BLACK PEOPLE WATCH HAMILTON(ACT 1)

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A couple of black guys named Noob & Awesome along with a Jewish girl named Danielle watch Act 1 of the Disney movie of the Broadway musical "Hamilton". It was fire y'all. This is a first time blind reaction. We have never seen this before.

[@TwoScoopsXD]

If y'all got time. Peep our hour long break down/review of each and every track from the musical kzbin.info/www/bejne/g56XfYurqqabkKc

[@robmarar]

Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "Alexander Hamilton" at The White House Poetry Jam in 2008. The 1st song he wrote for Hamilton and the moment the hype began! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2nCcoWaadR-n6s

[@janp3331]

Do you have a Patreon with the full reaction?

[@imasimp1088]

@@robmarar when I was born 😮

[@awesomedude5558]

I just want to say that this was an amazing, and amazingly entertaining, reaction video. It really caught my eye and kept my attention. Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[@caiden7911]

I know I’m like 5 months late but the reason it sounds like a song from your childhood is because Lin Manuel Miranda wrote songs in the pbs kids show Electric Company

[@1325691342]

“This guy barely moves” King George: My crown weighs 50 pounds how do you expect me to dance?

[@bcasey2830]

Exactly. If he moved his head slightly to the side, he’d fall over. He’s also in heels and his cape weighs as well. That’s why he’s walking so carefully.

[@smolsews3760]

Ngl as a theatre graduate who focused mainly on physical and dance theatre I appreciated this so much more than the rest of the choreography cos like... Do you have any idea how difficult it is to move like this while wearing a costume like that? Cos it's so much more difficult than it looks and takes so much training

[@caligal1090]

ok but nobody knows that lol

[@Radien]

@@smolsews3760 - I heard that his weird little cross-step walk was entirely so he could keep his balance. I definitely appreciate Jonathan Groff after seeing him in this show.

[@Radien]

@@caligal1090 - You'd be surprised... The fact that his crown was super heavy is well-known to fans. He must have mentioned it in a TV interview at some point.

[@MitraKesava]

Oh it's so funny how EVERYONE (myself included) tries to stunt on Hamilton when they first hear about it. The musical theater nerds are like "There's rapping in my showtunes? No thanks." The hip hop heads are like "Why you trying to ruin bars with corny history and shit?" And the history teachers are just happy it exists at all. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is give it 4 minutes and you're fucking hooked. It's so crazy how we all think we know better before just giving something a chance.

[@graceho7479]

I know! Before I listened to Hamilton people were recommending it to me for YEARS, but i thought “hip-hop isn’t my thing” I’m so glad I got around to listening to it in early October (2019) I’ve been hooked ever since!

[@MitraKesava]

@@graceho7479 I'm a hip hop head, I thought they were going to turn my favorite music into a cheese fest. Turns out it was fire. Now I'm bumping Right Hand Man and Guns and Ships in the wip on the regular.

[@phoebeahn8941]

Yeah! For two years, I didn't both listening to it because I thought it didn't have the time, but in my junior year I actually paid attention to the lyrics when I was doing math HW. Totally hooked from there on out. I still listen to it when I drive and I'm a college sophomore now 😂

[@SobiTheRobot]

Some of the history nuts do complain about its inaccuracies and the apparent misinformation that causes.

[@slytherpufflover6439]

Al, my friends were obsessed with hamilton and I couldn’t understand why, then one of my friends played yorktown(it was the first song in Hamilton I ever heard) and from then I was hooked. This was March of 2018

[@starlesseyes5713]

"Isn't there gay fan fiction about this?" That caught me so off guard haha he's right though

[@TwoScoopsXD]

It exists

[@zevraluna1899]

Isn't there gay fan fiction for just about everything these days? Xp

[@hannahlake4794]

LMAOOA it's funny cause some historians believe that hamilton was bisexual and he had sexual relations with Laurens

[@r12joy96]

@@hannahlake4794 that seems like something straight white girls think

[@hannahlake4794]

@@r12joy96 Good thing I'm none of those. Your statement sounds like something a homophobic straight male would say.

[@brunamorales562]

You forgot to tell him about the woman playing, "the bullet"! She's basically a death omen. It's BRILLIANT once you actually see it

[@autumnporter1545]

Wait, what are you talking about?

[@TheWhocaresusername]

@@autumnporter1545 there is a background dancer who shows up when someone is going to die basically

[@cybrinacook2398]

She was killed at the beginning for espionage and then she kept showing up as an omen of death.

[@ancalagonite434]

Autumn Porter m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV67qICHdpdpnpo this video explains it .

[@nighteowl]

@@TheWhocaresusername Bullet hovers around or near Hamilton through the entire show, fulfilling his prophetic feeling, “I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory,” the way unexpected death accompanied him from his childhood to his own dueling death. ☺️ Such an incredibly written show.

[@SierraThorne]

When you mention the background people being so good, i want to point out its because they all have specific roles. One background dancer is known as The Bullet. She acts as death foreshadowing the whole musical its insane, until you see her carry the final bullet that kills Hamilton. Its so good

[@kuroo5842]

I noticed that she was handling most of the death things but never tied into that

[@katl3013]

Her name is Ariana Debose, and she’s going to play Anita in the remake of West Side Story that comes out in December 👀

[@anni975]

@@katl3013 wait what? I didn't know there was a west side story remake! That's so cool!

[@merrytunes8697]

@@katl3013Fast forward to now and she's won oodles of awards.

[@browngirlhali9865]

When Lin Manuel told president Obama about his idea to the musical, he laughed into he realized that he was serious then he (Obama) said It sounded like a terrible idea, so he should do it

[@Random-tk8co]

Imagine how embarrassed Lin Manuel Miranda was

[@christinacody5845]

@@Random-tk8co And then he went on to prove Obama wrong (about it being a terrible idea). I love that (not Obama being wrong, that he was ABLE to prove him wrong).

