First Time Hearing - Hamilton - At The White House ( Metal Vocalist Reaction )
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2022
- First Time EVER watching a Musical and we’re doing a preview of the White House Performance of Alexander Hamilton
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If you watch the Disney+ version, definitely keep the subtitles on, it's non-stop rapping/singing & you'll miss plot points. It's literally a groundbreaking musical.
Good point! My old brain couldn’t keep up. When I finally figured the CC it made a world of difference!
see it with the stage and costumes and it's mind blowing!
Haha non-stop 😂
Now there's a Sing Along Version too! (I know this is late)
Plot points? As an American he should already know the plot points 😂😂😂
You NEED to do all of hamilton!!! Its an absolute masterpiece, the best musical ive ever watched!!!!
I second!! The musical is well written and the entire soundtrack is amazing too
"I really didn't like Hamilton." Said. No. One. Ever. Seriously, it's phenomenal and this is the original Broadway cast that's also in the movie, which was filmed onstage with a live audience so you get that theater performance.
Leslie Odin Jr (the guy on the end at the left) is from a legacy family of famous singers & performers & he graduated from the fame school in New York he is my personal favourite he is an acclaimed award winning singer & actor.
He has such a phenomenal voice.
Leslie Odom Jr is absolutely brilliant
There are all types of musicals. Your initial impression of musicals isn't necessarily wrong, but they've definitely evolved. Hamilton broke the mold. It isn't your typical musical. Can't wait for your full show reaction!
Hamilton broke the mold similarly to how RENT broke the mold in 1996 and the evolution of music thankfully keeps progressing Broadway and stage musicals along further. Theatre is in itself a collaborative art form and as musicals continue to progress forward with newer and different ways of telling stories it’s just further collaborating with the evolution of music. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Here's a fun little thing I remember hearing about this performance. I believe it was Lin and/or Daveed doing an interview with someone when this performance at the White House was brought up. They said how they were all pretty out of it because they were still doing the standard 8 shows a week. (Broadway shows usually run every night with an additional earlier performance on Sundays.) I believe they got on a bus fairly early in the morning to drive down from NY and had to leave to head back to NY almost right after this to go perform the show. I believe it was mentioned that they had been drinking as well before performing this live.
The 'guy' that was Hamilton is Lin Manual Miranda, the guy who wrote it. When former President Barrack Obama stated that this is 'the room where it happened' it is a bit of an Easter egg for those that know the show as not only is it actually where the Poetry Slam happened, it is also one of the songs in the show which can be seen as one of the pivotal points as well. Awesome reaction, will love to see the full show reaction at some point as well, but I may have to wait for that one
Hamilton is the shit, man! You're going to love it. It's SO GOOD. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius. And don't even think you can keep up with "Guns and Ships" without the subtitles.
You really need to see Gen. Layette ( Daveed Diggs) perform on his rap for “Guns and Ships!” Diggs won a Tony Award for “Featured Actor” in a musical in 2016-- This will blow you away.
Also, “The Room Where it Happened” - Probably the most well known song was sung and rapped by Leslie Odom Jr who was in the original cast. So talented. He won a Tony that same year for Best Lead Actor in a musical. He has also won everything from Academy Awards to a Critics Choice Award for his original song “Speak Now” from One Night in Miami. It’s on RUclips. -Oh, and his Christmas music. Ok….I went overboard so I’ll leave now.
I love this musical. It was so helpful during the summer of the pandemic. I watched multiple times, bu=ought the soundtrackl, listened to it on repeat. You may want to check out in the Heights (another LIn Manual musical) if you enjoyed this. Or the movie Tick Tick Boom (direted by Lin Manual) about Jonathan Larson who wrote Rent. (antother great musical you should check out). I am a fan of musicals, if you couldn't tell, part of what drew me to BTS, so much of they songs tell stories that touch people.
I could have written the same comment. Always fun to find a kindred spirit.
Usually here for Stray Kids reactions but saw Hamilton and had to check it out. Hamilton is amazing. I was in love when they performed a song at the Grammy's. Played the soundtrack constantly. Actually got my teenage son to listen a little and went to see it live with me and he really liked it. It grabs you.
Ooh, same! As a Stay who loves Hamilton, this is so funny to me
Musicals can be so moving and soaring and incredible. Most great musicals tell a story. Hamilton is truly great: Watch the live version; but see it live. There’s nothing like it, being in an audience experiencing it together. The entire cast is incredible. You are also hearing more singers in the back. And Lin Manuel had a Tony already for In the Heights and has written a ton.
