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HAMILTON - Room Where It Happens thru Hurricane

(The room where it happens, Schuyler Defeated, Cabinet battle 2, Washington on your side, One last time, I know him, Addams administration, We know, Hurricane)

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STOOOOOOOORMM

Kat

ALSO ALSO the TikTok sound is them lowkey being racist to Hamilton. Remember he’s from the CARRIBEAN (why he also speaks French) so that “You best G’WAN run back where you come from” is NASTYYYY

Kat

Also yea I agree that Obama/McCain would’ve been a similar pair to Obama/Biden.

Kat

Bro that Biden/Trulp debate was historical. For the wrong reasons. No matter who you support, THAT DEBATE WAS ASS ON BOTH SIDES. Turned into a screaming match about LITERALLY THE MOST BORING SPORT, GOLF 😭. At least Trump/Kamala KEPT YOUR ATTENTION no matter who you support. Im celebrating the bare minimum over here😭

Kat

There is a "why hamilton is/makes [...]" video series on YouTube going into the music theory and what motives are in which songs and why, etc. I forgot the creator but videos are eg. "why hamilton makes us cry" or "why hamilton is a rap musical" and they give awesome insights hat you don't necessarily hear/see, even with musical knowledge. I really love them and they inspired me to make a music theory Hamilton presentation that as of now is at least 3h long

Sexy Schnidden

Little late but please tell me Galavant is somewhere in the list of content

Rylie Mohrdieck

Fun fact- George Washington, although he was by no means perfect, WAS the only American President to this day who was elected *unanimously* by the Electoral College. The votes only split when it came to electing his Vice President! Which is part of why it was such a big thing that he stepped down himself- like Hamilton said, “Good luck defeating you, sir.” He really could have kept running and getting reelected indefinitely.

TheBookWyrm

Small suggestion that might be fun for a short video (editing now; in addition to the suggestion in the next vid) One Last Time 44 Remix, and The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants!

Skye Perez

There’s like 18-20 Broadway theaters (which means more than 500 seats) and a ton of off Broadway theaters (200-500 seats). And off off Broadway theaters have less than 200 seats. There’s theaters all over the city. Most shows do 8 shows a week - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday night shows, Sunday matinee one show and then 2 shows on Wednesday and Saturday - and most of Broadway is “dark” on Monday so the casts have from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday night to rest up. But yes, 8 live shows a week for each show with multiple shows playing.

Angie Shaw

Just in case you didn’t know, Daveed is so good as Lafayette and Jefferson because Lin wrote those parts specifically with Daveed in mind, and this is the only show Daveed has ever, and he’s said probably will ever do.

Alva Nylund

There are multiple theaters on Broadway Ave. In New York. Each show is in their own theater for as long as they run. Some run for days/weeks, some decades. Hamilton has been running since 2015.

Katie Wisz

Casper you are such a delight cuz laughter is the best medicine thank you for your insight as Mortius dies laughing

Zakksu

In Hurricane, Hamilton sings 'I couldn't seem to die' then Burr responds with 'Wait for it' which is very foreboding

Gryfon _GameZ

I don't think you noticed. Jefferson and Madison sing the full southern demrepub line but Burr doesn't start singing or dancing until democratic Republicans, because he isn't southern and he's not that convicted about being on that party

Leah Davis

Question for Mortius: do you know the show 1776? "Sit down John" is one of my favorite references in this show. After "I am the very model of a modern major general"

Floboe

What really annoys me about the H.C Andersen reference in this show, is that they do it at a time where he wouldn't even have been born yet. He was born in 1802, so he's far away from writing anything at that point xD Also, hej from a new patron and a fellow Dane!

Anna-M Sølvsteen Nielsen

Its very rich for the Americans to be talking about the French as if they were much better haha. (Saying this as an American myself). But all out stuff started as terrible riots and such. (Tar and feathering is no joke). AND we also didn't have a distinct leader at the time. Also sure, we didn't guillotine our king, buuuuut he was an ocean away,and we burned down and destroyed Loyalists instead. So I honestly find it funny that Hamilton is acting like they're so much better.

Michaela Hensel

SAME! I was so ready for the full response 😂

Skye Perez

I wanted to ask btw Have you tried Hyberbeam or Caracal for an alternative instead of Watch2Gether? They both work similarly so it might be a better option. I'm just not sure how recording works on it.

