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Song of the Day #2,849: ‘Alexander Hamilton’ – Hamilton cast

hamiltonLast year, my niece succumbed to Hamilton fever, a debilitating infection that my family soon learned is highly contagious. Over the summer she played two of the early tracks for us and we were intrigued enough to immediately order the album on Amazon.

Flash forward six months, and in one of the few truly spontaneous actions of my life, we have spent a ridiculous amount of money to fly to New York for the weekend and watch the Broadway phenomenon (and recent Pulitzer prize winner) live. I can’t freaking wait.

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Song of the Day #2,738: ‘My Shot’ – Hamilton Cast

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‘My Shot’ – Hamilton Cast

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway phenomenon Hamilton is the latest obsession in my household. My two daughters, in particular, have played it non-stop for weeks. I can only hope it helps bring up their history grades.

Hamilton is the latest cultural bombshell tossed our way by my niece, a sophomore at Boston’s Emerson College. Her enthusiastic pitch (including a sing-along performance of the opening track in her living room) was plenty incentive to buy the album on the spot.

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