In case you've been living under a rock or in like a weird bomb bunker for the past 6 months, Hamilton is the new hip-hop musical—based on the biography of Alexander Hamilton—that is taking the New York theatre scene by storm.
The show is getting insanely positive reviews and generating crowds by the hundreds for every single performance. That all sounds fine and great, except for the fact that it would be easier to fucking meet Alexander Hamilton himself than it is to get a ticket to the show.
Alas, due to the incredibly widespread popularity of the production, Hamilton is sold out until after the new year; that is, unless you're a celebrity. That's right, for months now celebs from Amy Schumer to Barack Obama have been visiting Rodger's Theatre on Broadway to get their fix of history as told through hip-hop (as if we needed any more reason to envy Jennifer Lopez...); here's what some of them have said about the show on social media.
1. Amy Schumer
Love love loved @HamiltonMusical #greatforhiphopheads
2. Steve Martin
Flawless cast and impeccable writing makes Hamilton soar.
3. Gloria Steinem
@Lin_Manuel thank you for the most inventive, original, inclusive, instructive musical ever. @HamiltonMusical
4. Judd Apatow
.@HamiltonMusical @questlove @blackthought @theroots that show is amazing!!!! Hurry up. I need that soundtrack!
5. Kerry Washington
😍 The musical @Hamilton is a #MustSee because it's life changing! #OnceANinaAlwaysANina https://t.co/RIhzSbDs6X
6. Mariska Hargitay
Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton https://t.co/ghMxtqKdwM
7. Conan O'Brien
Just saw "Hamilton" and got to meet Lin-Manuel Miranda. Easily the best show I have ever seen. Seriously.
8. Lea Michele
Thank you to the incredible cast of @HamiltonMusical for one of the best nights on Broadway I've had in years! Bravo to you all! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Molly Ringwald
The Royal cuddle. #Hamilton
10. Jimmy Fallon
HAMILTON is a game changer. @Lin_Manuel brilliantly wrote the book, music and lyrics. I am in love with the cast. http://t.co/DLclWk6E1u
11. Jennifer Lopez
12. Ben Stiller
Still reeling after @HamiltonMusical. If you have feelings of any kind you will love this show. Or if you are human. Or both. Incredible.
13. Lena Dunham
Love to hate things that others adore but Hamilton on Broadway is unimpeachably perfect. Wept, laughed, raged.
If every kid in America could see Hamilton they would thirst for historical knowledge and then show up to vote.
14. Queen Latifah
Hamilton!!! The absolute Best!RT @ChrisisSingin: @IAMQUEENLATIFAH Such a Pleasure meeting you tonight! #blessings!!!
15. Josh Groban
Listening to the Hamilton soundtrack and reliving it with my eyes closed. It sounds. So. Good.
16. Oprah
17. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
.@tomhanks and I loved @Lin_Manuel 's #HamiltonTheMusical. What a show! #GameChanger Thomas Kail you rock!
18. Barack Obama
"(Hamilton) reminds us of the vital, crazy, kinetic energy that's at the heart of America." - @POTUS @BarackObama
19. Nasim Pedrad
20. Mara Wilson
ME: One thing that's gotten me through this week is the @HamiltonMusical album-- THERAPIST: --Oh my GOD, I am OBSESSED with it!
21. Marc Jacobs
So excited for opening night of HAMILTON. The "problem" is what to wear! A 3 piece Bottega Veneta suit, or...
22. Edward Norton
@HamiltonMusical is one of the most audacious, brilliant, emotional and inspiring acts of creative genius...it's just impossibly great.
23. Janelle Monáe
#HAMILTON. Incredible, from the Diverse, dynamic, & insanely talented cast to the writing & ILL band. Could go on & on. Pls support. 🙏🏿🙌
24. Lupita Nyong'o
25. Bellamy Young
My life just changed. I just got 2c @HamiltonMusical I don't even know how 2talk abt it. I'll never be the same. I'm completely overwhelmed
26. Aaron Paul
#Hamilton is the greatest musical that has ever been written. Thank you @Lin_Manuel for your genius. Go see it!!
27. Sara Bareilles
Things I dreamed: I wore a knight's suit and stood on a staircase with a torch next door to the stage in order to see @HamiltonMusical. #😕
28. Bradley Whitford
Hamilton is THE BEST PIECE OF THEATER I HAVE EVER SEEN. Drop the mic, Miranda, and take your fluids-I'm coming back.
29. Kristin Chenoweth
Can't sleep. I should be sleeping. But thanks to @HamiltonMusical I keep rapping in my sleep. Sheep!
30. Gabrielle Union
Absolutely groundbreaking! Utterly amazing! Cast is incredible! Blown away & proud in a way that my heart is swollen w/ gratitude #Hamilton
31. John Stamos
Thank u @Phillipasoo -guy who looks like Marty Short & stunning cast of @HamiltonMusical 4 a most moving experience
32. Debbie Allen
@HamiltonMusical is the most original and Inspiring Theater I have experienced in years @Lin_Manuel is Genius👏🏻
33. Gloria Estefan
34. Don Cheadle
#HamiltonOnBroadway Holy sh*t!!! Do yourself a favor; jump over everybody and go see this immediately! No words!! Wow (that's a word)! Boom!
35. Alicia Keys
36. Weird Al
Listening to the #HAMILTONCastAlbum non-stop. Big congrats to @Lin_Manuel, @questlove and everybody else involved with this brilliant thing.
37. Forest Whitaker
@HamiltonMusical inspired & moved me to the core. It motivated my spirit and awakened parts of my soul! Don't miss it
38. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
OK! Hamilton at the @PublicTheaterNY was fantastic. @Lin_Manuel you are a genius!
39. Jane Lynch
Broadway has its new darling. @HamiltonMusical Brilliant, gorgeous moving. Thank you, wonderful cast and crew.
40. Common
41. Olivia Wilde
Not an exaggeration: @HamiltonMusical is the most incredible musical I've ever seen. It is BRILLIANT. The game has been changed. Get there.
42. John Krasinski
Brilliant isn't a strong enough word. Go see it and help me describe this mind blowing show! #HamiltonBway
43. Cecily Strong
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