'Hamilton' makes me check the history books

Marc didn't miss a beat when his co-worker offered him a pair of tickets to "Hamilton" months ago.
He called me up and minutes later $350 was on its way to the co-worker's bank account.
We've been interested in the show since it hit Broadway and especially since our granddaughter in California put it on her "don't miss" list.
Marc has been streaming the music into his headphones for weeks.
Another granddaughter has been drumming the rap songs onto our kitchen table for a while now.
So yesterday was the big day.
Marc took a day off work. We took the TRAX and headed off into the rain and snow to see the show.

Hamilton and King George

It was astounding.
The energy, the beat and the cleverly interwoven tale of the guy I've only known as the face of our ten-dollar bill was fascinating.
The songs are engaging.
The choreography is of the kind that makes the audience gasp and pay strict attention so as not to miss anything.
"What'd I Miss?" is a catchy tune that makes you want to hear it over and over but then so is "My Shot" and "The Schuyler Sisters" and "Washington on Your Side."
The King of England is so very funny in his reactions to this upstart America trying to go it alone.
We loved the story and the characters.
It's lively and bold (in a couple of places, very bold) and it's illuminating.
Alexander Hamilton did a lot for our country, more than we tend to think.
He was brilliant and hard-working and visionary.
And he had a complicated life.

Thomas Jefferson back from Paris

Surprisingly, "Hamilton" is more of a love story than I expected (to the point where Jefferson walks on stage and says, "Can we get back to politics now?")
It's poignant.
It's funny.
It's witty.
And it's well written, well supported and amazingly well staged.
It's no wonder it's selling out everywhere it plays while it is a wonder that it's playing in Salt Lake.
Kudos to the far-sighted folks who made it possible by getting us a marvelous stage and house for this.