How to watch Hamilton online: Stream it on Disney Plus right now

How to picket Hamilton online: Stream it on Disney Plus right now

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Hamilton Disney Plus: release date, cast

Release engagement: July 3
Bandage: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff
Age rating: PG-13
Run time: ii hrs 40 min (with ane 1-minute pause)

Right now, we tin can all watch Hamilton online on Disney Plus and go our introduction to the Founding Father who inspired the hit Broadway musical. His name is Alexander Hamilton and at that place'south a million things he hasn't done, including actualization on Disney Plus. Merely but y'all wait — though non for long — since Hamilton debuted on the streaming service today (July 3), just in time to celebrate Independence Day.

The Hamilton flick is the filmed performance of the acclaimed Broadway stage evidence, which was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It tells the story of Alexander Hamilton (played by Miranda) and his journey to condign a Founding Father during the American Revolution.

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Thomas Kail, who directed the stage bear witness, besides directed the filmed version, which is comprised of iii unlike performances held at the Richard Rogers Theatre in June 2016. The Hamilton movie features the original Broadway cast, including Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo and Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler. A behind-the-scenes documentary titled Hamilton: In-Depth with Kelley Carter will too stream on Disney Plus as a companion to the moving-picture show.

Hamilton was a huge success on Broadway and became a pop civilisation sensation for its use of hip hop every bit the primary music genre for its songs. It received gushing reviews every bit well equally many awards, including 11 Tonys. Hamilton went on to three national tours in cities across the country.

The Hamilton movie was supposed to have a theatrical release on October 15, 2021. However, Disney moved up the release, so now it's a bright spot in these pandemic times when many moving picture theaters remain closed.

Here's everything you lot need to know about how to watch the Hamilton movie on Disney Plus.

How to watch the Hamilton movie in the U.s.a., Canada and the U.k.

The Hamilton movie released exclusively on Disney Plus on Friday, July 3.

Disney Plus is available in the US, Canada, UK and western Europe.

Hamilton on Disney Plus reviews

Considering how popular, successful and beloved the Broadway show was (and continued to be on its national tours), it'southward no surprise that the Hamilton movie is getting rave reviews. Here are a few excerpts from critics.

New York Times: "One of the marvels of the show is the style it brings long-expressionless, fable-shrouded people to vivid and sympathetic life. The shut-ups and camera movements in this version enhance the charisma of the performers, adding a dimension of intimacy that compensates for the lost electricity of the alive theatrical feel."

Variety: "A modern take on our commonage, complicated history, "Hamilton" finds fresh relevance in the #BlackLivesMatter protests and this divided political moment. Information technology'due south that rare work of fine art that celebrates diversity while urging us to put aside superficial differences, using Hamilton'due south tragic consequence as a kind of alert, and his accomplishments every bit inspiration."

Hollywood Reporter: "While at that place will be no shortage ofHamilton devotees lining up for repeat viewings of this film, what's nearly exciting is the potential for discovery by audiences new to its masterful storytelling and eclectic musical vernacular. The mix of onetime-school Broadway with the syncopated urgency of rap and hip-hop, sprinklings of jazz, R&B and even Beatles-esque pop makes this 1 of the most innovative musical scores in decades ..."

CNN: "... the product technique -- which combines a performance taped in front of an audition with separately shot close-ups and camera angles that put the viewer on the stage -- goes beyond the "best seat in the house" to a more cinematic experience."

Decider: "Hamilton has loomed and so large in the cultural zeitgeist for five years that information technology'southward difficult to imagine that a motion picture version has annihilation more than to say. Hamilton on Disney+ does add to the musical'due south legacy, though. Information technology grants wide access to the original production while also giving hardcore fans a close upwards look of the bear witness. The performers' smallest tics and the book's largest swings come up together beautifully in this new format."

Hamilton on Disney Plus trailer

The Hamilton pic trailer starts with dramatic glimpses of the phase production and some of the lyrics to the opening song, Alexander Hamilton:

"The ten-dollar founding father without a father
Got a lot further by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter By being a self-starter."

Hamilton on Disney Plus cast

Hamilton musical Broadway cast — (Image credit: Disney Plus)

The Hamilton movie features the original Broadway bandage, led by Lin-Manuel Miranda as the titular character, Alexander Hamilton. He'south joined past:

Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr
Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler
Christopher Jackson every bit George Washington
Jonathan Groff as King George
Phillipa Soo every bit Eliza Hamilton
Jasmine Cephas Jones every bit Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds
Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison
Anthony Ramos equally John Laurens/Philip Hamilton

Plus:

Carleigh Bettiol equally Ensemble
Ariana DeBose every bit Ensemble
Promise Easterbrook as Ensemble
Sydney James Harcourt as Philip Schuyler, James Reynolds, Doctor and Ensemble
Sasha Hutchings as Ensemble
Thayne Jasperson as Samuel Seabury and Ensemble
Elizabeth Judd equally Ensemble
Jon Rua as Charles Lee and Ensemble
Austin Smith every bit Ensemble
Seth Stewart every bit Ensemble
Ephraim Sykes as George Eacker and Ensemble

Hamilton on Disney Plus vocal list

The Hamilton moving-picture show will include all of the songs performed in the Broadway production. Here'southward the vocal list:

