This documentary delves deeper into the creation of the Hamilton musical, revealing Lin-Manuel Miranda's process of absorbing and then adapting Hamilton's epic story into ground-breaking musical theater.
Writing
Miranda's process is genuinely bananas — writing in vacation homes, on subways, everywhere.
Direction
Smart cross-cutting between historical sites and stage rehearsals.

Director
Alex Horwitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miranda performed the opening number at the White House in 2009 — five full years before the Broadway premiere.
The documentary premiered on PBS during peak 2016 election fever, accidentally becoming a meditation on democracy under stress.
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i love that lin's like "mr. president" then obama's like "hey man !!"
@anythingtolose 387
Obama's "hey man" gives me life
@kennedyormsby3251 499
"right now i'm working on the second song of the show." i'm sitting here crying because lin has came so far and he deserves everything
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