Hamilton's America (2016)
The story behind the revolutionary musical
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 24M
Director : Alex Horwitz
Synopsis
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.
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