Hamilton: An American Musical (2014 Workshop)

Rare and highly coveted, these are the songs of Hamilton before they made Broadway! With a few notable cast changes: Isaiah Johnson instead of Chris Jackson as George Washington, Ciara Renee instead of Jasmine Cephas Jones as Peggy Schuler/Maria Reynolds, Brian d'Arcy James instead of Jonathan Groff as King George III and many lyrical changes, examining these works is truly a learning experience.

Not only does it allow Hamil-fans the opportunity to experience what is no more, but it also allows us to see how the musical grew in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s care; with this work, we can understand what Miranda felt was most important and therefore give them greater focus in our attempts to experience this award-winning musical.

NOTE: While it’s great that people have answered the unasked question of what lyrics have changed from Off Broadway to Broadway, it’s not something that we need to annotate. Annotations should bring new and fresh ideas to the playing ground, not something that anyone could see.

DISCLAIMER: These songs are transcribed from bootlegs and are meant to be used for archival and academic purposes only; like Lin said, “Don’t steal ‘em. I love you.”