Act I

"Alexander Hamilton" – Burr, Laurens, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Eliza, Washington, and Company
"Aaron Burr, Sir" – Hamilton, Burr, Laurens, Lafayette, and Mulligan
"My Shot" – Hamilton, Laurens, Lafayette, Mulligan, Burr, and Visitor
"The Story of Tonight" – Hamilton, Laurens, Mulligan, Lafayette, and Company
"The Schuyler Sisters" – Angelica, Eliza, Peggy, Burr, and Company
"Farmer Refuted" – Seabury, Hamilton, Burr, and Company
"You'll Be Back" – King George Iii and Company
"Right Hand Man" – Washington, Hamilton, Burr, and Company
"A Winter's Brawl" – Burr, Hamilton, and Company
"Helpless" – Eliza and Company
"Satisfied" – Angelica and Company
"The Story of This evening (Reprise)" – Laurens, Mulligan, Lafayette, Hamilton, and Burr
"Expect for Information technology" – Burr and Company
"Stay Alive" – Hamilton, Washington, Laurens, Lafayette, Mulligan, Lee, Eliza, Angelica, and Company
"Ten Duel Commandments" – Laurens, Hamilton, Lee, Burr, and Visitor
"See Me Inside" – Hamilton, Burr, Laurens, Washington, and Company
"That Would Be Enough" – Eliza and Hamilton
"Guns and Ships" – Burr, Lafayette, Washington, and Visitor
"History Has Its Optics on Yous" – Washington, Hamilton, and Company
"Yorktown (The Globe Turned Upside Downwardly)" – Hamilton, Lafayette, Laurens, Mulligan, Washington, and Company[a]
"What Comes Next?" – King George III
"Beloved Theodosia" – Burr and Hamilton
"Tomorrow There'll Be More than of Us" – Laurens, Eliza, and Hamilton
"Not-Stop" – Burr, Hamilton, Angelica, Eliza, Washington, and Visitor

Act 2

"What'd I Miss?" – Jefferson, Burr, Madison, and Visitor
"Cabinet Battle #i" – Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison
"Take a Interruption" – Eliza, Philip, Hamilton, and Angelica
"Say No to This" – Maria Reynolds, Burr, Hamilton, James Reynolds, and Company
"The Room Where Information technology Happens" – Burr, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, and Visitor
"Schuyler Defeated" – Philip, Eliza, Hamilton, and Burr
"Chiffonier Battle #2" – Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison
"Washington on Your Side" – Burr, Jefferson, Madison, and Company
"One Last Time" – Washington, Hamilton, and Company
"I Know Him" – Male monarch George III
"The Adams Administration" – Burr, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, and Company
"We Know" – Hamilton, Jefferson, Burr, and Madison
"Hurricane" – Hamilton and Visitor
"The Reynolds Pamphlet" – Jefferson, Madison, Burr, Hamilton, Angelica, James Reynolds, and Visitor
"Burn" – Eliza
"Blow Us All Abroad" – Philip, Martha, Dolly, Eacker, Hamilton, and Company
"Stay Live (Reprise)" – Hamilton, Philip, Eliza, and Company
"Information technology'due south Quiet Uptown" – Angelica, Hamilton, Eliza, and Visitor
"The Election of 1800" – Jefferson, Madison, Burr, Hamilton, and Visitor
"Your Obedient Servant" – Burr, Hamilton, and Company
"Best of Wives and Best of Women" – Eliza and Hamilton
"The World Was Wide Plenty" – Burr, Hamilton, and Company
"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" – Eliza and Company

Hamilton movie vs. Broadway bear witness

The Hamilton moving-picture show was originally filmed at the Richard Rogers Theater in June 2016, so it's as shut to a "live" viewing of the Broadway evidence as yous can become. The moving picture even has a one-infinitesimal intermission, with a countdown clock.

However, creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed on Twitter that a few alterations were fabricated to make the evidence more advisable for the family-friendly Disney Plus audition.

Specifically, to achieve the movie'southward PG-thirteen rating, two instances of the expletive "f---grand" were removed and merely i remains. All the same, that ways the Hamilton movie is the first movie released by Disney to feature that give-and-take.

LANGUAGE!ane. On July iii, you're getting the whole show, every annotation & scene, & a 1-infinitesimal countdown clock during pause (bathroom!)2. Just MPAA has a hard rule well-nigh language: more than 1 utterance of "Fuck" is an automatic R rating. We have 3 "Fucks" in our show. So...one/two https://t.co/7o3OQ34rqtJune 22, 2020

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Hamilton on Disney Plus backside-the-scenes documentary

Hamilton: In-Depth with Kelley Carter is a documentary special that will be released on July 3 aslope the movie.

Journalist Kelley L. Carter hosts the cast and director for a roundtable word. The participants include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Christopher Jackson, Phillipa Soo, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. They'll hash out the musical's origins, its significance in pop culture and how its story resonates with current events that highlight social injustice and systematic racism.

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Kelly is a senior writer roofing streaming media for Tom's Guide, and so basically, she watches Idiot box for a living. Previously, she was a freelance amusement writer for Yahoo, Vulture, Television receiver Guide and other outlets. When she's non watching Goggle box and movies for piece of work, she's watching them for fun, seeing live music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.