 an international 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.
