https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtLKdQW40Xo

A – dot – Hamilton.

I handle the American Revolution like 13 year old girls handle Vampire Romance Novels…meaning I literally can’t. I know I’m not alone in that sentiment because I have a very close friend who has willingly made these her profile pictures:

While the 4th of July get’s muddied by the hot dog and beer slamming acts of phony patriotism (which sadly occurs with most American Holidays), the Broadway musical Hamilton has allowed the Founding Fathers to command our daily attention, rivaling such given to Taylor Swift’s ferocious dating habits. While twenty years ago, no one was running around telling the world how amazing the musical

Cats was (but PLEASE someone explain this show to me); it is basically not cool to not like Hamilton. I could spark-note A. Hamilton’s life right now, but you can buy the book the play was based off and learn up yourself. Instead, we’ll look at a few ways to enjoy this Founding Father without getting too nerdy.

Popular Science brings to life just how crucial the configuration of sound is to Broadway musicals, from a high-tech system of manipulated microphone levels, to signal pathways, to 3D-computer modeling, to digital processing and completing the intricacies with 72 perfectly positioned speakers. While their work is meant to not be noticed, it’s cool to appreciate the masterminds behind the magic.

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Between Curbed’s map and DNAinfo’s map, these are all the steps you need to embark on your own historical tour retracting Hamilton’s moves through NYC. If you pay me $50 and buy me food for the day, I’ll dress in costume and narrate.

DM me, please.

In the city known for $30-40 dollar workout classes, you now have the opportunity to sweat to the music of Alexander Hamilton. From Soulcycle, to Rowhouse to Broadway Bodies, you’ll look more normal that some of us who listen to it and lip sync with hand gestures while running down the West Side Highway. SOS.

Apparently soon it will be a bit less cut throat to score tickets to the scorching hot show. Nonetheless, in case you also enter the Hamilton Lottery every, single day of your life, only to get rejected time and time again, see below (and the video of the Tony’s above) for what you’re missing. Please note that someone paid $14,800 to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s last performance in the show:

If you didn’t see the cast’s performance at the Grammy’s, prepare to cry:

And here’s 10 minutes of Hamilton clips, the next best thing to spending a month of rent on a ticket since the lottery is just set up to destroy dreams:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V69nltHcogc

I hope that this 4th of July you take a few moments to appreciate all that the Founding Father’s did to guarantee our freedom and build our wonderful country.