Could ‘Hamilton’ Be Made Today?

Could ‘Hamilton’ Be Made Today?

Have you ever seen the YouTube video of Lin-Manuel Miranda singing what became the opening number of Hamilton at the White House? It was May 12, 2009, six years before the smash-hit musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton opened on Broadway, and Michelle and President Barack Obama were hosting a “White House Poetry Jam.”Yes, a poetry jam. In which not only Miranda but also the jazz star Esperanza Spalding, the actor James Earl Jones, and th…