The reason Burr has the ear-mic set-up but no one else seems to, is that everyone else has their mics hidden in their hair. You can see them a little bit if you look closely at Angelica and Peggy's foreheads. Burr, lacking hair, can't accomplish that, so ear-mounted.
The reason the womens' dresses are so brightly colored is so the audience can 1. see them well in the dark theatre and 2, and most importantly so that audience members can easily identify and differentiate them from eachother.
I’m not sure if it’s because the theatre was dark, but it was definitely because they also needed to be able to be clearly visible to those that were far away from the stage. Theatres are pretty big, probably even bigger for Broadway lol.
@@YoBGS something that also helps with remembering who the important characters are, are their leitmotifs (if you don’t know it’s basically like their theme song lol) so then when a character appears after a while or want your audience to remember this character for important reason, their leitmotif plays. Hamilton likes its leitmotifs and evolves them (so their theme songs change with what the character has experienced). It’s pretty cool! Long story short: Hamilton makes characters more differentiated by their theme songs :p
Burr has some surprisingly tough numbers. In fact, a lot of people's favorite number of his, if not their favorite in the whole show, titled "The Room Where It Happens", is apparently the least favorite of the man playing Burr because of how physically demanding it was of him.
Quick correction- Angelica is looking for a ‘mind at work’, not a ‘man named Burr’. Going back to the 1st verse where Burr says they ‘gawk at the students’. Basically, she’s ignoring the ‘attractive’ guys in favor of finding the ‘enlightened nerd’.
@@YoBGS ok, but I’ll warn you. As you can see, we are a serious bunch regarding the show’s intricacies. All we’re going to do is get on you for missing something on stage because you were reading the caption. 😄
for your question about burr's mic, everyone with hair has a small mic on their forehead, partially hidden in the hair for ease of viewing, but since burr is bald, he has one on the ear! :]
@@YoBGS also there isn’t an ear piece certain characters who are on stage a lot have 2 mics in case one fails the second mic for Burr is over his ear which looks a little bit like an ear piece
I thought he had a different mic because he is not only a character (Burr) but also the narrator who addresses the audience directly. So he uses a mic like a singer or someone who is doing a Ted talk. jmho.
Burr is a character that is acting as the musical's Narrator Character, you can see this in many musicals, Clopin from Hunchback of Notre Dame, Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, The Criminalogist in Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Greek Chorus in Little Shop of Horrors, etc etc So while he is in the story, he also acts to set the scene. Also youre gonna quickly realize that time in this is really loose because its cramming a dude's 47 year long life into a 2 hour play
That makes a ton of sense! I never really thought about a narrative character but with the examples you gave I'm lost as to how I didn't see it before!
It's not a terrible idea to watch this with the captions on, It's so dense textually. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your reactions! Also, fun fact: LMM was having difficulty writing the ladies' harmonies, so he just let them sing together and create them themselves because they're that amazing.
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When you get to the Winters Ball and Satisfied, they need to be viewed together and probably their own video. Those songs are two halves of a single story.
When u react to Wintersball, Helpless and Satisfied you need to react to it all at ones, They belong together so the best is if u react to them in one video (u prob already knew but just wanted to say lol)
Good catch on the colorful dresses for the sisters. 😉 The actresses did an interview where they pointed out that they originally shared a dressing room and were known for singing different harmonies together so much that LMM changed the ending of this song to incorporate that beautiful run. 😊
Please ramble, we are here for the rambling! The Hamfans know the music, we want to hear what it makes YOU feel and think on your first listen -- pause when you're moved to, share your thoughts, and don't worry about the length so much. You're an intelligent guy with lots of great insights (and a few amusing oversights) and your enthusiasm and investment in the characters has been great fun to watch so far. I do really recommend turning on subtitles -- the word-play, call-backs and depth of meaning only get thicker as we go, and some of the songs coming up are REALLY fast. :)
Quick note to say that when you get to Winter's Ball you NEED to react to that together with Helpless and Satisfied. Those tree songs form a whole number and you'll enjoy them much much more watching them together.
@@YoBGS and you will need to put subtitles on! If you're mishearing things now, wait till you get to the ultra fast rapping 🤣🤣🤣 Loving your reactions 👍🥰
The idea that it is the next morning it the background, you see Burr leave the bar earlier and I believe you see Lafayette and Mulligan in the rafters as if they fell asleep outside. And then I believe Farner Refuted is the next song which is clearly in the afternoon. But the girls likely didn't live in Manhattan because it wasn't really Manhattan then and also, the two older girls aren't really worried about dad.
The fact that Peggy was the voice of reason amongst the Schuyler sisters and then eventually gives in to the excitement for the chaos that was imminent is really funny to me.