Aliyah Bonds

So Broadway used to be one road but now it's a number of theaters. In fact there are 41 theaters. Originally any stage production not on that street would have been considered "Off-Broadway". Which is where that term comes from, now it's more about size of the theater and rules and stuff. Shows typically do 8 shows a week. So there wouldn't be any ability for them to switch sets like that. Also for shows like Hamilton, yes they change parts of the set *but* the stage is usually custom fitted for that show. Like the rotating stage, not every stage has that so it often has to be built. Shows like Beatlejuice (Which please do a reaction to that show) are huge prop wise and need a huge stage, also moving props and stuff like that just wouldn't work. You should look more up about how Broadway works, the history of it and stuff is really interesting. You both come off to me as someone who would really enjoy learning more about it!

Aliyah Bonds

Lol, I mentioned while I was modding (not for OPR another channel lol) I love media where cannibalism is a theme (Hannibal, Bones and All) and had a chatter recommend this to me, I really should check it out!

Dylan Mancy

One last time is my favorite 😍 So good!!

Jessica

Mortius , no buddy there's multiple theaters on Broadway and each stage runs a show for months on end sometimes more

Robert Beyda

I love 1776, it's a fun lil romp !

Robert Beyda

Wait was Mortius joking about the Broadway thing?? Or do they both not realize that on Broadway was like originally the street not a building. And that there are multiple stages and theaters lol

Maria Harrington

Having OBS open and a discord call AND screen sharing caused lags that would mess with the quality of the recording, unfortunately -M

Open Arms

IDK if y'all have already addressed this, but have you tried just using Discord screenshare and letting Mortius have control of the pauses? All Casper would have to do is say "pause" and that would be that. IDK your setup, but it seems easier than dealing with WatchParty any longer ;w;

Kitty

A little good history for those overseas. In american history class we often learn about Hamilton, but before the musical, we primarily only learn a few facts, First secretary of the state, creator of the national treasury, involved with the first political sex scandal (via the Reynolds pamphlets, and dies in a duel. Which is so funny about the talk of legacy in the show, because he thought he was going to write his way out of the sex scandal, but it becomes of the things he is known for.

Emily Lewis

Also in One Last Time the speech that Hamilton starts writing/singing the lyrics are parts of the actual letter Washington released as his statement while stepping down

Sammantha Lloyd

The joke about John Adams is because adams was the VP and people say that the vice president doesn’t have a real job so “John adams doesn’t have a real job anyway”

Lauren Hedman

I'm sure someone's commented this by now, but to clarify for Casper, Broadway is not a single theater, it's a term for various theaters in a certain area of NYC (Midtown). There are many different theaters "on Broadway" that run usually a certain show for a set number of months (which can be expanded into years depending on how well a show performs). I think there is a capacity minimum/maximum that defines a Broadway vs off-Broadway theater as well. It's similar for the West End in London. The "West End" isn't a singular theater or street, but encompasses a number of London theaters within a certain area.

madds_lore

I always forget the official versions of Adam’s administration and hurricane cause I listen to the cut versions instead lol

Ace

the bit in "Room Where It Happens" where they're fighting over where to put the capitol, my favorite is on the Cast Recording you can just faintly hear someone shout "Toronto!" which always tickled me since, y'know. It's not part of the US. XD Also with regards to Burr sleeping with another man's wife - he slept with the wife of a British general during the war when he was unmarried. The general died, he then married Theodosia Sr., They had a daughter (Theodosia Jr.) And then at some point when the kid was little his wife died.

Magnus Taliesin

Sometimes I’m like “Huh, neither Casper or Mortis have posted here in a while… I wonder what they’re doing.” And then you guys post these hour long videos and it all makes sense

FrankieLacrimae

One of my favorite facts from this series of songs is, much like "C'est Moi" from Lafayette early on, "Sit down John!" is actually a reference to another broadway show. In 1776 which is about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, there is a song called "Sit Down John" where the rest of the congress try to tell John Adam's to shut up. And Hamilton sings the line the same way as the original. But...1776 leaves out the fat motherf**** part. 🤣

Imara121

In addition to The Book of Mormon, I think Trey Parker wrote one called "Cannibal: The Musical" that's hilarious.

Anon E. Mouse

I think they mean South Park: The Movie. An argument can be made that it's a musical.

