‘Hamilton’ Clip: Disney+ Ensures The World’s Gonna Know His Name
Hamiltonarrives on Disney+ next week, just in time to give you something patriotic to watch for the July 4th holiday weekend. The first trailer for the recorded presentation of the Broadway sensationjust arrived last weekend, and now a newHamiltonclip has debuted online that further shows how the Broadway production was recorded, complete with the original cast, to give viewers the ultimate immersive experience.
Hamilton Clip
TheHamiltonclip comes from early in the show whenLin-Manuel Mirandatakes the stage as Alexander Hamilton, complete with an introduction byLeslie Odom Jr.as Aaron Burr. In this clip, you can see how close-ups are employed by the camera crew, which was able to get right up in Miranda’s face. This appears to be achieved by having cameras on cranes out in the audience rather than having a camera on stage, which would have likely created some problems with the choreography.
For most, this will be the easiest way to experience the stage phenomenon, especially since there’s no indication as to when stage productions will be able to return in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Even when there wasn’t a pandemic to worry about, getting good seats to one of the traveling productions ofHamiltonwas rather difficult. By watching it on Disney+, not only do you have the best seat in the house, but you get to see the show with the original cast, even though there will be a fewminor changes to the soundtrack.
Hamiltonalso starsDaveed Diggsas Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson,Renée Elise Goldsberryas Angelica Schuyler,Jonathan Groffas King George,Christopher Jacksonas George Washington,Jasmine Cephas Jonesas Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds,Okieriete Onaodowanas Hercules Mulligan/James Madison,Anthony Ramosas John Laurens/Philip Hamilton, andPhillipa Sooas Eliza Hamilton.