The timeline of the musical is amazingly crunched. Understandable since they're dealing with about 40 years of history in a 2 hour musical. The events of this song are taking place about two years after the events of the previous song.
Random fact: There were four Schuyler sisters at this point in time and crazy enough the fourth sister was seen as the most gorgeous of them. which must be bull bc have you seen how pretty they are in this musical! 😩❤
Aaron Burr is actually my favorite character, he has the best songs and is, in my opinion, the most interesting character, very complex. Also, Leslie Odom Jr (the actor who plays Burr) is just phenomenal, truly, truly an exceptional performer.
all the harmonizing was put in because Lin heard Philipa (Eliza), Renee (Angelica), and Jasmine (Peggy) harmonizing in their dressing room off broadway. Also the funny thing is that the line "And Peggy" Is funny for us Hamilton nerds is because nobody really knows much about her, and this is the only time she's apart of the main group singing. Maybe in Helpless but not sure.
@@ShyAnn291 Peggy did die young, just a few months before Phillip died in the duel. The reason that Eliza was dressed in black when she appears during Stay Alive Reprise is because she is still in mourning over Peggy's death.
I'm truly impressed you are able to watch this show in short segments at a time. Part of its greatness is how quickly & smoothly it flows, with many songs pushing right into the next. After you finish these bit by bit videos, you need to watch it start to finish, & you'll realize why so many were blown away by it.
Burr has the wireless mic because he's not only "IN" the story but he's also the NARRATOR of the story so he goes "in and out" of scenes and when he's OUT of the scene, he's NARRATING to us, the audience, what's happening or what's about to happen. i gotta tell ya, I'm so enjoying you enjoying this musical - even if I'm behind in watching these videos and you've already seen the musical! I'm watching this Hamilton series as if you've seen it for the first time and having the time of my life doing so! Okay onto the next video! LOL!
You're impressed with the handling of the rotating floor, wait till you see Burr's athletics in the choreography of act 2 song, 'The Room Where it Happens'. --By the way, Eliza talks about "people *shouting* in the square", not "shopping". The Revolutionary spirit is catching on.
I reckon for the next few videos you should do: [Farmer Refuted, You'll be back] [Right hand man] deserves a video by itself. [Winter's ball, Helpless, Satisfied] These have to be watched together. [The story of tonight-reprise, Wait for it] [Stay Alive, Ten Duel Commandments, Meet me inside] [That Would be enough] [Guns and Ships, History has its eyes on you] [Yorktown] [What comes next? Dear Theodosia, Laurens interlude] [Non-Stop] And that will finish Act One for you.
Most live theatre mics are in the actors hairlines at the centre-part, I think they couldn’t on Burr because there’s no hair to hide it. When you get to King George, his mic is hidden in his crown
Add “Farmer Refuted” to your Hamilton reaction list (eventually)! Lol the play between the different musical lines is *chefs kiss* Edit: but then it has to go straight into “You’ll be back”
This is such a fantastic number! And yes, that run at the end is mind blowingly perfect ✨ As many have said in the comments, Burr's mic is like that because he doesn't have longer hair to hide the ones that go above the forehead. If you check the rest of the cast closely, you might spot their mics too. And as for Lafayette being there, the whole cast is almost constantly taking part in the larger numbers. Laurens and Mulligan were there too, matter of fact 🤭 I think it's a great idea to have the next three songs together, and right after that you ABSOLUTELY NEED to react to the following three together (Winter's Ball, Helpless, Satisfied), they are literally all part of a whole and you will appreciate them much much more watching them together. Great reaction! Can't wait for the next one 😊✨
I find it funny that Ron Chernow, author of the book that Lin read while on vacation (I think it was actually his honeymoon) that inspired Hamilton, Ron Chernow took issue with the implication that Alexander Hamilton was quick to violence from the "burser punching" part, but not that Lin forgot about and essentially erased from the show MULTIPLE SCHUYLER BROTHERS. Also, Lin researched the use of the term "diarrhetic" for "Cabinet Battle #1" to make sure it was used in the same way at the time, while "flying by the seat of his pants", said by Angelica in "Satisfied" was coined in I believe the 1930's.
The actors aren't listening to directions but the music and mics of other singers as it can be very loud/quiet and chaotic on stage. And remember Hamilton is a fairly small cast (for a musical) so often the actors double up and appear as chorus and multiple characters. Would love to see your reactions to Lin Manuel Miranda's first musical 'In The Heights', songs, both stage and film version.
