Virtual Program: Hamilton: How the Musical Remixes American History

Even in lockdown, America has Hamilton-mania! With Disney+ streaming the show this July, everyone's talking about Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical. Its crafty lyrics, hip-hop tunes, and big, bold story have even rejuvenated interest in the real lives and true histories that Hamilton: the Musical puts center stage.  University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell explores this musical phenomenon to reveal what its success tells us about the marriage of history and show-business. We'll learn what this amazing musical gets right and gets wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, and the birth of the United Sates and about why all that matters. We will also talk about Hamilton's cultural impact: what does its runaway success reveal about the stories we tell each other about who we are and about the nation we made?  Dr. Richard Bell is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and is author of the new book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home. He has won more than a dozen teaching awards, including the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest honor for teaching faculty in the Maryland state system. Please use the link to sign up for this free event.  An email with the Zoom link will be sent to registered participants the day before the event.https://www.visitfrederick.org/event/hamilton%3a-how-the-musical-remixe… Presented by the Frederick Historic Sites Consortium of the Tourism Council of Frederick County in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries & the Rose Hill Museum Council.