« Hamilton » did things with the conscious casting of « color » that had never been done before. And because of the plot, the event sought to and did recontextualize « color » in terms of the founding fathers. It shifted public discourse.
Besides that, the choreography and the songs were good, and the storyline about a daring entrepreneur who messes up his personal life because of ambition was a strong thing for men to identify with.
And did it not also bring men back into the theatre? I’m kinda making that up, but didn’t it?
It had an impact, some special kind of impact, the way A CHORUS LINE did, above and beyond the quality of the material, performances, and production. |