I'm absolutely loving the reactions. It's funny I found your channel from the dream smp and I've been a massive hamilton fan for years now and I've seen so many of youtubers reacting to the play. But as soon as I saw you started reacting I was so excited as I knew from your other videos that you really have the best reactions and so far it's been an absolute blast watching them. I just hope you carry on as I cant wait for you to get into some of my favourites. I found with hamilton there is no weak song even the short ones are just as good as the 7 minute songs, so stoked ❤❤
Thank you so much for the kind words! I loved Dream SMP and Minecraft stuff but creatively I was just looking for more. And Hamilton is kinda helping me find my voice for some of the original stuff I wanna do in the future :)
The mic choice is up to the actor. Some like Hamilton, Angelica, Madison/Hercules have the mic sewn into their hair while others like Burr and Washington wear the earpiece. Also those 2 actors have low haircuts which could be the reason as well.
Most people have mics sewn into their hair. Leslie Odom Jr. has no hair so they have to give him an earpiece mic. You'll also see that with the guy playing Washington, as he's also bald.
I must reiterate what a few have said before me. You should react to Winter's Ball, Helpless and Satisfied all in one set. They are designed to go together and is more .... impactful if done together than seperately. This will make your run time long, however, it will be worth every second. As Mel saydam states - Will blow your mind!
I am really enjoying your reactions to Hamilton. Keep it up. Just a suggestion, which I'm sure you will get a lot, when you get to it you should do A Winter's Ball, Helpless and Satisfied all together to get the full effect
Angelica Schuyler ends up becoming good friends with Jefferson while they're both in France, and they wrote to each other for the rest of their lives. And she did actually debate with him on many topics, including rights of women. (And she was not the only Revolutionary woman to debate the topic of women's rights with a Founding Father. Abigail Adams famously said, "“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”)
I love love love your reactions to Hamilton! I'm so happy when appears the notification. And please, do the videos the longer that you want, I'm loving it!
considering that they says "people shouting in the square", and you can see john laurens as one of the background dancers, i honestly think it's happening the same night as the story of tonight, right as the hamilsquad went to shout about the revolution in the streets.
Lin-Manuel Miranda uses some classic tropes in his musicals for example, the Schuyler Sisters the trope is Uptown Girls and Downtown Boys, the rich sheltered girls are both fasinated and replused by the crude viril boys. Another example is his musical, In The Heights, which if change the ethnic group and the time period could be the plot of a 1930's Warner Brothers melodrama.
Fun fact: Peggy's name is actually Margarita Schuyler. Not many people know that and just call her by Peggy. And I'm going through the series and know your already up to act 2, the reason Peggy isn't mentioned is because, well spoiler, she died and it was just easier to not mention it as it didn't go with the flow. Re-watching these is funny cause you miss so many little this us Hamilton nerd have picked up, and we're all just yelling through our screens.
I love Playhouse Square in cleveland! its so pretty!!! the big chandelier is AMAZING! Ive seen alot of musicals there ive seen Lion King, Wicked, Finding Neverland, and Matilda the Musical!!!
"Why is Lafayette back in the picture?" That's Anthony Ramos, the actor that played Laurens and Phillip Hamilton. I know, it's your first time watching this but when you said that, I had to look closer because I knew I didn't see Daveed Diggs. Also, the comparison of Jon Rua to Markiplier.🤣
Just a quick correction, timeline wise the declaration of independence has been written and the revolution was in it's early stages, not in full force yet but has started. Glad you're enjoying the show though
When were you in Cleveland? I know downtown used to be a bad area but things have changed a lot. There's a huge apartment across the street from the playhouse that houses a bunch of Cleveland athletes. Cool to hear you used to be in Cleveland though.
I'm in a wheelchair and not a fan of exercise, but give me that rotating stage or those horizontal escalators in airports, I essentially become a human hamster in the hamster wheel.
Where did Lafayette come from? It was not Lafayette it was John Lauren’s but if you look around you can see that characters irrelevant to the situation are always on stage.
The revolution definitely did NOT start with the poor lol it started with the merchant and land owner classes. Later they will sing that the "have-nots are gonna win this" meanwhile Hamilton (who, fine he is a have-not) is with Lawrence (son of the wealthiest man in South Carolina iirc) and Lafayette (a literal French aristocrat) lol
It's funny how Angelica talks about how she is going to talk to Jefferson. It doesn't make it into this show but apparently Jefferson had a real thing for her later in life after his wife died. You should read his letters where they are both in Europe and he tries to convince her to take a boat trip back to the US with him and go visit Niagara Falls. Oh and please just go in order. Don't skip songs. And I think it's been pointed out that the cast all have forehead mics but Burr is bald so he needs an ear one.
I'd say a Burr sequel would be better than Jefferson, given that Burr was Maria Reynolds' divorce attorney, along with a lot of other interesting events after that day in Weehawken in July of 1804.
The revolution was led by the people - the British responded. There were very few aristocrat elite loyalists when compared to the overall colonists considering the thought of a new land ruled by the people instead of an anarchy.
I thought "The Schuyler Sisters" was taking place just before "Aaron Burr, Sir", "My Shot", and "Story Of Tonight". Aaron met the sisters before running into Alex, and the reason you see Lafayette is because he's on his on his way to the bar.
Angelica was talking about the declaration of independence. This was after it was written. She said "when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I'm gonna compel him to include women in the sequel" meaning that she thinks that all men [and women] are created equal.
***Spoiler-ish*** It's also dramatic irony, because, for those who know history, she actually does meet Jefferson in France (while he's ambassador and she's there with her husband). And they become friends, and they do debate equality for women, among other subjects. And write to each other for the rest of their lives. It's also why she's able to offer Hamilton advice about Jefferson later in the show while they're writing to each other. (Fun Fact: IRL, it was actually Angelica that wrote "My Dearest" with the comma after dearest. And Hamilton wrote back teasing her about it.)
@@jcompton8507 See this is why I argue with my husband when he says Hamilton has no historical relevance, because with a few minor dramatic exceptions, the play rings true, and has inspired the kind of conversations that are more informative than what's taught in schools these days.
Looking for a mind at work doesn't mean they are downtown looking for anything more than a man. Except angelic is saying she's looking for a man who's got his s*** together. A guy who's a thinker. Someone with a future, not just the 87 pack.
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The reason Burr has the ear-mic set-up but no one else seems to, is that everyone else has their mics hidden in their hair. You can see them a little bit if you look closely at Angelica and Peggy's foreheads. Burr, lacking hair, can't accomplish that, so ear-mounted.
haha burrald
He does have hair, it’s just very short but George Washington is bald and he has the thing too
Yup, you cant really see the ear piece that well when sitting in the theatre but when being filmed up close its obvious
Ha! Bu(rr)ld
So does Washington
The reason the womens' dresses are so brightly colored is so the audience can 1. see them well in the dark theatre and 2, and most importantly so that audience members can easily identify and differentiate them from eachother.
I’m not sure if it’s because the theatre was dark, but it was definitely because they also needed to be able to be clearly visible to those that were far away from the stage. Theatres are pretty big, probably even bigger for Broadway lol.
Makes sense to me, and that was kinda my assumption was that they're important, and that's to remember who they are.
@@YoBGS something that also helps with remembering who the important characters are, are their leitmotifs (if you don’t know it’s basically like their theme song lol) so then when a character appears after a while or want your audience to remember this character for important reason, their leitmotif plays. Hamilton likes its leitmotifs and evolves them (so their theme songs change with what the character has experienced). It’s pretty cool!
Long story short: Hamilton makes characters more differentiated by their theme songs :p
i mean, colored clothes was also a status symbol though. it meant you had money
Burr has some surprisingly tough numbers. In fact, a lot of people's favorite number of his, if not their favorite in the whole show, titled "The Room Where It Happens", is apparently the least favorite of the man playing Burr because of how physically demanding it was of him.
Wait for It is my favorite but I can definitely see why the Room Where it Happens would be really rough to do a bunch. :D
I believe it! In everything I've seen so far he is putting in WORK, which I assume is because he may be the best dancer of the crew
Enjoying the reactions. Just to note Eliza says “people shouting in the square” not “shopping” 🙃. Makes more sense following the talk of revolution.
Thanks! I was just about to comment the same thing
Yeahhhhh this was the line that made me realize I need to put subtitles on lol. I'm a radio guy so unsurprisingly I'm deaffff
Quick correction- Angelica is looking for a ‘mind at work’, not a ‘man named Burr’. Going back to the 1st verse where Burr says they ‘gawk at the students’. Basically, she’s ignoring the ‘attractive’ guys in favor of finding the ‘enlightened nerd’.
Thanks for this! I'm definitely gonna watch captions-on next time so I stop goofing up all the words
@@YoBGS ok, but I’ll warn you. As you can see, we are a serious bunch regarding the show’s intricacies. All we’re going to do is get on you for missing something on stage because you were reading the caption. 😄
5:05 I love how Angelica looks at Burr like she about to say "B*** get out of my face"
for your question about burr's mic, everyone with hair has a small mic on their forehead, partially hidden in the hair for ease of viewing, but since burr is bald, he has one on the ear! :]
That makes sense, I don't know why I figured he'd have a lapel mic but that wouldn't make much sense given how much dancing they do
@@YoBGS also there isn’t an ear piece certain characters who are on stage a lot have 2 mics in case one fails the second mic for Burr is over his ear which looks a little bit like an ear piece
I thought he had a different mic because he is not only a character (Burr) but also the narrator who addresses the audience directly. So he uses a mic like a singer or someone who is doing a Ted talk. jmho.