WOW.. I did not know what to expect but not this.. this is just wow😁
This musical is like none other! It's brilliance. ALL the players are top notch! By now you've see the whole thing and I hope you're blown away. What a way to learn a history lesson right?!
I just came back to Denver after seeing Hamilton on Broadway. The audience started weeping at the first song and didn't stop until the curtain. Except, of course, when King George was on stage. It was spectacular.
This musical is a work of genius - and the amount of care for the fans is what pushes it beyond other attempts to reach their audience. LMM is just an amazing human.
There is an official Hamilton RUclips channel - be sure to search for Hamilton Mixtape - there was a concert held in NY that debuted remixes and covers of songs from the musicals by musicians such as Usher, Andra Day, and Regina Spektor. So, so good!
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I can’t count how many times I’ve watched this video, and it still gives me goosebumps.
This will change your whole perspective. It is incredible.
If you have Disney+ I would 100% recommend you watch the entire show of Hamilton! It's amazing and you'll be signing/rapping the songs forever!
My daughter was a theater/musical junkie and was over the moon about the Hamilton soundtrack when it first came out, and while I love musicals (Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, etc.), I avoided Hamilton because I generally don't like rap or hip-hop or cursing. When it came on Disney, I figured, what the heck, might as well. I was humbly apologizing to my daughter that night! Lol! It has since become one of my favorites, it and the cast inspired me to vote for the very first time in my life and I even joined a letter writing campaign to encourage others to vote. I even wrote to and received a note back from Lin-Manuel Miranda!! I hope one day I may be able to join your Patreon and see your reaction, because I'm sure it's going to be epic!
A masterpiece.
I have that musical memorized and I watched it everyday for a little over a year!
I'm addicted to Hamilton 💖🎶
It’s Amazing, you’ll love it. I laughed, cried, so many emotions, so well done. Lin-Manuel is a genius
As SOON as you said you were doing this over on patreon I signed up. Hamilton reactions are my top reason to sub on Patreon, it's the best thing in the world to see people I respect discovering the beauty of Hamilton. See you over there!!
I'm generally here for BTS but i also love musicals. Hamilton is pretty awesome, I remember watching the Tony awards when Hamilton won so many awards, and i had the pleasure to watch this show live, its so good. Lin Manuel Miranda incorporated rap in a couple of production, he did the same for In the Heights in which he also won a Tony Award. Lin Manuel has done more works after Hamilton, I've seen the other casts in other projects as well, thanks for posting this.
They do like 4 numbers at the White House in this performance. You should react to them all of them before you do the whole play, and of course let us watch you watch it. Thanks.
Which Patreon tier are you going to be watching Hamilton on? 💜
Hamilton is an amazing musical!! I’m so glad you’re getting into this too :)
Hamilton is the best! When you watch it, watch with subtitles. It helps.
omg yes hamilton!! It's such a good musical!! And a lyrical masterpiece!
Welcome to the new musical by amazing writers and performers.
The traditional musical is a play where the characters break into song at key moments. There are some musicals (Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, etc.) that tell the whole story through song after song after song with almost no dialogue in between. That's the kind of musical that Hamilton is, which makes it so fun! So, you start with Lin Manuel Miranda's talent for putting together a fantastic song, add outstanding vocalists and amazing instrumental arrangements, throw in a fantastic group of chorus singers/dancers and a rotating stage and you have the closest-thing-to-perfection production that is Hamilton. Go. See it now. NOW! GO!!!
You should review the one from 7 years prior Obama mentioned-a gem!!
Yay! Amazing, thank you for reacting to this and the full musical. I think you will really enjoy it.
"This is definitely The Room Where It Happened." I love that he made that reference.
I hope you've seen the full musical on YT by now. THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE 21st CENTURY! I stand by that! I continue to watch it on YT because it's just THAT GOOD!!
I was NOT expecting you to react to Hamilton. It's one of my favorite musicals. Lin worked for many years to perfect this beauty, it was inspired by a biographical book about Hamilton himself. He resonated well with the fact that Alexander was actually an immigrant from Puerto Rico (where he's also from). The actor you like, Leslie Odom Jr., won the Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. And the other actor you liked, Christopher Jackson, is a long time friend of Lin's and always had Chris in mind to play Washington (he specially wrote the Washington solo for him).
