It’s the 2015 musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda about the first secretary of the treasury of the United States, Alexander Hamilton. But if you are compelled to see “Hamilton,” know that there are reasons for its surge from experimental concept to musical theatre phenomenon. One of the most famous lines from the musical is “Immigrants, we get the job done” — a rallying cry for marginalized voices in the U.S., as well as musical theatre in general. “I didn’t become interested in musical theatre until I was in university. And then I saw ‘The Lion King.’ That’s what did it for me and that’s what I think ‘Hamilton’ is doing for a lot of kids now,” she says.

Source: thestar February 11, 2020 12:56 UTC