Hamilton is a 2020 American biographical musical drama film consisting of a live stage recording of the 2015 Broadway musical of the same name, which was inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, 5000 Broadway Productions, RadicalMedia, Nevis Productions, and Old 320 Sycamore Pictures, it was directed by Thomas Kail, who also produced the film with Jeffrey Seller and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda, who wrote the music, lyrics, and book for the musical, also stars as Treasury Secretary and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, along with the musical's original principal Broadway cast, including Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Okieriete Onaodowan, and Jonathan Groff.
Originally planned for theatrical release on October 15, 2021, Hamilton was instead released worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to stream on Disney+ on July 3, 2020. Acclaimed by critics for its visuals, performances, and direction, it became one of the most-streamed films of 2020. The film was named as one of the best films of 2020 by the American Film Institute, and was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (for Miranda) at the 78th Golden Globe Awards, while Daveed Diggs was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie. Hamilton was also nominated for twelve Primetime Emmy Awards, and won two, including Outstanding Variety Special.
Synopsis
Cast
Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton
Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler
Christopher Jackson as George Washington
Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
Anthony Ramos as John Laurens / Philip Hamilton
Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan / James Madison
Jonathan Groff as King George III
Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds
Sydney James Harcourt as Philip Schuyler / James Reynolds / Doctor / Ensemble
Thayne Jasperson as Samuel Seabury / Ensemble
Jon Rua as Charles Lee / Ensemble
Ephraim Sykes as George Eacker / Ensemble
Carleigh Bettiol, Ariana DeBose, Hope Easterbrook, Sasha Hutchings, Elizabeth Judd, Austin Smith, and Seth Stewart also appear as ensemble members.
Musical numbers
Act I
"Alexander Hamilton" – Aaron Burr, John Laurens, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Eliza Schuyler, George Washington, Angelica Schuyler, Maria Reynolds, and Company "Aaron Burr, Sir" – Hamilton, Burr, Laurens, Marquis de Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan, and Company "My Shot" – Hamilton, Laurens, Lafayette, Mulligan, Burr, and Company "The Story of Tonight" – Hamilton, Laurens, Mulligan, Lafayette, and Company "The Schuyler Sisters" – Angelica, Eliza, Peggy Schuyler, Burr, and Company "Farmer Refuted" – Samuel Seabury, Hamilton, Burr, Mulligan, and Company "You'll Be Back" – King George III and Company "Right Hand Man" – Washington, Hamilton, Burr, Mulligan, and Company "A Winter's Ball" – Burr, Hamilton, Laurens, and Company "Helpless" – Eliza, Hamilton and Company "Satisfied" – Angelica, Laurens, Hamilton, and Company "The Story of Tonight (Reprise)" – Laurens, Mulligan, Lafayette, Hamilton, and Burr "Wait for It" – Burr and Company "Stay Alive" – Hamilton, Washington, Laurens, Lafayette, Mulligan, Charles Lee, Eliza, Angelica, and Company "Ten Duel Commandments" – Laurens, Hamilton, Lee, Burr, and Company "Meet Me Inside" – Hamilton, Burr, Laurens, Washington, and Company "That Would Be Enough" – Eliza and Hamilton "Guns and Ships" – Burr, Lafayette, Washington, and Company "History Has Its Eyes on You" – Washington, Hamilton, and Company "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" – Hamilton, Lafayette, Laurens, Mulligan, Washington, and Company "What Comes Next?" – King George III "Dear Theodosia" – Burr and Hamilton "Tomorrow There'll Be More of Us" – Laurens, Eliza, and Hamilton "Non-Stop" – Burr, Hamilton, Angelica, Eliza, Washington, and Company