The day finally arrived for Shaylee to see "Hamilton." A dream come true! She wore her Hamilton T-shirt along with her coat from her Halloween costume when she dressed as Alexander Hamilton.
It seems to me that Moana brought in two very different audiences this holiday weekend. For some, Moana was the newest entry in a long line of Disney princess movies and a step in the right direction for the studio in terms of inclusiveness and empowering young women. For others, it was a chance to cure their Lin-Manuel Miranda withdrawals after the turnover of the Hamilton cast and the end of the regular Ham4Ham sidewalk performances. That probably explains the odd mix of millennials and children at the recent matinee you attended.
The other day my daughter Shaylee was sitting at the counter working on the clay figures that she makes almost daily when she asked me, "Mom, can we go see the musical 'Hamilton?'"
I was shocked that she even knew about the musical. I asked her, "How do you know about the musical 'Hamilton...