'Hamilton's release on Disney+ perfectly illustrates why more professionally shot musicals should be available on streaming.
Once a professional film of the Broadway production of Hamilton premiered on Disney+ in 2020, it gave many more millions of people the chance to see a musical like never before. Fans may be lucky enough to have their favorite show adapted to film, but even that comes with a whole host of other issues when it comes to translating something from stage to screen. We lose quite a bit in that translation.
Hamilton’s professional recording was undertaken during the show's initial run and features the show’s original cast. The show needs no introduction; it’s a musical colossus that helped to revitalize interest in the medium of musicals as a whole. An incredible hip-hop-infused historical narrative, Hamilton takes us through the founding of the United States with rhymes clever enough to make even Shakespeare blush.
Hamilton’s professional recording is a triumph because it shows that not only are recordings capable of delivering an engaging and complete version of their original productions but also that there is a voracious audience for these recordings when they are made available. Diana, a musical about the life of Princess Diana, didn’t receive the same acclaim that Hamilton did when it debuted on Netflix a few months ago, but audiences still jumped on it regardless.
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