24 Things You Might Not Have Known About Hamilton

(via Mental Floss) No one could have predicted that a hip-hop-infused musical based on the life of Alexander Hamilton would become Broadway’s hottest ticket, but that’s exactly what happened when Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton debuted in July 2015. A movie version of the show, recorded with the original cast and titled Hamilton: An American Musical, hit Disney Plus on July 3; here are a few things you might not have known about Miranda’s take on the life and times of the first Secretary of the Treasury.