{"id":109733,"date":"2016-03-15T13:56:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T13:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/15\/ifitgivesyoujoy-one-of-the-things-i-adore-about\/"},"modified":"2016-03-15T13:56:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T13:56:23","slug":"ifitgivesyoujoy-one-of-the-things-i-adore-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/15\/ifitgivesyoujoy-one-of-the-things-i-adore-about\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

ifitgivesyoujoy<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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one of the things i adore about hamilton is that there isn\u2019t a gender divide in the chorus.<\/p>\n

in most shows i\u2019ve been in, there\u2019s a difference between what the men in the chorus get to do, and what the women get to do (and you\u2019re always one or the other based on voice part, no ambiguities allowed). in pirates of penzance, there\u2019s the pirates on one side, and the nice proper ladies on the other. in les mis, there\u2019s the prisoners, and there\u2019s the prostitutes. it defines which scenes you appear in, and sometimes it keeps you from some of the coolest parts of the show.<\/p>\n

but hamilton uses the entire vocal range of the chorus in every scene, even in entirely \u201cmale\u201d spaces like battle scenes. i never thought i\u2019d see a broadway show\u2013especially a historically-based show\u2013where someone with my vocal range would get to shout \u201cHERE COMES THE GENERAL\u201d and make cannon sound effects. you know? <\/p>\n

broadway has been a really strictly gendered space for so long, worse than almost any other media i can think of. hamilton gives me hope because it\u2019s set a precedent of casting based entirely on ability. if you can spit the words, if you can hit the notes, if you can make the role come alive, it doesn\u2019t matter what you look like or how you compare to the real historical figure. there are sopranos at the battle of yorktown. maybe somewhere out there, there\u2019s a woman who could be the perfect alexander hamilton.<\/p>\n

hamilton has already broken down racial restrictions in casting so beautifully, and i\u2019m starting to see cracks in the gender side, too. i can\u2019t wait to see what happens next.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ifitgivesyoujoy: one of the things i adore about hamilton is that there isn\u2019t a gender divide in the chorus. in most shows i\u2019ve been in, there\u2019s a difference between what the men in the chorus get to do, and what the women get to do (and you\u2019re always one or the other based on voice … <\/p>\n

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