[@ami5968]

I understood this as Obama going, "that's terrible haha. You should do it"

[@tramtranthanh9913]

didn't Obama go several times and wouldn't shut up talking about it at lunch until his Vice went to see it too??

[@browngirlhali9865]

@@tramtranthanh9913 yes. He liked after he saw. Lin-Manuel went to do a spoken word in the White House and he performed Alexander Hamilton than he said his plans to it and everyone in the room thought it was a joke

[@user-qd5gq9ec8k]

Fun Facts: One of the biggest irony’s of the musical is that Hercules Mulligan is actually a white twig, but they purposely made him (and his songs) savage The actor for King George actually doesn’t move much because his cape and crown are actually *extremely* heavy, his walk when he’s first going on stage looks funny but he’s actually just trying not to fall down

[@incredulousdisbelief9841]

Older white guy here. This show is beyond anything I had ever expected. Simply incredible. And I kind of despise Hamilton the person. But the greatness of this show is the performance and execution by this great cast of very well written material. Diggs, Odom, Jackson, these guys carry the show for me and if these parts had been handled differently I don't think I could have bought in. Jackson as Washington was the final piece of the puzzle for me. He had me on the verge of tears twice in this show. Powerful performance.

[@spacemomsdaughter3549]

One Last Time puts me in tears every time

[@shinedownism]

same, he was absolutely amazing

[@thehopeofeden597]

Honestly nothing makes me happier than new people getting proven wrong about Hamilton. It always lives up to the hype!

[@nesleehan5]

I think you guys would enjoy watching some lin manuel miranda interviews about hamilton 'cause there are A LOT of references to hiphop artists and others that can blow your mind. And watching him fanboying over other artists while talkin' about the references and stuff is just so wholesome! I suggest, as a starter, the one interview where he talks about the song helpless being an homage to jah rule and ashanti and how they came to the show. Trust me it is good.

[@StuartBakerUK]

Great reactions. I'm slightly gutted there wasn't one for Hercules during Battle of Yorktown. His entrance in that is straight fire

[@ParadiseLoading]

That entrance is LIT!!

[@megandunnett7900]

I like how the girl pointed out the reference to South Pacific. My personal favourite reference is the one to Pirates of Penzance when Washington talks about being a modern major general.

[@shariarmstrong3018]

I went down a rabbit trail of Hamilton Reaction videos yesterday and found your two Hamilton videos today. Our teenage daughter became obsessed with the soundtrack when it first came out (she's almost 20 now), listened to it all the time, and could sing it, even the rap stuff. Then her now 10-yo sister started listening to it, too. I listened to it, kind of, when they were, but didn't really pay attention to it. I'm that 52-yo white woman you're talking about LOL. I'm a music geek, grew up watching musicals with my parents, was a music ed major in college, played in pit orchestras for shows. I was BLOWN AWAY when I finally got to see it, thanks to Disney (friends of ours had a party for the 4th of July and projected it on a giant outdoor screen in their front yard - it was awesome!). I'm not a fan of rap (grew up as mostly a country music fan, but enjoy other things, too), but even I can appreciate and totally admire all the musical ability that went into this show, from the writing to singing/rapping. Simply blown away. While it wasn't 100% historically accurate (he didn't have an emotional affair with the one sister, but he did have an affair with the other woman.... many of the founding fathers were total dogs lol. Politicians haven't changed much :D ) I didn't watch it as a documentary, I enjoyed it for the amazing show that it is.

[@bighammahcharlie3517]

This was the most enjoyable reaction videos to this show I’ve seen

[@Tenchigumi]

13:55 - "White elderly people love this show." John Bolton, an old-school conservative political commentator who served in multiple Republican Presidential cabinets, is possibly the whitest elderly human in America (just google a picture of him) and named his latest book "The Room Where It Happened" after watching Hamilton. So yeah. This show definitely has unlimited appeal across all persuasions.

[@nikolaos9652]

I love how you guy applaud between the acts, probably the best reaction out there!

[@ForgetfulPenguins]

People explaining Hamilton: good music, kinda gay

[@LincolnDWard]

The only main characters in here who were lifelong slave owners are Washington and (in the second act) Jefferson and Madison (and Washington later freed his slaves). As the show portrays, many people at the time were actually hoping that the Revolution would end slavery (they were, sadly, wrong). As in all eras, beauty mixes with horror and tragedy. I only bring this up because you commented "a whole bunch of fire from slave owners" during a song by Hamilton and Burr, who both worked to limit slavery - Burr is a large part of the reason slavery was abolished in New York long before it was abolished in the rest of the country.

[@dragonstryk7280]

What got me is Daveed Diggs (Lafayette), when he's throwing out the super-fast rhymes, if you listen, he's still carrying the french accent.

[@TwoScoopsXD]

flames

[@cricket778]

TwoScoopsXD Anxiously waiting for Act 2. I want to see some fellas get teary

[@aceofspade2120]

It goes and gets deep. When you start to learn about the layers to each song and how they build together...

[@roose85723]

You guys gotta react to the Hamilton Mixtape album and Hamildrop songs.

[@leighblack7944]

You were saying that you hoped Lin-Manuel Miranda got rich. Well, apparently he made 75 million dollars for Disney to have the rights.

[@francisnt7468]

yall should make a series called "Niggas React"(Before yall jump on me im black so its fine)

[@aaminagreen9495]

Lin Manuel Miranda wanted to use POCs as the founding fathers, because he wanted to show the modern day faces of immigrants, American dreamers, and people who are outcasts this country. "What I knew is that I wanted this show to live in the tension of emotions that felt very contemporary. I wanted to eliminate any distance between then and now. And I just knew the best way to serve this story was exactly how Lin wanted to serve this story, which is that this show should have a cast which reflects the world we live in."

