The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda

The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda

2021 • 77 pages

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15

As a piece of theatre, clunky at best. As a takedown of Hamilton, it more or less works. There are some genuinely insightful historical details spread throughout, but they are unfortunately presented in dialogue that comes across less like a tool for plot development and characterization and more like the playwright's rant. Reed, to his credit, is quite transparent about his purpose for writing this play, and additional historical context is certainly needed to challenge the Chernow/Miranda portrayal of Hamilton. The conceit is absurdly hilarious; I just wish it had been executed more cleverly.

January 21, 2022Report this review