Hamilton: An American Musical

Who joined Lin-Manuel Miranda to develop the musical 'Hamilton'?

• Tommy Kail and Jeffrey Seller

• Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh

• Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince

• Tim Rice and Elton John

Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired to create 'Hamilton' after reading a biography of ______.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

What defines a 'Broadway musical'?

• A musical played in any theater

• A musical played in 40 or more professional theaters

• A musical played in one of 40 professional theaters with 500 or more seats located in Midtown Manhattan

• A musical played in a theater with 1000 or more seats.

During the 2012-2013 season, Broadway musicals incurred an average cost of ______ million to produce.

• $5

• $9

• $15

• $20

What was the estimated cost for financing the show's up-front costs for 'Hamilton'?

• $5 million

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $20 million

In an 'enhancement deal', a commercial producer worked with a non-profit theater to stage a first production of a new work. Generally, a non-profit theater had a maximum budget it could spend per production; therefore, the producer 'enhanced' the theater's production budget by bringing in additional money. For instance, in 2012, commercial producers were thought to have spent at least $1 million in enhancement money on the American Repertory Theater's revival of the musical ______, which eventually opened on Broadway in April 2013.

• Pippin

• Hamilton

• In the Heights

• If/Then

What is the name of the theater that staged the developmental production of Hamilton?

• The Broadway Theater

• The Public Theater

• The Central Park Theater

• The Downtown Theater

What is the main focus of Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton?

• Hamilton's childhood

• Hamilton's political achievements

• Hamilton's personal relationships

• Hamilton's military career.

Fill in the blank: According to Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton was an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from ________.

• Europe

• Caribbean

• Africa

• Asia

What is the main theme of the song 'Alexander Hamilton'?

• The life of a wealthy merchant

• The struggles and rise of an orphan

• The adventures of a sailor

• The downfall of a king