[@andpeggy3965]

“Isn’t there like gay fan fiction written about this?” me: yEs siR

[@elizabethmiedema-hunt]

My grandmother (93) couldn’t catch on the speed of the lyrics- so I bought the coffee table book with all the songs, turned on the CC and flipped the pages for her as we went. (I think you can tell I love Hamilton, lol 😜) And then she loved it too 😊👌

[@chynna3050]

Idk why but “shoutout to those outfits” tickled me

[@kerrychristensen7204]

I don't care if they had to paint a cardboard crown gold- that song called for *twirls.* And sprawling across a throne like Flashdance while a servent feeds him grapes

[@guestaccount881]

*"nah, this is film free corona"* Bro I was laughing hard.

[@mandeehess3618]

Wait For It is my favorite too. Leslie’s performance... straight 🔥 🔥 🔥. Goosebumps every time.

[@michelerodrigez6735]

Better watch this quickly in case copyright comes and gets you

[@mariacomet]

This is one of my favorite reactions to anything of all time. Thank you for breathing life and joy into a dismal week.

[@BradyPostma]

Thanks for the great reaction video! 4:07 - There is not just gay fanfic about that, but there's an actual influential historian by the name of James Flexner who thinks Hamilton was gay for Laurens. Whatever the Ph.D. scholarly equivalent of gay fanfic is, there's that. 4:16 - And now I feel called out. 13:40 - I am seriously whitebread with mayo white, to the point where sometimes its embarrassing to my white friends. And I'm 39... I donno if I'm old, but I'm definitely not young. And I friggin' love this musical and its soundtrack and its mixed tape. I actually looked up a bunch of rap songs and started listening to some rap for the first time in my life because Hamilton made references to them. (Like Biggie's 10 Crack Commandments.) I only saw the musical because it was based on my favorite book, and now Lin Manuel-Miranda has me listening to Naz and Biggie. This show is magic, I swear.

[@Amalie_t7n]

i think only queer people will ever understand the excitement of historically important people possibly being queer. its like a real life representation. yea, i get how it can be annoying that people wont shut up about it, but it's always fun to see people like yourself in both media and real life

[@chaimalekkam4233]

No disney doesn't own it, technically they bought the distribution right to put it on their streaming service but they didn't produce it, the recording already existed for broadway archives

[@X3000Chan]

Being able to see the full stage, and all of the beautiful lighting design, set design, and artistic choreography as well as what all of the different characters are doing onstage at the exact same time, is an amazing thing that can never be captured on film, even if the camera is just on a stationary tripod in front of the stage, and is one of the reasons that live theatre needs to be experienced live. I hope that when people get back to going to the theaters, tickets for the national tours of Hamilton will be more affordable than they've been and more new Hamilfans can see it live. The national broadway equity tours (only professional musical theater actors in the actor's union get chosen for these tours) all bring great talent that is just as good, or sometimes better than the OBC (original Broadway cast), so I hope you'll get to see Hamilton live someday!!

[@omo9789]

When George Washington said "Dying is easy young man living is harder" you made the same face I did when I heard that line 😂

[@theresnothinghere6960]

I had the same feeling, when I watched hamilton I was expecting to laugh it off and not finish it but I was stunned at how good it was. I was just staring at the screen with my head tilted the whole time like "Is Hamilton Good ??"

[@jeffrose8283]

Wait for it is the #1 hamilton song when she says that this is obsessing teenage girls, if you know me and went to my elementry school you know who im talking about

[@lizzy4860]

No! The 2019 cats is NOT as good as the actual broadway production 😂 I’m so sorry you watched the movie

[@JulianneHoweBouwens]

“Disney owns me, man.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@LPnerd]

DEar twoscoopsXDDisney owns the film of the musical, that's it. also after it moved to broadway, the new contracts everyone got a piece of the pie. That NEVER happens. He was a broke sub teacher until, "In the Heights. Miranda is a EGOT emmy oscar, Globe Tony also won a pulitzer prize with Hamilton. Hamilton was nominated for 16 Tony awards, and won 11. Many people call Miranda our Shakespeare for the way he turns dialog into rhythm and spins it into pop culture. Also, I'm a 66 yr old white woman who now, listens to Rap. In fact, I tuned my grandkids on to Clipping. They tell there black friends their MIMI is woke. I'm proud, of that and here to tell you after years and decades, we finally see what it's been like for minorities, we had no idea , and many many of us are sorry. We are trying to do better.

[@mountainharpie]

My understanding is that once Hammy makes a specific amount, that schools with then have access to the rights to put on the school versions of the show. Or something positive like that. My guess is we will be seeing community productions of Hammy for a long time to come!! And even though they did sell out to Disney, Lin-Manuel Miranda got them to release it more than a year early because of Pandemica... which is why it premiered on Disney+ on July 3, 2020. To celebrate July 4th... and what Act I is about!!

[@phoebeahn8941]

Hamilton was the very first musical that got me into musicals and it single handedly got me through AP US history, Honors Algebra 2, and the ACT. Now junior ur in high school will forever be my favorite year 😤

[@jinlee6169]

Disney bought the rights to stream it. Lin owns the rights. That’s why it’s only somewhat censored and not completely re-edited.

[@nathanludwig8253]

I like how just before he yeets the frozen kiss, I get an ad that just goes" oh oh oh..."

