The filmed version of the Broadway hit, which stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and a cast of black and Latino actors as the founding fathers, is being streamed on Disney+ from today
, and Leslie Odom Jr as Hamilton’s mortal frenemy Aaron Burr – was much more than a gesture of inclusiveness. The show’s argument, woven through songs that brilliantly synthesised hip-hop, show tunes, and every flavour of pop, was that American history is an open book. Any of us should be able to write ourselves.
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