
'Hamilton' Won Big At The Grammys, And Twitter Lost Its Damn Mind
By Kristy Puchko | Celebrity | February 16, 2016 | Comments ()
By Kristy Puchko | Celebrity | February 16, 2016 |

We knew they’d blow us all away, and last night at the Grammy’s the cast of the Broadway sensation Hamilton did just that. In the midst of a show sparkling with modern music’s biggest stars, from Kendrick Lamar to Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, Lin-Manuel Miranda and his Hamilton co-stars did not throw away their shot, performing the musical’s opening number via live telecast from their New York City home, the Richard Rodgers Theater.
Oh to be in the room where it happened.
For the millions of us who have been religiously listening to the soundtrack on a loop for months, this performance was a double-edged sword. One one hand, it was wonderful, giving us a coveted look at the stage show we’ve been obsessed with sight unseen. On the other hand, Monday night’s events means it just got even harder to get Hamilton tickets.
In case you missed this stupendous performance, or its posting in Genevieve’s lively liveblog of the Grammys, here is “Alexander Hamilton.”
But that wasn’t the biggest moment for Miranda and his Hamilton family.
Minutes later, the Best Musical Theater Album category came up. And the hip-hop history lesson about the ten-dollar founding father who was an immigrant, bastard, orphan son of a whore and a Scotsman, won big. And—as per tradition established when Miranda was winning accolades for In The Heights—he rapped a totally charming acceptance speech.
Just like that, Google blew up with the question “Who is Alexander Hamilton?”
"Who is Alexander Hamilton?" spiking on Google search during #Grammys as #Hamilton wins Best Musical Theater album pic.twitter.com/ADUCxykPcL
— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) February 16, 2016
And Twitter blew up with Hamilfans rejoicing.
#regram @JasCephasJones: "Tune into the Grammys!!!!! #schuylersisters #Grammys2016 @hamiltonmusical" #Gram4Ham pic.twitter.com/aX3Hw11iy6
— Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) February 16, 2016
The cast of @HamiltonMusical is in NYC waiting for their turn to perform LIVE on the #GRAMMYs! #Gram4Ham pic.twitter.com/JS0tVpBgWA
— Atlantic Records (@AtlanticRecords) February 16, 2016
Raise your hand if you only watched the #Grammys to see @HamiltonMusical perform live for the first time ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) February 16, 2016
Which part of the #Hamilton awards are you most #Hamilton about tonight #Hamilton?
— @midnight (@midnight) February 16, 2016
Me when @HamiltonMusical comes on during the #Grammys2016 ! Loving these NY accents. #Ham4Gram pic.twitter.com/AY80q7UDag
— Tanisha L. Ramirez (@TanishaLove) February 16, 2016
"what's your name, man?" "alexander hamilton" AND THEY HAD TO PAUSE BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS CHEERING SO LOUD… i burst into tears #Ham4Gram
— adri (เนูโขฬฯโขฬ)ู (@felandaris) February 16, 2016
I was so happy when they applauded @Lin_Manuel's entrance so hard I cried a little. #Gram4Ham
— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) February 16, 2016
The world will never be the same. #ham4gram #GRAMMYs https://t.co/Oojc8pZjXb
— USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) February 16, 2016
Okay, so now we just end the #GRAMMYs early and all watch #Hamilton live right? RIGHT?!?
— Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) February 16, 2016
Current mood #Ham4Gram pic.twitter.com/zNAG9UOcLk
— Grace Schuyler (@futurelphaba) February 16, 2016
So proud to be apart of @HamiltonMusical. Watching my peers do what we do best, had my stomach in knots. Just so thankful. #Ham4Gram
— Brandon Hudson (@brandonhudson90) February 16, 2016
GENIE: i can grant u three wishes
— jomny sun (@jonnysun) February 16, 2016
ALADDIN: can i hav three tickets to hamilton
GENIE: [starts sweatig]
And me? I'm that damn fool that live-tweeted 'em. #GRAMMYs #ham4gram
— Aly Semigran (@AlySemigran) February 16, 2016
I'm so happy for @Lin_Manuel I could burst #Gram4Ham pic.twitter.com/AmDEKMGjEI
— JAIMEE SCHWARTZ. (@JaimeeJam) February 16, 2016
.@HamiltonMusical feels like it BELONGS to us, even if we haven't seen it (yet). That's why it's marvelous. Congrats, @Lin_Manuel. #Ham4Gram
— Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) February 16, 2016
Everyone trying to buy sold out @HamiltonMusical tickets after tonight. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/AfaHTwNRjC
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 16, 2016
trying to see Hamilton? Good luck lmao #Grammys2016 pic.twitter.com/6XYYCKcFIL
— Complex (@ComplexMag) February 16, 2016
But of course, the best, most heartwarming came from Miranda himself.
Rehearsal—Lin's eye view#Gram4Ham pic.twitter.com/lejPNwb1r8
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) February 15, 2016
Home from #Gram4Ham.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) February 16, 2016
*greatjob*
Good night! pic.twitter.com/sHQilFDfWR
And now we go back to wait for it, wait for it until we can go ourselves. Or at least until the inevitable Tony performance, right?
Kristy Puchko lives in perpetual fear that she’ll never win Hamilton’s digital ticket lottery New York City.
Kristy Puchko is the managing editor of Pajiba. You can follow her on Twitter, and hear her sound off about movies and feminism on the Slashfilmcast.
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