Top 10 Hidden Details in Hamilton That Blow Us All Away

These are the hidden details in "Hamilton" that blow us away. For this list, we’ll be looking at production details, actor performance choices, or otherwise interesting tidbits one would only be able to notice by actually having seen the show, not just listening to the soundtrack. Our countdown includes number coincidences, letters, Eliza’s cry at the end, and more! What detail blew YOU away? Let us know in the comments!

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[jennadickens]

There’s a reason it took Lin 6 years to write this, NOTHING HE DID WAS A COINCIDENCE. He did everything with a purpose and I applaud him for everything

[jasmarena]

The fact that Eliza is the only character that never raps because she doesn't have to hurry up because she outlives the others and HAS TIME to tell THEIR STORIES

[lightyear]

Some other notes:

— Jefferson’s song, “What Did I Miss” is a boogie woogie number which is an older musical style than rap. It indicates that he’s been gone and is out of step with what’s happening in the U.S.

— Eliza’s songs (other than a small part of “Helpless”) are more traditional musical theater, not rap. This indicates that she outlives everyone else, has more time, and therefore has the luxury of singing slower than rap.

— King George’s song is written like an early 1960s pop song. The musical era of “The British Invasion”.

L-M Miranda is a musical genius.

[addygrace]

Fun fact:
During "Dear Theodosia, " Leslie Odom Jr.(Aaron Burr) would actually bow his head and say a little prayer for his daughter, who wasn't born yet. So by the end of his run in Hamilton, Leslie had said "over 500 prayers" for his future daughter.

[katiebraverman]

Also of note: in “Blow Us All Away”, Philip enters whistling...also considered very bad luck to do on stage. Foreshadowing!

[matthewdhewlett]

Eliza's final gasp theories:
1. Her dying breath.
2. Reuniting with her son, her sisters, her husband, and all her loved ones.
3. Seeing that her story is being told.
4. Seeing the present day, and the results of her and her husband's work.
5. The actress swallowed a fly.

[MichielBLKorte]

When Eliza says “In clearing your name you have ruined OUR lives” during Burn you can see Maria Reynolds in the dark background. The “our lives” not only refers to herself and her children but Maria as well, whom she never blamed for the affair, as she was simply trying to support her daughter and escape an abusive marriage.

[seanloughran]

Holy shit, the duality of "We fought with him" and "I died for him" didn't dawn on me. I always took it as their 1st act characters. My mind is blown.

[ericatavares]

The gasp at the end of the final number was a moment that broke the fourth wall. Eliza had Lin, who was playing himself. Lin lead Eliza to the audience, and she gasped because she saw the people watching her story, which is all she wanted. She literally said "Will they tell my story?". Lin took Eliza's hand meaning, 'You did amazing, and you did enough.'.

[FrumosTrandafir]

Anyone notice how Jefferson's intro "what did I miss?" The company is in all white with BLACK collars on? I've watched it so many times and it's the only time I've seen the company wear something other than white unless they were playing actual characters (minutemen, the women at a party, ect.) They're legit depicted as Jefferson's slaves, not the company. He even calls for Sally. I've yet to see anyone make that connection

[juffan]

Eliza always sings "sept, huit, neuf" in descending notes. She plays it safe. Philip always sings "sept, huit, neuf" in ascending notes. He always changes the line, because he doesn't want to play it safe. He wants to rise up. He has ambitions, like his father, and he does not want to miss his shot at glory.

[MrWizeazz]

I honestly didn’t realize the character “The Bullet” was so important until after I watched for a second time.

[serana.]

Another note: Maria is the one who hands the quill to Hamilton so that he can write the Reynolds Pamphlet during Hurricane.

