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A Hamilton History Lesson from the President of The Museum of American Finance

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As the president of the Museum of American Finance, David Cowen is an expert on the American Financial system. The same financial system created by Alexander Hamilton. A portrait of Hamilton hangs above the desk in David’s office. We caught up with David to discuss what exactly some of the lyrics mean and which traces […]

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Hamilton: A new foundation for musical theatre

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The history of Hamilton seems unlikely at best, maybe as unlikely as a budding nation, making a go of it in a new world. Actor, composer and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda was on vacation in Mexico in 2008, in a hammock, relaxing. He picked up a little “light reading” — the 800-page historical biography, Alexander Hamilton, […]

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on the power of theatre to eliminate distance

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“My goal was to eliminate any distance between the Founding Fathers and the fights we are still having, and the struggles that are still happening…

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