'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Responds to Calls to 'Cancel' the Musical

Tré Goins-Phillips : Jul 22, 2020
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"All criticisms are valid. The sheer tonnage of complexities [and] failings of these people I couldn't get. Or wrestled with but cut. I took [six] years and fit as much as I could in a 2.5-hour musical. Did my best. It's all fair game." -Lin-Manuel Miranda

[Faithwire.com] In just a matter of five years, popular culture's opinion of the amazingly famous "Hamilton" musical has radically changed. (Image: Evan Agostini-Invision/AP /via Faithwire)

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the hit Broadway show, which is now streaming on Disney+, called criticism of the musical "fair game" and "valid."

The musical, which debuted in 2015, tells the biographical story of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father considered to be an abolitionist due to his opposition to slavery.

On July 3, Miranda participated in a virtual viewing of the "Hamilton" movie version on Disney+, responding and interacting online with Twitter users watching along. His social media feeds were filled with [so] much criticism, Miranda set his Twitter account to private until he responded... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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