[@roberthrenko5466]

Danny is literally me while my friends awkwardly stare at the screen while like bmc plays the violin doe

[@esthergilmore36]

I’m sorry but I wanted to cry when they kept talking over literally everything AND THEN THEY TALKED OVER FARMER REFUTED AND I LITERALLY FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA CRY LIKE WHYYYYYY

[@KennyVee]

"Old white people be vibin' to this" -- that's because it's a musical about old white people, and that takes precedence over the fact that the musical is also hip-hop and Broadway GENIUS. I'm white but young enough that I get the message and don't take it as a fancy "who shot Alexander Hamilton in that famous duel" Got Milk? commercial. I have several musicals that I like a lot, but I've NEVER seen anything like this. This was on a completely new level. Plus, while I've seen a few musicals on stage, most have been via film. Even the Disney+ version of Hamilton was filmed from an onstage performance, which totally changes the energy since we get the crowd reactions. Hercules Mulligan? His "if you knock me down I get the **** back up again?" It MAY work on film...but it works SO MUCH better on stage. I'd like to see how the actors and actresses who came after the original cast played it, but...this man was perfect for this production. And Daveed Diggs. Holy smokes. The man is brilliant. Not only is that Lafayette rap impressive as heck, but I like that he brought such a modern feel to both characters that he plays. And he was eventually replaced in both roles (after he CHOSE to leave the production) by James Monroe Iglehart, who played the Genie in the Broadway production of Disney's Aladdin -- and if we can't still have Daveed Diggs, James Monroe Iglehart is a fantastic person to fill the role. Look him up if your not familiar with him. The man is well worthy. I haven't seen any of his performances yet, but from what I know of his career, he's got to be amazing. This is a show like no other. Other shows are brilliant -- this one shines above them all in my book, even faves that I've held for 30+ years. Music Man? My Fair Lady? Step aside. You now play second fiddle to a new generation. Which is as it should be (after all, the "American Dream" is to set the next generation up to better than we were, and Hamilton is one small step towards that).

[@barbtucker1601]

Props to y’all for being open to musical theater, I was watching thinking I was going to have to defend the piece. Conversely, as an older white woman I can confirm that this has opened my mind to rap. And very astute catching that the Aaron Burr character does not move much. The choreography made sure of that; He did not move much or want to make waves in his life and political career, whereas Alexander Hamilton is and was ready to make the moves he believed in. Thanks for sharing!

[@barbtucker1601]

And I’m not sure how the movie will affect this but on stage, this musical broke new ground on sharing profits with cast and crew that helped in development. www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-hamilton-broadway-profit/

[@jess_k6281]

“just looking down like ‘well, i didn’t know they’d do this’” hahahaha omg

[@jackielank9712]

Lin only sold the rights to the filmed version. He only licensed the showing of the film. He has full rights to the show!

[@paxdalba1022]

"AND NOBODY WILL EVER SHUTUP ABOUT IT" XD XD XD the gay never dies

[@lotus4129]

Disney has the rights to show this movie under the Disney name, but it isn't owned by Disney, meaning it's still an independent film.

[@44Destiny4]

LISTEN TO THE MIXTAPES

[@TwoScoopsXD]

Man we will eventually

[@captain_ravioli1514]

What's funny is that they got in trouble for asking for only non white actors for all roles in the casting call, that's how much lin wanted to not only cast white actors.

[@cupcakesaregood695]

Them talking about how Jonathan Groff is wearing lip gloss Me and MANY other people who know it’s spit iNaDiAbLe JoNaThAn GrOfF nOiSeS

[@meborelol]

That’s awesome that you liked it, makes me wanna see it lol

[@olyviareallylikescats]

It’s amazing, trust me.

[@dugite007]

"oh my" 🥺 so precious

[@aresef]

Disney paid $75m for distribution and that’s all they paid for. Lin gets 2% of every Hamilton ticket sold for any production of it.

[@MariadeJesusGutierrez]

The cast album was #2 on the Billboard chart last I heard. Outselling every other cast album since "Hair."

[@tamardayagi5191]

I was kind of triggered when they kept talking over the musical, but this a commentary video so I don't know what I was expecting 😅

[@lemonkatze7461]

me, a day after its posted: so where is act 2?

[@byusaranicole]

This is an amazing video! And while I think You'll Be Back is the most catchy... The one that keeps coming back to my mind, I think Wait For It is my favorite as well

[@argella1300]

Disney has the distribution rights, I think Lin-Manuel, Alex Lacaimore, Tommy Kail, and Andy Blankenbueler still own the original IP and copyright

[@jm4954]

Wait For It is so fucking good. Leslie Odom Jr. goes so hard

[@ABtheButterfly]

12:47 to be fair Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls had a crush on the "guy on the ten-dollar bill" before the musical came out XD

[@mickeyscv67]

I love when people give theatre a chance

[@rebecca1823]

Jonathan groff also played a character that i dont remember the name of in Glee

[@ku_rom1535]

George: "Dying is easy young man, living is harder." Me: "Preach"

[@ryanbaxterphotograph]

Lin-Manuel said the "Ten Duel Commandments " was based off the Biggie song

[@mortalterminus]

Hamilton himself wasn't a slaveowner and publicly spoke against it, but at the same time he was kind of hypocritical because he married into one of the biggest slaveowning families in New York.

[@demontrav1918]

Yeah but Elizabeth Hamilton wrote essays and spoke out against slavery after her husband's death so that kind of separates her from the family

[@shadowblast4237]

@@demontrav1918 you're right but this is where personal belief intersects with action. Hamilton and Eliza may have both believed slavery was wrong but they both profited from it

[@demontrav1918]

@@shadowblast4237 Alexander worked with John Laurens to right a series of essays supporting the abolishment of slavery... Alexander profited from the US Government, so I guess in a way that is profiting from slavery since the US Government was largely built on it but to say that he profited from slavery seems like a stretch to me unless I'm missing something

[@artemiswallace8716]

@@shadowblast4237 there were rules back then where you legally couldn't free your slaves. I agree they should have done more but shit man the deck was stacked against them.

[@ilikebullyingchildren4770]

@@demontrav1918 but her family was already dead by then 😂

[@anndruh]

Drugs are cool but have you ever watched rap fans/musical theater virgins watch Hamilton for the first time? Great video! Made me smile!

