Musical “Hamilton” pronunciation lesson

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Pronunciation exercise

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Hamilton is one of the best musicals on Broadway. Since 2015, it has won eleven Tony awards. The theatre is full every evening and it is loved by everyone, and even some popular figures like Barack Obama also love it.

The show happens at the time of the American Revolution and tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant orphan who is one of the Founding Fathers of the USA. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also wrote the musical In The Heights and the songs for Disney’s most recent princess blockbuster Moana, made the show after he read a book about Alexander Hamilton.

It is not a boring historical musical. The music is of different styles with hip-hop elements. The result is a cultural surprise.

Full original text at British council

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