Burr is a character that is acting as the musical's Narrator Character, you can see this in many musicals, Clopin from Hunchback of Notre Dame, Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, The Criminalogist in Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Greek Chorus in Little Shop of Horrors, etc etc
So while he is in the story, he also acts to set the scene.
Also youre gonna quickly realize that time in this is really loose because its cramming a dude's 47 year long life into a 2 hour play
That makes a ton of sense! I never really thought about a narrative character but with the examples you gave I'm lost as to how I didn't see it before!
It's not a terrible idea to watch this with the captions on, It's so dense textually. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your reactions! Also, fun fact: LMM was having difficulty writing the ladies' harmonies, so he just let them sing together and create them themselves because they're that amazing.
Wow, I didn't know that! That's amazing, thanks!
Yeah I keep forgetting that after being in radio for years I am pretty much deafff
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I'm planning to do the next 3 songs in one longer video, but ya'll said The Schuyler Sisters needed it's own video so here it is. Thank you so much for being into this journey and remember to subscribe if you wanna see what's next!
next 3 in a row are a great idea, definetely do that
yess theyre such a slay!! id recommend burn and who lives who dies who tells your story :)
@@finn_bee_ why? Just watch them in order
Awesome!
When you get to the Winters Ball and Satisfied, they need to be viewed together and probably their own video. Those songs are two halves of a single story.
When u react to Wintersball, Helpless and Satisfied you need to react to it all at ones, They belong together so the best is if u react to them in one video (u prob already knew but just wanted to say lol)
I second this - it’s a MUST!
THIRD this!!! I def vouch this it'll give you chills
Fourth vouch
YES! That's coming next week! I'm doing the next 3 songs tomorrow and then probably Wednesday I'll do those 3! Thanks for the tip :)
Good catch on the colorful dresses for the sisters. 😉 The actresses did an interview where they pointed out that they originally shared a dressing room and were known for singing different harmonies together so much that LMM changed the ending of this song to incorporate that beautiful run. 😊
I love that and I love that he was flexible enough to let them shine on a whole new level with that!
Please ramble, we are here for the rambling! The Hamfans know the music, we want to hear what it makes YOU feel and think on your first listen -- pause when you're moved to, share your thoughts, and don't worry about the length so much. You're an intelligent guy with lots of great insights (and a few amusing oversights) and your enthusiasm and investment in the characters has been great fun to watch so far.
I do really recommend turning on subtitles -- the word-play, call-backs and depth of meaning only get thicker as we go, and some of the songs coming up are REALLY fast. :)
Quick note to say that when you get to Winter's Ball you NEED to react to that together with Helpless and Satisfied. Those tree songs form a whole number and you'll enjoy them much much more watching them together.
Got it! That's the plan. Fortunately ya'll have been keeping me on track for which ones to listen to in a group!
@@YoBGS And when you do-- PAY ATTENTION to the choreography.
Incidentally, that sequence will also answer some of the questions you're asking here!
@@YoBGS and you will need to put subtitles on! If you're mishearing things now, wait till you get to the ultra fast rapping 🤣🤣🤣 Loving your reactions 👍🥰
The idea that it is the next morning it the background, you see Burr leave the bar earlier and I believe you see Lafayette and Mulligan in the rafters as if they fell asleep outside. And then I believe Farner Refuted is the next song which is clearly in the afternoon. But the girls likely didn't live in Manhattan because it wasn't really Manhattan then and also, the two older girls aren't really worried about dad.
The “sequel” to the Declaration of Independence they’re referring to comes much later during the suffrage movement in Seneca Falls, NY
The fact that Peggy was the voice of reason amongst the Schuyler sisters and then eventually gives in to the excitement for the chaos that was imminent is really funny to me.
Fun Fact: Burr introduced the Schuyler sisters in the order they died in the beginning
The timeline of the musical is amazingly crunched. Understandable since they're dealing with about 40 years of history in a 2 hour musical. The events of this song are taking place about two years after the events of the previous song.
See that's really good to know because without understanding the crunched up timeline it really feels like everything is flying by
Random fact: There were four Schuyler sisters at this point in time and crazy enough the fourth sister was seen as the most gorgeous of them. which must be bull bc have you seen how pretty they are in this musical! 😩❤
Haha I feel like that's just a rumor about the 4th sister because NO WAY is she prettier than the 3!
and several sons
@@BeccaBearSc *Meany* sons
Love how at the end everyone is rotating around them as they sing about feeling like they're living at the center of the universe! Such good staging!