[@elizahamilton9590]

My sister was BORN to my shot sooooo

[@jazzyforever2002]

Bruh Hamilton got me into musical Theater

[@Will.The.Adequate]

This. This is the comment I came here for and didn't even know it.

[@AleahKCH]

It’s a true effing thrill... I caught myself smiling so hard at these ppl I don’t know watching other PHENOMENAL people I also do not know...

[@whitneyschmitney]

Metalhead watches a scene from Hamilton - my favorite one of these so far. The dude lost his mind to Battle of Yorktown and I was sooo happy for him haha

[@alefnull]

actually i don't believe Disney "owns Hamilton". they simply acquired the exclusive distribution rights to this particular filmed version of the show. they don't own the show itself.

[@RhettWRS]

You're right, Disney bought only the rights to this specific recording of this performance. And they paid 75 million for it. Our boy Lin definitely got several bags lol

[@tedcruzkidneyhunter736]

@@RhettWRS It was already a smash hit and is currently still the hottest ticket, and now Lin sold the distribution rights to Disney. He was probably swimming in money already, he's probably using the the Disney money as napkins and toilet paper lmao

[@jjlonsdale5971]

Lin Manuel retains the rights to any future movie versions of Hamilton :-D Also he wrote some Moana songs and was in the new Mary Poppins. I think he's at a point where he can do whatever he wants, which is awesome. Here's to 50 more years of whatever Lin Manuel wants to do.

[@XxXDestroyer]

@@RhettWRS Hell yeah he did lmao, Disney as well I'm sure. This was a massive pick up for Disney+, had them trending all over the place at times.

[@ew_itslucy]

@@RhettWRS Lin deserves it😂

[@newsoulsam3889]

The first musical he saw was CATS. I'm so sorry.

[@Elios0000]

OH GOD NO Cats is not a first musical or theater ...

[@Adwoa1]

Oh nooooo, Cats is not for the uninitiated, even those of us who love musical struggle with cats. And the film version DOES NOT HELP 😩

[@vixendreamer]

They watched the wrong version.

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

And I still find that hard to believe. What about Wizard of Oz? Mary Poppins? Every Disney movie ever?? He didn't see a single one of those before Cats? That doesn't make any sense to me.

[@thereisbeauty7]

Rowynne Crowley He said the last musical he watched was Cats, not the first one.

[@jessiepandora7437]

It's so wholesome that you guys are enjoying this with someone who loves and knows about the show

[@TwoScoopsXD]

It was flames

[@juelzcapone6699]

She ain't properly defending my boi

[@msl0101]

To your question about Lin-Manuel making money: Not only it was a hit musical worldwide in Broadway and in many other countries, but Disney payed $75M for the rights to show on its channel. Lin-Manuel wrote the lyrics, the script, the music, and starred in the musical. "Talented" is an understatement...and, by the way, he is boricua!

[@eltrompetachica]

And he wrote music for Moana and much more! So much talent in one person.

[@bobbykgb]

Definite future EGOT winner!

[@taylorbritt499]

@@eltrompetachica he also has 2 other musicals lol. In the Heights (amazing) and 21 Chump Street (it's super short but eh, it counts) I know you may know this but I'm sure there are other people who don't so I just wanted to throw that out there 😁

[@kalmaster2164]

sorry, does anyone know how much it cost to put the show together and *how* he got the money?

[@nicolepierce5164]

Lin-Manuel was also writing the music for Moana while performing this musical. Most of the music was bounced off of and first recorded by Eliza and George Washington before being taken back to the Moana studio. It also took him MANY years to write all of the music for Hamilton.

[@obolisk0430]

If I remember correctly, the guy playing King George barely moved because the crown was heavy as hell, and it was really hard to keep it from falling off.

[@EvilGame]

The guy is Jonathan Groff, he play in Glee and Frozen (Kristoff)

[@cheesemc8169]

@@EvilGame lol ok, we all know this

[@kirah3219]

@@cheesemc8169 i didnt know that....

[@hanaeve__]

@Cheese MC Some people don’t :/

[@ginabell694]

Yes I think like 8lbs. And the cape was heavy too. When he came back to the show after a break the guy who took over the roll broke the crown and the new one was lighter.

[@weewoo8850]

"isn't there gay fanfictions about this-" "Yes." You did not even hesitate 😭😂😂

[@deannag5131]

There's some hints in history that Laurens and Hamilton had an affair, and Lin picked up on that. Subtly

[@weewoo8850]

@@deannag5131 oh trust me I know, it's hard to avoid that fact when you're in the fandom for so long.. some lams fans are crazy 😂

[@baguettegott3409]

@@weewoo8850 I heard that and was immediately bored with lams lmao... I need something more spicy, Jamilton is the bare minimum...

[@lclrc16]

@@baguettegott3409 Hamilton X King George is pretty spicy /hj

[@baguettegott3409]

@@lclrc16 What does the /hj stand for? Is it "hijinx"?

[@aiofefern164]

The Schyler sisters are supposed to remind you of Destiny's child. And Helpless is an homage to Jah Rule and Ashanti-

[@BeautifulDreamerK]

When I found out about the ja rule/Ashanti reference, I was blown and it made sense, especially when Lin does that little growl in his rap.

[@roose85723]

@@BeautifulDreamerK Ja Rule and Ashanti did a cover of it on the Hamilton Mixtape

[@MariadeJesusGutierrez]

Lin has rap homages and Broadway musical homages all through this. It's crazy how many threads are woven.

[@beeexcited1431]

There's a Hamilton Mixtape where artist do covers of some of the Hamilton song and make it their own. And Ja Rule and Ashanti do a cover of Helpless, it's so good. You guys need to check it out!

[@MariaQueenIsMe]

i was listening to beyonce's countdown the other day and it sounded like lmm borrowed the flow from the verses for helpless

[@Kk-fj5tn]

Y'all talked through Lafayette's Busta Rhymes rap...dissapointing...