I really hope you enjoy this musical, it is so good 💛
I love Hamilton!! Of course I want that full reaction, I'm going to be in your Patreon for this amazing masterpiece 🤗
As great as they sound here they are 100x better in the full production on Disney+. I dragged my feet on watching it because I thought I wouldn’t like it, now it’s one of my all-time fave musicals, and I’m gonna go see it on Broadway next month 😊 Not the same cast at this point of course, but I’m still super excited. And if this is the first musical you see, it’s definitely going to blow your mind
Love to see some starting on their Hamilton journey. The guy in the blue suit wrote the whole thing. Lin-Manuel Miranda and he has written loads of other incredible stuff. You have a wonderful rabbit hole ahead of you.
that first alexander hamilton gives me the chills every time
Holy smokes, John! Musicals are a cultural staple... So glad you're dipping your toe in!!
Oh, we need to get you a musical education! The whole "I'm singing on the street about how much in love I am with random people around me" is in deed what old school musicals are like, and they have their place. But the newer musicals from Sondheim forward are much deeper and more intense, with the story often being told within the lyrics of the songs too. With much more complicate rhythms and internal rhymes that are super fun to pick apart. But you sometimes need to know some of the old-school stuff to get references in the newer stuff. Even Hamilton references South Pacific in a cool way as well as some other obscure musicals from the 90s.
Wow can’t believe you are only getting to experience the magic of Hamilton now! Live theater is magical. I’m a late-booming theater “kid” (really only got into it in my early 20s). Live theater and musicals are very innovative these days and it’s something that I think has something for everyone, just like BTS haha!
The guy playing Hamilton wrote the entire show- music and lyrics- Pulitzer Prize winner! The entire show is rap and hip hop. Broadway has come a loooonnnnng way! ❤
John, I have loved musicals since I was a little girl and I used to live in Connecticut and I could see a lot of cool shows in New York City and I would take my sons when they were younger and we would go this way we would go to concerts musicals and plays down in New York City and my son and I saw Spider-Man which was freaking amazing and I’ll have to get a link to one of the songs written by Bono for you. My son and I were sitting in the front row. The balcony and Spider-Man actually swings all around. He like flies around the concert hall and he flies up and he lands on the ledge right in front of us that’s wild. We also American idiot, which is that Green Day musical. That was super cool But our favorite is a play called Spring awakening. It’s an actual play that was written in 1890-ish and bunch of really cool guys got together and said let’s make this into a like like a kind of a rock show so if they take the story of the kids from 1890s Germany and this is like their coming of age in a repressive society. And Duncan Sheik Rd. all the music amazing. Oh and wow there is this other movie turned musical called Once. An Irish busker and a Czech immigrant musician meet at the music store amd make beautiful music. Together
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I love this show! It is beyond amazing! Enjoy watching it!
The poetry jam video is good too.
Watch Chris Jackson doing One Last time at the White House. Everyone was crying.
I grew up a Rent head and a big fan of Les Miserables, Pippen, Camelot, Hair, All the classics...... When I saw this show for the first time, EVERVYTHING CHANGED. There is NOTHING comes close.
I love musical theatre esp. the classics (Les Mis, Phantom, Miss Saigon, etc.) and Hamilton is truly amazing. It's great to see live. I would also suggest Wicked and The Color Purple, the latter being co-written by Brenda Russell and the late Allee Willis.
Lin is a lyrical genius, my Dream Collab would be Lin & Namjoon to write a rap or song together, 2 genius and my 2 husbands working together would be amazing. Hamilton is amazing musical, In the Heights is another of Lin’s Tony Award winning musicals.
Oh. My. God. That would be epic.
I know right, Imagine the masterpiece we would get, they both have very High IQ’s are influenced by the same western rappers and both understand complex beats & melodies, Lin was born in 1980’s in Washington Heights & later New York City so grew up in the best time of music. Plus They both so down to earth I would love them to just interview each other like Joon & Pharrell did as the conversation would be stimulating & learn so much.
I just recently watched Hamilton in Hamburg 😁 such a great musical! I was very entertained!
My all time favorite musical! Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius! You should check out his original raw version of this song/rap which he performed at the White House years prior to writing the full musical! Here's the attached link: ruclips.net/video/WNFf7nMIGnE/видео.html He was invited to the White House Poetry Jam and decided to perform this rap instead, which was suppose to have been part of his Hip Hop concept Album (not a full musical)
I forgot who suggest to him to create a full musical based on Hamilton's life so he spent years to finish writing Hamilton. There's an amazing documentary which gave you the entire behind the scenes of the entire process. It was by chance his friend, a filmmaker asked to film him working on this and no one had expected Hamilton to become the iconic history making musical!
