Hamilton: An American Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

Personnel: Randy Cohen (synthesizer, drum programming); Nevin Steinberg (sound effects).Programmer: Scott Wasserman.Audio Mixer: Tim Latham.Recording information: The Public Theater, New York, NY (02/2015).Director: Thomas Kail.Inspired by the Ron Chernow biography, Hamilton: An American Musical is an innovative, hip-hop-charged stage musical about U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton. That's right, hip-hop (and ethnically diverse casting) meet the 18th century. Its creator, book writer, composer-lyricist, and lead actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda, had his Broadway breakthrough in 2008 with Into the Heights, a musical about the Latino-American Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights that also incorporated rap music into its rambunctious songbook. Miranda won a Tony and a Grammy for his songwriting for the Best Musical winner. With Hamilton, he draws on rap, contemporary R&B, pop, and classic show tunes for a dynamic style that isn't just ambitious but accessible and catchy -- and