[@lindaisyoutubing]

They talked through most of every song. So annoying.

[@stilljustawalrus8135]

linda well that’s the point. It’s getting their reactions lol if you wanted to hear the song you should just listen to it alone..

[@sonad1213]

@@stilljustawalrus8135 most reaction videos I watch will pause the video while they discuss it and then rewind whatever they missed

[@stilljustawalrus8135]

Sona Djerrahian well not this one🙃

[@sonad1213]

@@stilljustawalrus8135 Haha yes true. It just depends what format people prefer. With this, if they kept pausing, the video would've been 10 hours long because Hamilton is so long as well. So even though I don't like that they miss things, it kinda makes sense to do it this way

[@Jamthecoolerator]

Best comment: "I see why white people love this so much." 2nd Best Comment: "This sounds like Panic at the Disco's second album." 3rd Best Comment: "It's about to get moody. Sound like some Linkin Park's about to bust in."

[@rainbowpanic5632]

I haven't watched it yet, I wanted to scroll the comments first, but now I'm so excited.

[@golden.333]

RainbowPanic same!!! I just cracked up so hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@riesakongs]

Allow me to share my appreciation for: “This guy looks like he would tell the teacher I was chewing gum in class tho.” 😂😂

[@MrChristoferoful]

And yet most of the cast is black.

[@jcompton8507]

Fun Fact: Back in 2009 (6 years before Hamilton opened on Broadway), Lin Manuel - at the time 29 yrs old - was all the buzz after having just won Tonys for his musical "In the Heights," so the Obamas invited him to perform at their first White House Poetry Jam. Standing under portraits of George and Martha Washington, Lin informed the crowd (which included an array of guests like Spike Lee, Zach Braff, George Stephanopoulos and James Earl Jones) that, instead of performing something from "In the Heights," he was going to give them a taste of a new project he's been working on: a new musical about "the life of somebody who truly embodies hip-hop: Treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton.” It's a great video - a must-watch. It's fun to see the crowd awkwardly laugh and look at him like he's crazy. Afterwards, Lin claimed that he figured that if it didn't play well with that crowd, full of artists and politicians, he was going to throw out the idea and work on something new. But, of course, it was an instant sensation here in DC. I remember all the buzz the next day; everyone was sharing the video. The Obamas became huge fans, and saw the show on Broadway. (I believe Michelle saw it more than once.) Then they made a special video to introduce the musical for the Tony Awards and invited the cast back to the White House in 2017 for a workshop with High School kids. Hamilton the Musical has so many fun stories surrounding it, but this is one of my favorites.

[@serendipity191]

J Compton In the heights was really amazing. I was lucky enough to see it on Broadway. Not so lucky with Hamilton.

[@exoticcats6119]

serendipity191 Those ticket prices I admit I saw a few pirated versions of songs ;-;

[@kristelrobin]

I discovered this musical because Michelle Obama put "My Shot" on a Spotify playlist back in the day. I was instantly hooked.

[@TheWhocaresusername]

So he want going to throw away his shot

[@TheWhocaresusername]

So he want going to throw away his shot

[@Sirenonix]

I personally love ELIZA! She kills it! Also she has the voice of a disney princess too (which i get since most disney princesses songs were sung by broadway stars) !

[@TwoScoopsXD]

She could sang

[@aznmochibunny]

Eliza actually voiced in Moana as the chorus I believe. There's also a version of her singing a draft of How Far I'll Go back when Lin was writing it and they were backstage at a showing of Hamilton one night. It's up on Lin's soundcloud.

[@SakuraMoonflower]

Phillipa Soo! She's precious.

[@Sirenonix]

@@SakuraMoonflower shes our little cinnamon roll! *She must be protected.*

[@Trinitysflicks767]

Bruh my mom hated Eliza

[@luciacarpio9162]

Hamilton and Laurens both spoke out against slavery, and so did Hamilton's wife (Even if her dad did own slaves).

[@cricket778]

uwu Efforts were made. Hamilton had a couple of inherited slaves on Nevis. No idea if he let them go before he left

[@tedcruzkidneyhunter736]

Hamilton did speak out against it, but he was not a radical abolitionist like Laurens

[@cricket778]

ted cruz kidney hunter efforts were made. Did he do enough? Probably not, but he tried. Back then that was more than most. It’s easy to say he didn’t do enough, without knowing what was done or what he faced &:what compromises were needed during an age when slavery was considered both normal & acceptable. Both he & Laurens had their lives cut short & it’s futile to imagine what could have changed if they both lived as long as the other founding fathers. We truly cannot compare today’s mindset to 200+ years ago when women & minorities were considered less than.

[@aznmochibunny]

@@cricket778 From what I discovered, Alexander Hamilton and another brother did not exactly inherit the slaves on Nevis due to them being illegitimate children. In other words, he didn't own the slaves on Nevis.

[@tedcruzkidneyhunter736]

Christine C I’m not trying to shame Hamilton for not being guns blazing anti slavery, it’s just how it was. It’s just one the very few things the musical was wrong about.

[@Soulofcalm]

Lol let's not pretend that there aren't black people that like musical theatre. I am one of them.

[@Lovelynicki123]

Same I am obsessed with it

[@lamonielouis2503]

Same. I’ve only been to like 3 or 4 live musicals. I’ve loved them all so much.

[@jasminewheeler3317]

I have a whole Spotify playlist dedicated to MT

[@Vidgirl8]

I've been involved with theatre for most of my life and will continue to be until I draw my last breath.

[@natalieleartist9960]

Same!!

