Thomas Jefferson accused Aaron Burr of treason. John Adams’s reproach of the move resonates today. They didn’t call it lawfare in 1807, but the president’s use of federal prosecution to settle ...

I am starting this article assuming everyone knows what Hamilton (2020- ) is and the history it represents. When Lin-Manuel Miranda curated this musical into the greatness that it is, I doubt he knew ...

It’s been 10 years since Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” took the theater world — and, for a stage musical, a pretty fair chunk of the wider world — by storm. From the start, what undergirded ...

Scott Bessent jokingly invoked the fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr when asked about his recent dustup with Bill Pulte – whom the Treasury secretary reportedly threatened to “punch ...

Whether a blessing or a curse, Rhea Leen Linder remains inextricably linked to a film she saw only once, almost 60 years ago. As the niece and last direct descendant of Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and ...

“Hamilton” has always had a way of going viral. Even before the musical was an award-winning sensation, it had a life online. Its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, performed an early version of the opening ...

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore sell out theaters after being on streaming for five years? Why did former President Barack Obama record a remix of George Washington’s song “One Last Time?” ...

The story of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr’s deadly duel has been told many times — in history textbooks, onstage and now on the big screen. What happened to Burr after the duel, though, remains ...

For her senior show, Meredith chose to direct A Chorus Line, the 1975 hit drawn from the real-life stories of dancers trying out for a Broadway ensemble. She enticed Lin-Manuel to be her assistant ...

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner conducted more than 150 interviews for his biography of Lin-Manuel Miranda, a joyous artist who absorbs useful lessons from nearly everything he hears, reads and sees. (Jay L.

For a high school assignment, Lin-Manuel Miranda tried to make a film about the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. While he and his girlfriend were scouting locations, a thief ...