Aaron Burr is actually my favorite character, he has the best songs and is, in my opinion, the most interesting character, very complex. Also, Leslie Odom Jr (the actor who plays Burr) is just phenomenal, truly, truly an exceptional performer.
all the harmonizing was put in because Lin heard Philipa (Eliza), Renee (Angelica), and Jasmine (Peggy) harmonizing in their dressing room off broadway. Also the funny thing is that the line "And Peggy" Is funny for us Hamilton nerds is because nobody really knows much about her, and this is the only time she's apart of the main group singing. Maybe in Helpless but not sure.
I love that he thought to change things up to fit their talents
I believe I heard in an interview with Lin that he said Peggy dies pretty young.
@@ShyAnn291 Peggy did die young, just a few months before Phillip died in the duel. The reason that Eliza was dressed in black when she appears during Stay Alive Reprise is because she is still in mourning over Peggy's death.
@@PattyKollias NO SPOILERS.....
Long Hamilton videos are pretty normal. Don't worry. We're here for the ride.
I'm truly impressed you are able to watch this show in short segments at a time. Part of its greatness is how quickly & smoothly it flows, with many songs pushing right into the next.
After you finish these bit by bit videos, you need to watch it start to finish, & you'll realize why so many were blown away by it.
Burr has the wireless mic because he's not only "IN" the story but he's also the NARRATOR of the story so he goes "in and out" of scenes and when he's OUT of the scene, he's NARRATING to us, the audience, what's happening or what's about to happen. i gotta tell ya, I'm so enjoying you enjoying this musical - even if I'm behind in watching these videos and you've already seen the musical! I'm watching this Hamilton series as if you've seen it for the first time and having the time of my life doing so! Okay onto the next video! LOL!
You're impressed with the handling of the rotating floor, wait till you see Burr's athletics in the choreography of act 2 song, 'The Room Where it Happens'.
--By the way, Eliza talks about "people *shouting* in the square", not "shopping". The Revolutionary spirit is catching on.
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Me: obsessed with Hamilton and singing every lyric
I reckon for the next few videos you should do:
[Farmer Refuted, You'll be back]
[Right hand man] deserves a video by itself.
[Winter's ball, Helpless, Satisfied] These have to be watched together.
[The story of tonight-reprise, Wait for it]
[Stay Alive, Ten Duel Commandments, Meet me inside]
[That Would be enough]
[Guns and Ships, History has its eyes on you]
[Yorktown]
[What comes next? Dear Theodosia, Laurens interlude]
[Non-Stop]
And that will finish Act One for you.
Most live theatre mics are in the actors hairlines at the centre-part, I think they couldn’t on Burr because there’s no hair to hide it. When you get to King George, his mic is hidden in his crown
Add “Farmer Refuted” to your Hamilton reaction list (eventually)! Lol the play between the different musical lines is *chefs kiss*
Edit: but then it has to go straight into “You’ll be back”
I think he plans to do them all in order
This is such a fantastic number! And yes, that run at the end is mind blowingly perfect ✨ As many have said in the comments, Burr's mic is like that because he doesn't have longer hair to hide the ones that go above the forehead. If you check the rest of the cast closely, you might spot their mics too. And as for Lafayette being there, the whole cast is almost constantly taking part in the larger numbers. Laurens and Mulligan were there too, matter of fact 🤭 I think it's a great idea to have the next three songs together, and right after that you ABSOLUTELY NEED to react to the following three together (Winter's Ball, Helpless, Satisfied), they are literally all part of a whole and you will appreciate them much much more watching them together. Great reaction! Can't wait for the next one 😊✨
I find it funny that Ron Chernow, author of the book that Lin read while on vacation (I think it was actually his honeymoon) that inspired Hamilton, Ron Chernow took issue with the implication that Alexander Hamilton was quick to violence from the "burser punching" part, but not that Lin forgot about and essentially erased from the show MULTIPLE SCHUYLER BROTHERS. Also, Lin researched the use of the term "diarrhetic" for "Cabinet Battle #1" to make sure it was used in the same way at the time, while "flying by the seat of his pants", said by Angelica in "Satisfied" was coined in I believe the 1930's.
"Cutoffs" and "bow-tie?" Surely ye mean breeches and cravat, my good sir?
Wow, super excited for the next one to have three in a row -hooray!!
The actors aren't listening to directions but the music and mics of other singers as it can be very loud/quiet and chaotic on stage.
And remember Hamilton is a fairly small cast (for a musical) so often the actors double up and appear as chorus and multiple characters.
Would love to see your reactions to Lin Manuel Miranda's first musical 'In The Heights', songs, both stage and film version.
