Some of the most engaging parts of this section come when the Miranda of the past is still drafting his lyrics, atonally rapping an unfinished line or two the uncertainty of his past is contrasted with a following shot of the lyrics as they appear in the finished show, and there’s a great sense of artistic progression, an “Oh, that’s how he thought of that” that comes from seeing the vulnerable roughness that came before the polish.
We learn the inception of various songs, how he wrote them, where he wrote them, and the inspiration behind them. A harried Miranda has just moved into a new apartment with his wife and is working on preparing his show for Broadway, and the audience comes along with him for the ride. The documentary focuses initially on his writing process, starting two years before the show’s Broadway premiere. Scenes where historians explain the intricacies of the history behind the show are interspersed with interviews with a slightly younger Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s writer and star. Over the course of slightly less than an hour and a half, “Hamilton’s America” takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the writing of the Broadway hit.
Even if you’re not big on musicals, you’ve probably heard about the musical “Hamilton.” And whether you’ve seen the show, listened to the music, or just sat confused while your Broadway-obsessed roommate talked about it for 20 minutes, the PBS Great Performances special “Hamilton’s America” is worth your time. Alexander Hamilton is the founder of the New York Post and the Coast Guard, the author of 51 of the essays in the Federalist Papers, and most recently, a Broadway star.
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