This was aired on PBS but I can't find the full documentary but here is the link to the Trailer: ruclips.net/video/_KsTjxKi5JE/видео.html
Watched it four times now. Just love it!
OMG - Hamilton live is a necessary experience. Go if you can.
OK, this is really out of nowhere, but I like the Final Fantasy music you are playing during your closing comments. And yes, watch Hamilton with subtitles, it is amazing from beginning to end.
So, Lin-Manuel Miranda is the weakest singer of the cast, BUT its his baby and his opportunity to Star in a show that's *Not* West Side Story. He makes the show his own over the course of the performance. I really love the boot legs I watched at 3am years ago as much as Disney's broadcast.
Absolutely. I think he’d probably admit that too. He’s gotten way better, though - he did a Hamilton/Dear Evan Hansen duet with Ben Platt and the improvement is noticeable.
My hot take is he's having an off night in the Disney+ show, because he sounds different/better in other clips of Hamilton and other things
That awkward moment when the weakest singer is still better than you
@@d4-v1d22 Well, the weakest singer on BROADWAY is still better than the average person?
I’m joining Patreon just to see u react to Hamilton because it’s AWESOME and so are you! 🔥. What “level” will let me watch ur Hamilton reaction?
Is it up on Patreon yet?
You will love the whole thing. Wait until you hear “my shot” and “satisfied”. People are always surprised because Hamilton isn’t like any other musical and that’s why it is one of the most popular musicals of all time. It has generated revenue of over a billion dollars.
The rapping is awesome. I saw an article that said if all the songs were sung at a normal musical pace it would be 6hours long.
Maaaan that song still gives me chills, it’s soooo good!
I was lucky enough to see Hamilton performance live on stage in May 2021 in Australia and the atmosphere with the crowd singing along with each lyric is something else, the only person who didn’t know the words in the theatre was my mum as she was a Hamilton virgin but she enjoyed it and she doesn’t enjoy rap at all. I also gauge her opinion with BTS when they release new music as she is not a K-Pop fan and she has become a fan of the vocal line songs.
God, I have the biggest grin on my face seeing this. It’s such a good start to the morning.
I was lucky enough to see a touring company of it this year after hearing the soundtrack repeatedly, and watching the D+ version. It’s just such a goddamn good musical.
I’d recommend checking out the Hamildrops that Lin put out a few years ago - some are remixes, some are songs that were cut from the musical, and Weird Al does the Hamilton Polka. So good.
“No one breaks out into song and dance in real life”
You should watch/react the 2012 Tony Awards opening with Neil Patrick Harris, because what if life were more like theatre? 😂
Hamilton is an AMAZING play. If you have Disney +, I highly recommend you watching it. It will change your mind on plays.
You got me, joking your Patreon to see it lol. Like others have said hope you left subtitles on lol
Lin Miranda (the guy playing Hamilton) was in Dr. House as Alvie, his asylum roomate
you are definitely in for a treat.
Omg you gotta watch hamilton!
If you don't want a "feel-good" hippy-dippy "singing my feelings" type of musical, then, in addition to Hamilton, you should try Les Miserables. It too tells a story through song; there's barely any non-sung verbal dialogue in it. Of the available online choices for Les Mis, the movie is probably the best introduction to the show, even though a lot of people don't like the movie. I say that because I don't know of any stage show versions of Les Mis that are available in full online, except the 10th Anniversary Concert version, which is NOT the full stage show - it has the "dream cast", but they stand at microphones to sing their parts, instead of doing the actual blocking and acting that you'd get in the actual stage show, and while it has subtitles, it's still a bit difficult to follow during the time jumps within the story. The movie is just a little easier for a Les Mis "newbie" to understand. For Hamilton, the "movie" version on Disney+ IS the stage show, filmed live over two performances, one with a live audience and one (for close-ups) without, and I would suggest watching it with subtitles on so you don't miss any of the lyrics, or having the lyrics pulled up on a separate device, so you can keep track of where they are. Enjoy! :D
I loved this Musical! I saw it when it was based in Chicago. You should check out We don’t talk about Bruno from Disney Encanto performed by VoicePlay (Another great acapella group)
TV-wise, I only know that Lin Manuel Miranda was in His Dark Materials. I’m mostly blanking on Leslie Odom Jr but oddly enough, he was in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy when he was young.
