Hamilton

I'm never satisfied. Miranda is clearly a genius; maybe he's not much of a singer (let alone a dancer; that's where others step in), but the imaginative and well worked-out modernization through (not only) hip-hop, a really sophisticated libretto in which the verses get the job done well and are not merely superfluous (and it goes on nonstop for two and a half hours; themes mingle and return bearing new meanings and connotations). On top of that, he is also the composer of the music. I take my hat off to him. There has been no similarly successful modernization since the first series of Moffat's Sherlock. It has flair, well worked-out ideas (basically every song has some subversive original element) and unprecedented drive (especially with regard to the genre and running time), and it can tell a thrilling well-known story with gusto and a fresh look (and no, it has nothing to do with the controversial casting in terms of skin color), where the duo of  Burr and Hamilton are depicted in the same style as Salieri and Mozart in Shaffer's Amadeus. And this is all done with humor with a contemporary edge, dramatically and emotionally, without excessive emotions expressed through the music about “great love / great tragedy". Hamilton has proven that even the “almost annoying excessive hype of the best of the best" can turn out to be completely insufficient and not expressive enough, though only once in a blue moon. (03.07.2020)

The hype is justified. Hamilton isn't just a perfect musical that achieved a must-see cult status practically overnight, it's a true cultural masterpiece that will go on to become a classic in the future. It’s all the more incredible when you realize that the entire work was put together entirely by one man. Lin-Manuel Miranda is truly a genius. To write the music and libretto for a 160-minute-long, frantically-paced, densely-packed, and catchy blend of hip-hop and classical music that feels like it's over in 20 minutes is something incredible. I’m not really into musicals that much, but this one is must-see. No doubt about it. 10/10 (14.11.2021)