Hamilton: An American Musical [Edited Lyrics] [Original Broadway Cast Recording] Hamilton - which transferred to Broadway following a sold-out run at The Public Theater in NYC - is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short he served as George Washington s chief aide was the first Treasury Secretary of the United States a loving husband and father despised by his fellow Founding Fathers and shot to death by Aaron Burr in a legendary duel. - The HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) is executive produced by Ahmir Questlove Thompson and Tariq Black Thought Trotter founding members of the Grammy Award winning hip-hop band The Roots. HAMILTON has book music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Lin Manuel Miranda who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. HAMILTON is inspired by Ron Chernow s biography Alexander Hamilton.