[@catherinesmith5793]

It’s not rlly watched by old white ppl that’s the thing Hamilton breached out of stereotypical theatre audiences and transcended into modern people, the fan base includes a lot more young people than older people and the diversity is more than any other musical, The actor who plays Burr said that’s the reason he joined and continued to do Hamilton to inspire more young ppl and becauze it’s the one musical he saw where a men of colour sing about brotherhood (story of tonight), the musical was so big the one night Lin couldn’t perform for example Beyoncé came to the show so it was rlly revolutionary for theatre everyone sees it lol

[@phoebeahn8941]

I'm asian and I listen to Hamilton whenever I do my math HW 😂

[@kathleenclark815]

Every older white person I know loved it.

[@Annie_Annie__]

When I went to see it on tour there were a lot of older folks there that were enthusiastic about it. Honestly, it was was one of the most diverse crowds I’ve ever seen in a theatre. There were kids as young as 5 (I took my own 9-year-old to see it) on up to people in their 80s. And almost every ethnicity and background that exists in a big city. I kind of wished I could hang around and just people-watch.

[@MDchainsaw]

Regarding the appeal to older white people, my personal opinion is that hip hop is a style used for storytelling, and the story being told is one they want to listen to. Stories they can't relate to will be less interesting

[@jman8449]

The fans are diverse but the people who get to watch it live are still typically white older rich folk

[@charleslee8313]

The guy who plays King George III does have a spitting problem. The fact that the spit/drool happened to go with King George's madness was absolute serendipity.

[@dereknewbury163]

A minor cost to pay for an outstanding piece of musical theatre

[@baguettegott3409]

I really don't get why people talk about this so much. Like, it happens - good stage actors learn to not care about spitting because it holds them back from performing and enunciating better. Unless you have close ups like this, most people in the audience just never notice.

[@ShaSha-lex]

@@baguettegott3409 also it shows hes hydrated and taking care of his vocals honestly good for Groff

[@PeggyBball42]

I was waiting for the reaction to Hercules Mulligan in Yorktown and it was skipped. :(

[@TwoScoopsXD]

Copyright man

[@marcgonzalez9690]

Wait why was it skipped?

[@taylorbritt499]

@@marcgonzalez9690 look at the reply above yours

[@marcgonzalez9690]

@@taylorbritt499 I still don't get it. Why skip that one part over copyright, while still being able to show every other part

[@chatboulon743]

@@marcgonzalez9690 Google it.

[@epicureanbard]

I totally forgot that the guy who played Aaron Burr also played Guy, the fake Wiccan crossroads demon, in Supernatural "Season Seven, Time for a Wedding"

[@maddiejo8487]

OH DAMN YOU’RE RIGHT!!! Wow I never noticed that, I love Leslie Odom Jr and I thought he looked familiar!

[@TwoScoopsXD]

First thing I thought of when I saw him

[@epicureanbard]

@@TwoScoopsXD Man, it was bugging me so hard when we watched it on the Fourth, like "Dude that guy looks so F-ing familiar!" then you guys made that comment and it finally clicked.

[@sophiavillagaray7001]

He’s also in Law and Order SVU !! He’s such a crazy actor

[@laughaholic13]

Lmaooo I’m glad someone else knows this 😂

[@medicatedmenorah]

But Hamilton wouldn’t be gay, he’d be bisexual if there was a relationship with Laurens. #bipridestandup

[@miztameka]

It is rumored that Alex and Laurens had a secret relationship.. there were letters that his father destroyed after Laurens died

[@javencummins1426]

@@miztameka Yeah.

[@kimmiewise1044]

Tameka Alexis Eh, but there is some historical precedent that disputes the claim. The main thing that people point to hinting at a relationship between the two is that Laurens and Hamilton exchanged countless letters most of which had been preserved ( and as you noted some were lost) and from the flourishing language used by Hamilton, it was suggested that he greatly adored Laurens beyond that of a mere friend. However historians also noted that culturally, such an intense between men were not uncommon and is referred to as homosociality. Meaning there was no specifically romantic or sexual aspect to the relationship, but instead a deep bond between two people of the same sex which was not of those natures. Such was how Laurens describes their relationship both to Alexander and to others. In fact, Lorens claimed he had many such homosocial bonds with many other men but only has sexual and romantic feelings towards his wife. So basically, It’s yaoi fangirls once again taking any small hint of males being friendly to one another as a launch pad into their homoerotic personal fantasies. Nothing new really when it comes to the modern era.

[@baguettegott3409]

@cniknik98 Okay, that might be true, but like - some people were also actually gay or bi back then. Like, I'm not saying every man who was more affectionate with his words towards male friends was definitely queer, but *some* of them were. And this "Everybody is presumed straight until proven otherwise" mentality is not really the way to go.

[@rosalynnejames6346]

@@kimmiewise1044 "If... if is good." ~ Panic, "Hercules" (1997) If there was a relationship, Then Alexander Hamilton would be counted as bisexual (or pansexual) by modern science. Bisexuality is not a modern invention; the word for it is. Bisexuality and pansexuality are sexualities which allow for sexual-social flexibility, something nature generally loves to enact during times of a) overpopulation and b) high death rates, in order to strengthen the flock. Considering these modern studies, there is a high likelihood that pansexuality and bisexuality have been not only present but even fairly common throughout human history. Of course people have also been just friends before as well, but... you might want to take that argument to a different comment train, because this original comment concerned "IF THERE WAS A RELATIONSHIP, THEN..."

[@charmedlife1990]

I avoided the Hamilton hype like the plague when it first came out and given lockdown figured I'd finally watch. My mind was blown the level of talent with this cast and I seriously hope it has helped to show that rap is a legitimate form of music and expression.

[@margaretandandrewroth9229]

I avoided it for the longest time because wicked disappointed me so terribly and I was so so happy to be proven wrong. Now my kiddos won’t stop listening to the soundtrack and I’m not even mad

[@alanai1981]

Glad you came to the dark side with us.

