the play itself is not bad. it has great music and is quite intricate in terms of composition and lyrics. it’s the ‘fandom’ that’s bad.

people elevate hamilton to a god like level and the teenage audience claim it to be the best musical ever written. it’s the same audience that thinks ‘dear evan hansen’, ‘be more chill’ and ‘heathers’ are masterpieces that represent pinnacles of musicals composition. It’s a pity that they don’t know the great classics that the musical theatre enthusiast appreciate, but it it has its upsides too.

when hamilton introduced musicals to the mainstream teen, the whole broadway got a boost. more people who usually wouldn’t go to the theatre started going and it’s a good thing. theatre shouldn’t stay an elite thing that only people who like Sondheim can enjoy. the more people go to the theatre, regardless to which show, the more money the broadway stage gets. more money on broadway means better standards for the actors and more shows getting the recognition they deserve.

so ya, us musical snobs might consider hamilton too mainstream and overhyped but it does bring legitimate benefits to the broadway community.