“Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”:The Use and Representation of Records in Hamilton: An American Musical
2017; Society of American Archivists; Volume: 80; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.17723/0360-9081.80.1.53
ISSN2327-9702
Autores Tópico(s)Music History and Culture
ResumoABSTRACT Hamilton: An American Musical has been the focus of much theatrical and historical praise, critique, and commentary since its off-Broadway premiere in February 2015. The discussion has only intensified since the show opened on Broadway in August of that year. In September 2016, the musical's composer, lyricist, and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda; its director, Thomas Kail; and its historical consultant, Ron Chernow, were awarded the 2016 Records of Achievement Award from the National Archives Foundation, following the presentation of the Society of American Archivists' J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award to Miranda and Chernow the previous summer. Other prizes have included the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and eleven Tony Awards. The popularity and acclaim of the musical, as well as its use of historical documents to tell its story, merit an examination from an archival perspective. How are records used and represented in Hamilton? Taking as a foundation (though not as a framework) the “iconog...
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