[@11MissingPhoenix]

"Like the plague" 💀💀 im in public and trying not to laugh rn 😭

[@AlmostOtaku7]

When you said "Shout out to these outfits", it made me so happy. My sister pointed out that you can tell the era they're in by the clothes, specifically Eliza's. Fashion history is a real thing, and the costumers/dramaturg worked hard on this.

[@chatboulon743]

I believe they wanted the costume from the neck-down to be as period accurate as possible, and the neck-up be modern. Except for King George, who is completely decked out in period attire. The costumes are amazing. Whoever made them really outdid themselves.

[@spookybugz2113]

Fun fact: Alexander wrote a letter to John that there was a British solider that was handsome, and John got jealous. READ THE LETTERS, ITS jUiCy!

[@jace320]

Do you mind leaving the link?

[@maddiejo8487]

Kind of pissed me off when the girl was like “nobody will shut up about the supposed gay relationship”. Oh, you mean the ways homosexuality has been stifled and hidden away in the Western world for hundreds of years? Let people be excited about the fact that a founding father MIGHT have been like them a little bit. Ugh.

[@csolo5]

@@maddiejo8487 I disliked the video because of her

[@daniellebreitstein5581]

@@maddiejo8487 hi! girl here! as a gay person myself I understand 100% the sentiment! I was mostly joking when i said no one will shut up a bout it. As a fan of history, namely lgbtq history I understand the excitement of knowing that we were always here. Believe me I didn't mean it disparagingly!

[@maddiejo8487]

Danielle Breitstein All good. I interpreted it the wrong way but I’m glad the intent wasn’t rude :-)

[@tatarsauce6314]

“This was filmed pre-corona” “Before the dark times”

[@madelinebetz4205]

I COMPLETELY get the surprise over the quality of this musical - everything about it screams a potential disaster and yet it all somehow magically works without ever letting up the pace or getting corny. AND almost every single song is amazing despite it being entirely sung through. Can't wait to see reactions to Act 2!

[@kellyg2635]

A lot of these characters were slave owners, and the musical doesn’t address it too much (although they do a BIT more in act 2), but the fact that it is told by modern America and primarily by POC is really interesting. The fact is that we can celebrate the good in these people while acknowledging and disapproving of the bad, because there are parts of these historical figures worth taking pride in and even admiring. They are still problematic though.

[@EvilGame]

I don't listen Hamilton for the reals history characters, but for song and the actors/actress

[@zombiepete]

Like, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were some seriously remarkable dudes, even outside the lionization they normally get in American history. Their accomplishments and principles were way the fuck ahead of their time. They also owned a ton of black people, and Washington was known as "The Destroyer" by the Iroquois because he burned so many of their villages during the French and Indian War. Kinda like a metaphor for America itself - lots of genuinely impressive accomplishments and ideals with a whole lot of dark shit we try desperately to get people to ignore.

[@Annie_Annie__]

That’s intentional though. Like, having a black man play a white slave owner that’s saying “looking at the rolling fields, I can’t believe that we are free” is an intentional dig at the way our history books idealize our founding fathers. Slaves planted and tended and harvested those fields, and their descendants won’t be “free” for almost 100 years. And for more than a century after that we’re still fighting for true equality for even more descendants. The founding fathers did all this talk about freedom and equality, while largely ignoring that only white, fairly wealthy men could attain much of anything. Having actors that aren’t white play these parts throws it all in to sharp focus. Plus there’s the phenomenal idea of having American history portrayed by *today’s* Americans with (primarily) today’s American music.

[@F1Swiftie]

As Daveed says in the PBS Hamildoc Hamilton's America, both things can be true. "Jefferson wrote a great many things .... and he suuuuuucked."

[@debrabyrd2544]

@@F1Swiftie like in harry potter with voldemort...he did "great things...terrible...but great..."

[@colettemr]

"I see why my white friends have saw this 8 times in a row." This black woman paid whatever I needed to get a seat to the live performance. I have both albums and know each song by heart. This beats Fiddler on the Roof for Broadway entertainment for me. Next would be Cats, Rent, Color Purple, Miss Saigon, Jersey Boys, Wicked....shall I continue. Do not use RACE to define what you should enjoy. Doing so causes you to miss out on great music and talent.

[@marcgonzalez9690]

Banging comment.

[@mikhyahaustin8]

This was a great point but i think he was making a joke about white people and hip hop not black people and musical theatre

[@oliveproject10]

He was making a joke?

[@carmendebenedictis-larue6250]

AMEN AMEN

[@BigLousClubhouse]

13:10 Disney only owns the distribution rights to this movie version of the play... the stage play and all the lyrics and music are still owned by Lin Manuel.

[@TwoScoopsXD]

He getting that money

[@BigLousClubhouse]

@@TwoScoopsXD Damn straight he is!!

[@BigLousClubhouse]

@@TwoScoopsXD Damn straight he is!!

[@MitraKesava]

"I love that entire song man" as Satisfied literally begins to play. JUST YOU WAIT!

[@cricket778]

“I see why white people love this so much.” Well yeah, but when I saw it live (twice!) the audience was delightfully mixed. Made me happy it was embraced by people of different races & cultures. (Although I did joke the non-white people dressed better )

[@Annie_Annie__]

Something I loved when I saw it was how many kids were there. I took my kid, who was 9 at the time. He already loved the music, but he fell in love with theatre that day. He is eager to get to middle school so he can take theatre/drama classes. During the intermission there were kids that didn’t know each other and were grouped together singing their favorite songs and lines while their parents were in line at the concession. The youngest was probably 5 and the oldest 12 or 13. They were all just so thrilled and enthusiastic that you could feel it.

[@pillarofdawn]

Fun fact. There were actually 20 rules in duel etiquette, but Miranda changed it to the 10 Duel commandments so it would hearken back to Biggie. Plus no one wants to sit through 20 commandments lol

[@korigarber3641]

If it's more Hamilton I will listen to it