Anon E. Mouse

I want them to do reactions to the Hamildrops so bad.

Anon E. Mouse

Casper, Broadway is a bunch of different theaters in different buildings and located on different streets. You could go to Hamilton at the Richard Roger's Theatre for a matinee, and then go and see Six at the Lena Horne theatre for the 8 pm show on the same day. Shows do get rotated out for new shows. Cats ran for 18 years at the Winter Garden Theatre until 2000 when it closed. Back to the Future is there now

Anon E. Mouse

Hurricane might be my absolute favorite song in the whole show. "I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance" chokes me up every single time.

Kerri Kortness

The Obama One Last Time....goosebumps every time...

Anon E. Mouse

I am SO READY to hear Casper's thoughts on that transition between Hurricane and The Reynold's Pamphlet. Like he heard the first couple notes of it and I'm just reminded how EPIC that transition is.

Seiryunohoushi

Hey I was wondering if you guys plan to listen to Angelica’s cut song “congratulations” it’s amazing!!! Please please see if you guys can coz I can already tell Casper would love it! I can imagine since it’s a cut song it will most likely be a Patreon thing but a non the less please see if you can! It’s one of my favs and many others too❤️

Blueareo1257

Someone probably said this already, but there have actually been a few times the original cast performed songs from Hamilton in the White House for the Obama's, so some of the YouTube videos may have been form years apart. And, interestingly enough, the first time was before Hamilton was even a thing at all: Lin had been invited to perform base don In the Heights, but he and Alex Lacamoire (the composer/collaborator) instead did one of the first public pitches of the concept/performances of the ten-version of what became the opening number. But yeah, the One Last Time video is super special. (probably one of my favorite 'non stage' videos, but i also have to shout out the ASL cabinet Battle #2 the then-cast did with actors from the New York Deaf Theatre. it's PHENOMENAL to watch.)

Ashley N Miyares

That doesn’t mean it DOESN’T happen, though. Joe Manchin, a senator from West Virginia, left the Democratic Party this year and registered as Independent. He did this months after announcing he would not seek reelection, though, and he still caucuses with the Dems which means he still keeps his committee appointments and the fundamental balance of power in the Senate hasn’t changed.

Andrea Hunt

Yes, but Theodosia, the wife, died later which you get to know in Dear Theorosia reprise. I’m not sure when I’m the timeline though since the song was cut!

Elsa

Lin can actually sing quite powerfully. I think he's merely conserving his energy during this and other live performances. Hamilton is quite long! Wait, lovely hosts: Are we talking South Park: The Movie or is there a different South Park musical I've never heard?

Kory Misun

So, Washington was president for 8 years and for the next century and change every president who came after honored that unwritten rule. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only US president to serve more than 8 years. He led the US through World War II, which was still going when his second term was ending in 1944. Rather than step down and risk handing things off to someone else, he ran for a third term and won the election. However, he died of a stroke in April 1945 and his Vice President, Harry Truman, took over. After that we amended the constitution to limit presidents to 2 terms. It cannot be overstated how big a deal it was for Washington to model voluntarily relinquishing and TRANSFERRING power to Adams. We literally do not have anything written into the Constitution or our laws as to how that has to happen because up until 2020 IT ALWAYS HAPPENED. One man’s example bound his successors for two hundred and thirty years. Re: switching parties. It’s ludicrously complicated but the bottom line is there aren’t any laws on the books that say an elected official can’t change their party affiliation at any time. What stops that from happening is that it’s often political suicide to do so - if the party you jump to refuses to support you, you’re kind of SOL, especially in big national races.

Andrea Hunt

Wasn't John Adams Washington's vice-president at the time? Hence the joke that he doesn't have a real job... Also Theodosia's first husband died during the war; by We Know, Burr has been married to her for years.

draeonic 🪼

In terms of tracking down money in the past, I think people kept ledgers, that could totally be my rofan manhwa brainrot though.

