Hamilton the Musical Cast Recording streaming on NPR

The cast recording for the amazing new Broadway musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda is available to stream this week on NPR! The digital release is on Friday.

I just saw it and was blown away. I can't stop listening to it... every time I do I catch something I didn't before!

Link below:

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/21/440925873/first-listen-cast-recording-hamilton

Thank you so much for posting this! I'm listening now and am knocked out. Love hip hop and was expecting cheese, but this is phenomenal. Thanks again!

I might have to do with this for a while as I imagine getting tickets will be next to impossible...

project37 said:
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm listening now and am knocked out. Love hip hop and was expecting cheese, but this is phenomenal. Thanks again!
I might have to do with this for a while as I imagine getting tickets will be next to impossible...

It's really terrific. I'm already a fan of his from In The Heights, but I think this is a whole other level. You really have to pay attention though, there's SO much detail (and I'm realizing how rusty I am on my American history...). The performances are terrific as well, and I really hope the actor playing Aaron Burr, Leslie Odom Jr, is nominated for a Tony for this role.

Tickets are on sale for the spring which is probably your best bet unless you want to pay a fortune through a broker!

The cast recording is now available to buy on iTunes!! I pre-ordered it so it was downloaded to my phone this morning Apparently it's also on Spotify.

cool! was JUST reading about this play in The Nation.

One of the greatest things about "Hamilton" is that it inspires folks to find out more about such a vital part of American history. Lin-Manuel Miranda, upon reading the Ron Chernow Hamilton bio, couldn't believe that a film or play had never been done about Alexander Hamilton before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWO7VZl7iGA

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ron-chernow/alexander-hamilton-2/

I bought tickets for next May. The music borders on genius.

PeggyC, that's true. But I also think the entire concept is reflective of Miranda's genius. He reads an 800-page biography and his first thought is "how has no one made this a musical?" I'd wager to guess no one else even THOUGHT about that!

Amazon Prime members - you can stream it for free!

project37 said:
Amazon Prime members - you can stream it for free!

You can stream free on Spotify too! That's what I do at work

I'm going in February. Should I listen ahead of time or be surprised. I am not a hip hop fan but even to me, the clips I've seen look really good.

hoops said:
The music borders on genius.

TarheelsInNj said:
But I also think the entire concept is reflective of Miranda's genius.

Hence, the recent MacArthur Genius grant for Mr. Miranda.

hoops said:
I bought tickets for next May. The music borders on genius.

This is one musical I'd willing to shell out the $$ to see. Hmmm.

sarahzm said:
I'm going in February. Should I listen ahead of time or be surprised. I am not a hip hop fan but even to me, the clips I've seen look really good.

Hmm... since you actually have tickets and are going soon(ish), I might wait. It's a sung-through musical so you really hear almost all of it on the recording. It's not that there are any surprises (not like Book of Mormon or a show like that!) but it's awesome to let it unfold while you're there watching.

Whereas I had my husband listen to it, because there's no chance we're getting tickets anytime soon I went with friends for my birthday. And the upside is if you are NOT going to see it soon, you can listen to it and appreciate most of it! The staging is great but the brilliance is definitely in the words, music and performances.

sarahzm said:
I'm going in February. Should I listen ahead of time or be surprised. I am not a hip hop fan but even to me, the clips I've seen look really good.

You should read the 800-page biography and then listen to the music

mjh said:

sarahzm said:
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I'm working backwards from this. I was inspired to read the novel but honestly, I feel like I'm learning so much from the 2.5 hour musical it's hard to motivate Every time I listen I catch another glimmer.

Like for example, I had no idea Alexander Hamilton founded the NY Post. I learned that one of the umpteenth times I listened... it's almost a throwaway line.