CFP Hamilton: A Special Issue of Studies in Musical Theatre

Hamilton: A Special Issue of Studies in Musical Theatre

Pete Kunze (University of Texas at Austin)

deadline for submissions:

Saturday, October 1, 2016

While introducing a performance from Hamilton at the recent Tony Awards ceremony, hip hop artist Common described the show as a “gamechanger,” a “cultural phenomenon,” and “simply put... one of the greatest pieces of art ever made.” Indeed it has become hard to talk about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton without resorting to hyperbole, as it appears to be a watershed moment in Broadway theatre and in American cultural history at large.