Existing Introvert

LISTEN I worked in a travelling broadway theater and I've seen how fast they take down and re-put up sets and I thought that's how big broadway worked too that's my bad y'all -M

Open Arms

Multiple streets even! It's like 11 streets, between 42nd and 53rd Street in Manhattan

G_Rez

Casper for clarity, don't listen to Mortius. Broadway is a collection of like 40 theaters in Manhattan, New York City. Hamilton ran in one of those theaters for like 3 straight years, other theaters were playing other shows. Hamilton was playing twice a day like every single day, they did not have to wheel off the entire set to quickly seat for The Color Purple going on in between showings of Hamilton, wheel Hamilton back in, and then boot them off to do a midnight showing of the lion king. That would be absolute madness

G_Rez

Actually Washington was president for 8 years, he took office (was not elected, just kinda pushed forward as the guy) in seventeen-sev-sev seventeen seventeen eighty nine, and then John Adams won the election of 1796, taking office in 1797

G_Rez

LOL, Broadway is a street with a bunch of theatres, all with different shows... LOL

BKBW

I needed to see Casper's reaction to Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog last week!

BKBW

Fun fact! Lin Manuel Miranda was deliberately referencing a different Musical in the John Adams song! The musical 1776 (which is an oldie but still one of my absolute favorites) starts with the Continental Congress singing the song, "Sit down, John" since John Adams is driving everyone insane. He's repeatedly acknowledged as 'obnoxious and disliked' in the show. In the filmed version (and in the original stage version), he's played by William Daniels, which most people of my generation would know as Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World. LMM deliberately sing songs the "Sit Down, John..." then breaks into the insult. 1776 was also performed on the 42nd Street Theatre... which would become the Richard Rodgers Theater where Hamilton is now performed. In an interview with William Daniels, LMM says, " 1776 certainly paved the way for Hamilton—not just in that it’s about our founders, but also in that it engages fully with their humanity. I think it makes them accessible to us in a very real way. To begin an opening number with everyone telling another guy to shut up—what better way to pull these people that we see on statues and on our currency off of the pedestal? It’s an extraordinary opening number." Sorry, I can't resist a chance to point out the 1776 reference. It's a somewhat dated musical now, but "Mama, Look Sharp" still makes me sob and come on, it begins with Adams saying, "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a disgrace, two a law firm, and three or more becomes a congress!" and in the second song sings, "A second flood, a simple famine, plagues of locusts everywhere, or a cataclysmic earthquake, I'd accept with some despair... But no, you sent us congress. Good God, sir, was that fair?" in lamenting how the continental congress won't actually just declare themselves in rebellion despite the fact that there's a literal war going on. It's also a fascinating contrast to Hamilton as Adams does not want to be on the field, he is a scholar through and through. He does not have Jefferson's flair with documents or Franklin's wit. Despite this - John Adam's letters to his wife, which many of the songs in the musical between him and his wife are based on, are BEAUTIFUL. They're SO GOOD. They still yank at the heart today because the two clearly loved each other and wrote constantly, and we have really good records of them. They poke fun at each other in them and it's where the famous quote from Abigail Adams comes from, " I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation." [sic] Unfortunately, Adams didn't succeed in that either...

Bethany S

Agreed, tears every time

Phoenix Mackenzie

Gosh, One Last Time gets me weeping every time. Chris harmonizing with Lin's spoken word is just... chef's kiss. Actual tears every time. I can only imagine how Chris must've felt singing OLT during his final performance. Yeeeesh.

Ace Trainer Aster

I think you're right because if I'm remembering correctly they had to bring back some of the OG cast just the film this. I think Chis Jackson was still in the cast at the time of recording.

Fen Hasselbarth

Got the patreon just for this, saw the songs and decided that I couldn't wait that long to see what you guys said about it.

Milo_needs_help

In One Last Time when Hamilton starts "writing" Washington's farewell address and Washington begins singing it and then takes over is actually an excerpt from George Washington's Farewell Address as well!! Makes it even more beautiful to me knowing it's actually from history and just makes me love Washington even more in this show too. From "Though, in reviewing the incidents" to "mutual cares, labors, and danger" is the real excerpt

geekygiraffe

You talked about the OG cast performing at the white house during the last days of the Obama administration for the #ObamaLegacy. There is also the "One Last Time (44 Remix)" released in 2018 #hamildrop, featuring actual Obama singing/speaking.

L17

fun fact! im pretty sure this official recording was recorded on Chris Jackson's last few nights(?) performing as Washington. Makes it even sadder🥲

Moon Harris

Yeah that was another layer of "teach them how to say goodbye"... Washington was the person who established the precedent that "8 years was enough" and almost every president followed that until they made it an amendment (22nd). FDR was the first and only president to serve more than 2 terms. Technically, a president can serve for one day less than 10 years (2.5 terms - 1 day) if he takes over during the previous president's term (due to a death or other reason).

Griffin

Yeah, simple version of above: Washington couldn't declare war but once it was declared by congress he would have full authority over entire military without congress involvement

Griffin

I saw in a reply somewhere theyre going to go through all the 'extras' after the main show

Griffin

To clarify also- John Adams was Washington's Vice President, that was the job Hamilton said was "not a real job anyway"... which is still a common view that the VP doesn't really matter: "they are just there to take over if the president is incapacitated in some way" (an oversimplification but thats what Hamilton was getting at). When Washington chose not to run for a third term, since John was his VP people naturally voted for him thinking he was the next best thing but no one ended up liking him

Griffin

WE BEEN BLESSED WITH A FULL LENGTH FEATURE FILM

Kayla Fredrickson

PLEASE tell me yall are gonna react to First Burn too

Alexis Locknane

Technically yes, Broadway is a street in Manhattan NYC, but only 4 out of 40+ Broadway theaters are actually on the street, most are along the numbered streets that intersect Broadway around Times Square in the Theater District

Jimmy Wise

After she died out of loyalty to her

Maggie Curtin

Actually I'm pretty sure Burr did cheat on his wife so that's not good. But he still cared about her enough that he refused to marry (not really a spoiler since it's not discussed at all in the play)

Maggie Curtin

I'm commenting too much 😂😅

Lauren Groen

Woah woah woah... Broadway is tens of theaters.... Hamilton has been in the same theater since it premiered. Boom of Mormon is in another theater. Shows that have been on Broadway for years will stay in the same theater with no breaks. 8 shows a week. No switching between shows. The other shows are in other theaters.

Lauren Groen

Oh my gosh! Dr Horrible!!! I can't wait for that!

Lauren Groen

Awesome video! I really loved it! Hope you feel better soon, Mortius! Also, I'm sure your EP will be amazing. 😁

Kenzie Wing

Gah, I was trying to put in a linebreak and hit enter and it just posted. Oh, well. Anyway - one thing I never noticed before this video: at the end of The Room Where It Happens, Burr points down toward the ground, whereas Hamilton's thing at the end of My Shot has him pointing up. It really highlights how opposite the two of them are even when they're both doing the same thing - going after the things they want!

Brittany Baldwin

So exciting to see so many songs at once!

Brittany Baldwin

Wait correct me if I’m wrong, is broadway not a street with multiple theaters?

DawnKyria

Cas was on vacation

Jimmy Wise

Washington was president for 8 years, he stepped down at the end of his second term instead of running for a third.

Lauren Groen

How to break cas: have mortius curse🤣

Phoenix Mackenzie

Just a bit of a correction of something I heard here for historical context, matters of war are not solely decided by the president, according to article 1 section 8 of the constitution it is congress which has the power to declare war. And in Article II is where we see executive powers laid out, we see the president with the title of commander of chief to the army and navy, and with advice and consent of the senate is able to make treaties if 2/3rd of senators concur. And of Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality ultimately did not have to go through congress, since it was ultimately a statement on foreign policy of neutrality instead of a matter of war, just a little bit of a historical correction about what was said about matters of war being solely on the president.

Andrewalias

Casper’s crystal ball is still working!

Dorothy Rosenberg

Should add on the Broadway working Broadway is a street and there are multiple theaters on Broadway Hamilton is in the Richard Rogers Theater where as Wicked as an example is at the Gershwin Theater

TachiGamer

Casper be clutching his pearls hearing Mortius curse

Zeliba Beliba

What a perfect Saturday treat, with all of these wonderful songs. I was so confused when y’all hadn’t posted anything Hamilton-related for almost a month, but I guess the saying’s right; the longer you wait, the more you appreciate it!

Elsa

TRWIH is my all time favorite Hamilton song!!! Loving these analyses!!

Ace Trainer Aster

Also, seriously?! HOW?!

TheTuneShifter

YES, TRWIH is one of those songs (Next to Washington on your side) I tend to listen to a lot outside of the musical playlist

Maranio

Finally! Obviously don’t want to rush you guys, but I’ve been waiting for this one! RWIH is my favorite song from Hamilton!

TheTuneShifter

I just caught up on videos! Well, guess it's time to start binging this again!!! Love you guys!

Alcaria Swain


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