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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw it last night so I can finally chime in as a huge musical theater nerd. I never saw the Broadway production, but listened to the soundtrack for a few years. It was really cool to see how it played out in person, with nuances you wouldn't catch just from listening. I thought the whole cast was really phenomenal, and overall it just had a slightly different vibe from the album. I don't think of that as good or bad, just a matter of artistic choice. The actors seemed to employ a lot of dry, deadpan humor in their delivery, which I appreciated; I can see it being much more serious and dramatic, as on the soundtrack. I love Burr's voice on the album, but "this" Burr was more tongue-in-cheek and almost camp, which was great fun to watch, although made some of his more serious moments a bit tougher to transition into. George Washington and Hamilton were nearly the same height, but Washington was more mesomorphic than Hamilton and everyone else, so it mostly worked. Also I'm not sure who said he sounded like the album's Jefferson, but that had to have been an understudy. "This" Washington had a pretty low, husky tone, vs. Jefferson's clear, lyrical vibe on both the soundtrack and this production. Eliza was fantastic. DH liked the Swing with the hair extensions. :lol: :roll: I agree that it was quick-moving, which had its pros and cons.[/quote]

Also saw it last night and thought it was really great.  The understudy for Anjelica was so good -- can't imagine the main performer being better.  I don't know what PPs were talking about with Burr being effeminate or sniveling.  He did seem to play it like he was coming apart at the seams after losing the presidency to Jefferson (which was probably accurate, right?).  There were a couple points where I thought he was a little too restrained in his singinng (like Wait for It -- he seemed to start very restrained so that he could build up, but I think I'd rather he just really let the whole song ring out.)[/quote]

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