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How did Hamilton become Broadway's breakout hit?

A hip-hop musical about the founding father didn’t sound like a natural fit for Broadway’s traditionally more conservative crowd, but Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mix of rap and Sondheim could signal a shift

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/oct/02/how-did-hamilton-become-broadway-breakout-hit#:~:text=When%20did%20it%20begin%20to%20fall%20behind%3F%20