[bluemoon]

A couple more instances of death foreshadowing:

In Aaron Burr, Sir, right after Burr sings "Fools who run their mouths oft wind up dead" the very next lines in the song are Laurens introducing himself
At the end of Non Stop, as Hamilton proclaims that he's not throwing away his shot, the ensemble says "Just you wait." In the end, Hamilton threw away his shot, and it cost him his life.
In Hurricane, the second time Hamilton sings "I couldn't seem to die" Burr comes in with a repeating "Wait for it, wait for it"

[kevinjt]

The logo for Hamilton isn’t just a power pose. Alexander is aiming his pistol up at the sky during the duel that ended his life as he threw away his shot after all 🤯

[jessicalauren]

Lin’s a genius and i’ll never get over it.

[lucas]

Even if someone doesn't like _HAMILTON_ or musicals. You can't disagree, it is a work of art, and every layer is thought out so carefully

[samantharose]

In Stay Alive Reprise when he says to Eliza "I'm so sorry for forgetting what you taught me" Eliza taught him how to count and Philip died thinking that he counted wrong.

[badmanicpower]

Some fun facts:

1. Despite what Lin says in the Hamilton book, Peggy didn’t just “die off”. That’s an excuse as to why she isn’t in Act 2. In fact, Peggy didn’t die until a few months before Philip and she was very active in everyone’s lives throughout her life. She was very involved in the courtship between Alex & Eliza, often writing to Alex herself to get details on him to tell Eliza (this is hinted at in the musical, as she is seen giving Eliza letters in Helpless/Satisfied). She also scared off invaders raiding their home and saved many lives (I wish that could’ve been mentioned in Hamilton). She also had a tough personal life. Two of her three kids didn’t make it to adulthood and she herself got very sick in 1800. She still kept corespondents with everyone and Alex was actually by her side when she died, as he was the one who wrote to Eliza, Angelica, & the other Schuyler siblings that Peggy had died.

2. Speaking of Peggy, she and Philip both died after the Election of 1800, despite what the musical makes it seem like.

3. At the end of Hurricane, Maria is the one to hand Hamilton the quill, like she knows and has accepted what is going to happen. In The Reynolds Pamphlet, she’s seen reading the pamphlet and just... doesn’t really do anything. It was acceptance.

4. When Eliza is reading the letter about John’s death to Alexander, Lafayette and Mulligan can both be seen on the rafters reading letters. Lafayette drops to his knees while Mulligan pulls out his flask and toasts to Laurens.

5. In the show, Maria wear red, a sign of lust, danger, and betrayal. Eliza only wears blue and green tones to show how Maria and Eliza were exact opposites. Angelica wears pink, and almost in between color of the two. Peggy wears yellow to drastically differentiate her from Maria. Also, Maria hands Hamilton the quill in Hurricane, another stark contrast to Eliza. In the deleted Off Broadway song Let It Go, Hamilton is going to write a scorching slam against Burr for taking Philip Schuyler’s senate seat, and Eliza actually takes the quill from Hamilton and tells him to “let it go and stay alive”.

6. Alex didn’t meat Burr and the others right after arriving in NYC, he met Mulligan pretty soon after. He met John & Burr just before the war. And he met Lafayette during it, not long before meeting the Schuylers.

7. A Winter’s Ball, was actually a ball put on by Catherine Schuyler to find courtships for Angelica, Eliza, & Peggy. Angelica was already enamored for John Church (who she later eloped with) and was never actually interested in Alex. Peggy would later elope with a distant cousin, Stephen Van Rensselaer, whom she was not interested in at first considering he was 6 years younger than her, but she later grew to like and married about 5 years after they met. Eliza actually despised Hamilton at first, as the only reason he was at the ball was to tell Philip Schuyler that he was being charged for negligence in leading during battle.
Eliza and Alex hated each other and she actually played a prank on him and everything. It wasn’t until months later when they ran into each other once more, that they grew to like each other. It wasn’t a 3 week courtship like the musical makes it seem.

[abbiepgc]

My favorite theory for Eliza’s gasp is that when Hamilton guides her to edge of the stage, she doesn’t see Hamilton, but instead sees Lin Manuel Miranda, who guides her to look out at the audience, and she realizes her efforts were successful because her and Hamilton’s story is still being told hundreds of years later.