As an unabashed and unapologetic fangirl, I was thrilled to see that ‘Hamilton’, my favorite musical of all time, is coming to Germany…
…auf Deutsch!
I could not imagine how the show could possibly work in German, but from the few clips available on YouTube, it looks like they’ve pulled it off.
Here’s a recent NYT article on how difficult the translation process was:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/t…n-germany.html
Here’s the opening number ‘Alexander Hamilton’ performed concert-style by the Hamburg cast at a press event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmppgNpyTH8
(From the little I’ve seen, I really like the actors playing Aaron Burr, Eliza, and Peggy in this cast!)
So you can appreciate the German translation, here’s the original Broadway cast, also in a concert-style performance, at the White House. The performance starts at 9:07.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrAKuOBWzw