Examilton: A Hamilton Musical Quiz Book

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This heartbreaking song details the grief of Alexander and Eliza following the death of their son, Phillip. Any fan of the Hamilton broadway musical will know all the answers to the Hamilton musical/lyrical type questions.

There’s also a final set of tiebreakers to separate the Elizas from the E-losers, and the Founding Fathers from the floundering fathers. Although it was meant to be privately shared, good old Aaron Burr published "The Public Conduct and Character of John Adams, Esq.This serves as a reference to the fact that Lafayette and Jefferson is a dual role, played by one actor.

Questions pitched at just the right level for Hamilton fans, with some extra nerdy questions for superfans. If you’ve read our travel with the musicals post, you’ll know we’ve been in a musical theatre mood recently. This is one of multiple instances in "Hamilton" where the characters show awareness of the music: the score does, indeed, modulate up a half-step just prior to this line.

The Hamilton characters--George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton--are the eight men responsible for creating the United States of America. Just before this compliment to Laurens, he sang, "Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot, I think your pants look hot. If you think of yourself as master negotiator, you might be the modern day equivalent of Thomas Jefferson. Not only do cast members from "Hamilton" perform at the outdoor (and sometimes online) Ham4Ham shows - cast members from nearby musicals such as "Fun Home" and "Les Mis" have also participated in raffling off Hamilton tickets! This isn't the full story - Lin says in "Hamilton: a Revolution" that already they had been struggling when they went to a vacation to the Dominican Republic with his wife's family.

Eliza is singing this song in Act One after she meets Hamilton for the first time; they wed two weeks later. It wasn’t until Hamilton’s life story was turned into a Broadway hip-hop musical that we would uncover many of the dark truths that we never wanted to know about them. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! Eacker out on publicly defaming his father and challenged him to a duel that took place in New Jersey.

The Gypsy Robe is a theater tradition in which a chorus member with the most Broadway credits receives a robe on opening night. In real life, however, Angelica was not the eldest Schuyler child and, indeed, was already married when she met Alexander. This has a double-meaning in the show: he is saying that he views himself as a parental figure to his younger friends, but it also refers to the notion of Founding Fathers. While there are harmonies and orchestrations throughout the song, the final word is sung a cappella and as a single, unified note. King George is very critical of the Americans seeking independence and believes they would be better off under his rule.