I love the harmonies in this song also we Stan the book guy 😂
I'm absolutely loving the reactions.
It's funny I found your channel from the dream smp and I've been a massive hamilton fan for years now and I've seen so many of youtubers reacting to the play. But as soon as I saw you started reacting I was so excited as I knew from your other videos that you really have the best reactions and so far it's been an absolute blast watching them. I just hope you carry on as I cant wait for you to get into some of my favourites.
I found with hamilton there is no weak song even the short ones are just as good as the 7 minute songs, so stoked
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Thank you so much for the kind words! I loved Dream SMP and Minecraft stuff but creatively I was just looking for more. And Hamilton is kinda helping me find my voice for some of the original stuff I wanna do in the future :)
The mic choice is up to the actor. Some like Hamilton, Angelica, Madison/Hercules have the mic sewn into their hair while others like Burr and Washington wear the earpiece. Also those 2 actors have low haircuts which could be the reason as well.
Oh when you watch Satisfied!!! The stage! The choreography! The performance !! Will blow your mind🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️
Most people have mics sewn into their hair. Leslie Odom Jr. has no hair so they have to give him an earpiece mic. You'll also see that with the guy playing Washington, as he's also bald.
And I don't think that's Lafayette. That looks more like Laurens. (Though, if I remember right, Lafayette is up on the left at the top of the stairs.)
Omg I this is one of my favorites from this soundtrack, but guns and ships is my favorite I can’t wait til you get to it
3:20 She said, "People shouting in the square" You really should watch these with the subtitle lyrics.
8:43 That's John Laurens, not Lafayette.
Yeahhhh I realized it was Laurens when I was watching the video back, and I'll def watch with subtitles from now on
So exided for ur reaction for this one! Keep it up :)
man, the next song has a special place in my heart, I love it so so much
I must reiterate what a few have said before me. You should react to Winter's Ball, Helpless and Satisfied all in one set. They are designed to go together and is more .... impactful if done together than seperately. This will make your run time long, however, it will be worth every second.
As Mel saydam states - Will blow your mind!
I am really enjoying your reactions to Hamilton. Keep it up. Just a suggestion, which I'm sure you will get a lot, when you get to it you should do A Winter's Ball, Helpless and Satisfied all together to get the full effect
Angelica Schuyler ends up becoming good friends with Jefferson while they're both in France, and they wrote to each other for the rest of their lives. And she did actually debate with him on many topics, including rights of women.
(And she was not the only Revolutionary woman to debate the topic of women's rights with a Founding Father. Abigail Adams famously said, "“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”)
The one thing that you 100% need to do is watch “Helpless” and “Satisfied” in a row.
Keep this series going! 👍
@YoBGS : I know i'm late, but the one who you were referring to at the 9:09 minute, it's not Lafayette, but John Laurens :) .
So glad I found this channel, can’t wait till you see Guns and Ships!!
I love love love your reactions to Hamilton! I'm so happy when appears the notification. And please, do the videos the longer that you want, I'm loving it!
considering that they says "people shouting in the square", and you can see john laurens as one of the background dancers, i honestly think it's happening the same night as the story of tonight, right as the hamilsquad went to shout about the revolution in the streets.
3:11 Eliza says “People shouting in the square”… not shopping. 🗣🚫🛍
Loving your Hamilton reactions, keep 'em coming!
Lin-Manuel Miranda uses some classic tropes in his musicals for example, the Schuyler Sisters the trope is Uptown Girls and Downtown Boys, the rich sheltered girls are both fasinated and replused by the crude viril boys. Another example is his musical, In The Heights, which if change the ethnic group and the time period could be the plot of a 1930's Warner Brothers melodrama.
Burr has the mic like that because everyone else's is hidden in their hair (I think)
Keep up the good work coach
Look at lee bowing on the right 6:18
This is my favourite song!!!
Fun fact: Peggy's name is actually Margarita Schuyler. Not many people know that and just call her by Peggy. And I'm going through the series and know your already up to act 2, the reason Peggy isn't mentioned is because, well spoiler, she died and it was just easier to not mention it as it didn't go with the flow. Re-watching these is funny cause you miss so many little this us Hamilton nerd have picked up, and we're all just yelling through our screens.
When it comes to a winter's ball you should do it with helpless and satisfied
Check out the above image of the lit-up rotating stage! It's the symbol of the Federalist Party! Been loving watching this with you.
I love Playhouse Square in cleveland! its so pretty!!! the big chandelier is AMAZING! Ive seen alot of musicals there ive seen Lion King, Wicked, Finding Neverland, and Matilda the Musical!!!
"Why is Lafayette back in the picture?"