Omg got patreon so i can watch your reactuon
Sorry, I forgot to also suggest The Book of Mormon, which is probably the funniest musical I've ever seen.
Shrek The Musical & Six: The Musical are two other great Musicals that the soundtracks are banging that you should check out and also has some history in it.
Just so you are clear this is a performance of music from a musical. Watching an actual musical on stage is an entirely different experience. Usually a damn good one.
I hadn't saw the part at the end that showed Thayne Jasperson.
I'm so glad you liked it! Lin-Manuel Miranda (who plays Hamilton) is one of my writing heroes. There's a whole world of amazing musicals out there it just depends on taste whether you will like each one. I even found a musical that has a song called musicals where they simultaneously pay tribute to and playfully make fun of the idea of musicals. I suspend belief just on the concept of breaking into song whenever and ask the musical to give me something outside of that. If you want to continue, I'd start with musicals based off of movies to ease yourself into the genre. Legally Blonde, Shrek the Musical. Both are great. If you like those, then I'd jump in for the really great ones.
If you like this you'll like Evan Hansen and RENT. They're both very impactful and revolutionary musicals similar to Hamilton.
Hamilton is a great gateway show into musical theater. It's so diverse in both it's casting and musical styles that it really opens doors. However, if you enjoy it there are plenty more shows that you might like. I'd suggest looking at American Idiot if you enjoy Green Day, Spring Awakening, and Six.
Also, if you enjoy the storytelling through song aspect watch Come From Away. It's incredibly moving, and there is a filmed stage version on Apple Tv with most of the original cast.
Hamiltonnnnnnnnn yesssssss
If you want to jump into musicals that don't just have "feel good filler" songs, and do have depth and character moments in the music, I recommend: Rent, Newsies, and Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary stage production, not the theatrical film).
I am 100% NOT a fan of musicals at ALL but I LIVE for HAMILTON!
Two things… 1. You might now get Obama’s reference to “The Room Where it Happened”😅 and 2. I recommend you watch the LMM poetry jam of this song that Obama mentioned, it’s on RUclips
How many people can say they crowd tested something they were putting together at The White House? I feel like only Lin. 😂
honestly you hang out with theater people... we do have a tendancy to bust out in song.... or forget we are wearing headphones and sing along, or sing int eh grocery stores.... yeah..... if there be music we have a tendancy to sing or try really hard not to with it
You can probably get away with breaking it up into songs and posting them individually (if you don't mind the work). I highly recommend leaving the subtitles on when you watch the musical so that you don't miss any of the lyrics.
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Based on how surprised you were at how much was done in this clip, I assume "Satisfied" amazed you with the rewind. It still does for me tbh.
you just got yourself into a huge addiction/rabbithole lol
"I'm singing and people are around me dancing"
In the heights movie 😐
If you want another not-your-typical-musical WATCH “COME FROM AWAY”… the entire show is on Apple TV but there are performances from the Tonys and the Olivier awards on RUclips (Tony performance is better IMO) - so you could do similar to what you did here.
But seriously… at the minimum every American and every Canadian NEEDS to see this show! It’s a lot of true stories within an AMAZING true story… you’ll laugh, cry from sadness, cry from being moved and inspired
The entire cast is 12 or 13 people all of whom play multiple roles… the vocals are great, the band is great, the choreography has pretty minimal flash which is appropriate for the story
I loved this reaction though…. I’m probably going to have to join your Patreon now 😆
I was just about to comment this. Seconded! Watch COME FROM AWAY!!
You're really gonna like the average guy...He's EVERYONE'S favorite!!
Dude, you gota get out more, the theater is a great place to see musicals and even plays.
Watch the live performance I'm over the act out On stage It's awesome!!
You being a musician aside, HOW ARE YOU A GROWN MAN AND NOT WATCHED ANY MUSICALS, EVEN AS A KID?!
Disney musicals are a whole separate genre.
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Please react to six the musical!! I highly recommend it especially if you like Hamilton. The songs are amazing and will blow you away!
This is, of course, a fantastic musical, and very unusual for being sung straight through. If you're interested in something else that really flips the script on musicals, check out the show "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend". Yes, the title seems....not like something anyone would touch, but it's really really good. At first it seems like the kind of musical you're used to: people bursting into song randomly in a scene, but as the show progresses you realize that the musical numbers are all in the main character's head, and they're how she interprets the world. There are over 150 original songs in the show, and they cover almost every genre of music you can imagine. Plus it's just a really good satire and a deep look at mental health.