That's Anthony Ramos, the actor that played Laurens and Phillip Hamilton. I know, it's your first time watching this but when you said that, I had to look closer because I knew I didn't see Daveed Diggs.
Also, the comparison of Jon Rua to Markiplier.🤣
Everyone else has a mic in their hair, which Leslie Odem Jr doesn't have much of
Just a quick correction, timeline wise the declaration of independence has been written and the revolution was in it's early stages, not in full force yet but has started. Glad you're enjoying the show though
8:56 that’s John Laurens
can you please react to 96,000 from in the heights, i think you'd absolutely love it, its also by lin-manuel miranda
It's people shouting in the square lol not shopping
Love it!
When were you in Cleveland? I know downtown used to be a bad area but things have changed a lot. There's a huge apartment across the street from the playhouse that houses a bunch of Cleveland athletes. Cool to hear you used to be in Cleveland though.
I'm in a wheelchair and not a fan of exercise, but give me that rotating stage or those horizontal escalators in airports, I essentially become a human hamster in the hamster wheel.
Where did Lafayette come from? It was not Lafayette it was John Lauren’s but if you look around you can see that characters irrelevant to the situation are always on stage.
*Points at laurens*
Where did Lafayette come from?
*facepalm* you’re right… why do they have to have similar names?!
SHOUTING not shopping
Which theater are you referring to in Cleveland? The Playhouse Theater is not in a terrible area...
The revolution definitely did NOT start with the poor lol it started with the merchant and land owner classes. Later they will sing that the "have-nots are gonna win this" meanwhile Hamilton (who, fine he is a have-not) is with Lawrence (son of the wealthiest man in South Carolina iirc) and Lafayette (a literal French aristocrat) lol
8:45 Thats Laurens lmao 😭
4:50
Damn, starting to sound like my dad
It's funny how Angelica talks about how she is going to talk to Jefferson. It doesn't make it into this show but apparently Jefferson had a real thing for her later in life after his wife died. You should read his letters where they are both in Europe and he tries to convince her to take a boat trip back to the US with him and go visit Niagara Falls. Oh and please just go in order. Don't skip songs. And I think it's been pointed out that the cast all have forehead mics but Burr is bald so he needs an ear one.
has bro not taken a history class😭
This song is great! Angelica is amazing, as u will see later...
yesssssssssss
I'd say a Burr sequel would be better than Jefferson, given that Burr was Maria Reynolds' divorce attorney, along with a lot of other interesting events after that day in Weehawken in July of 1804.
3:59 “She is probably looking for a man like Burr…Burr” 🤣😂🤣 funny but wrong 5:09 and 6:00
Guys, stop telling him stuff about songs he hasn't gotten to yet!
That's not Lafayette. That's John Laurens.
This was not burr’s first verse
Maybe he meant as a character in the story, rather than in his role as narrator?
@@StoryMing he still had a verse before
After you're done with Hamilton, do Hadestown. :D
seconded
Shouting, not shopping.
The revolution was led by the people - the British responded. There were very few aristocrat elite loyalists when compared to the overall colonists considering the thought of a new land ruled by the people instead of an anarchy.
I thought "The Schuyler Sisters" was taking place just before "Aaron Burr, Sir", "My Shot", and "Story Of Tonight". Aaron met the sisters before running into Alex, and the reason you see Lafayette is because he's on his on his way to the bar.
Angelica was talking about the declaration of independence. This was after it was written. She said "when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I'm gonna compel him to include women in the sequel" meaning that she thinks that all men [and women] are created equal.
***Spoiler-ish***
It's also dramatic irony, because, for those who know history, she actually does meet Jefferson in France (while he's ambassador and she's there with her husband). And they become friends, and they do debate equality for women, among other subjects.
And write to each other for the rest of their lives.
It's also why she's able to offer Hamilton advice about Jefferson later in the show while they're writing to each other. (Fun Fact: IRL, it was actually Angelica that wrote "My Dearest" with the comma after dearest. And Hamilton wrote back teasing her about it.)
@@jcompton8507 See this is why I argue with my husband when he says Hamilton has no historical relevance, because with a few minor dramatic exceptions, the play rings true, and has inspired the kind of conversations that are more informative than what's taught in schools these days.
You should have the lyrics on hand while you watch. Some of the lyrics can be easily mistaken the first run through
burr has no hair. everyone elses mic is hidden in their hair, but burr has none so he gets it on the ear (i think)
Looking for a mind at work doesn't mean they are downtown looking for anything more than a man. Except angelic is saying she's looking for a man who's got his s*** together. A guy who's a thinker. Someone with a future, not just the 87 pack.
BC he doesn't have hair!
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