the-devils-dandy:

You know, it’s funny how Hamilton, a show in its infancy, has built up a massive fanbase because literally none of us have seen it. Brilliant music aside, I love how the creator is just so nice to us. We have a free cast album, almost completely sung through because Lin freaking gets how inaccessible Broadway is to most of us. We have many, many interviews that have a nice bit of footage from the show, which is great to tide us over until a legit filmed production comes out. He releases bonus songs and lyrics, even showing us the script for the death of Laurens scene that’s not on the album.  Honestly, I’ve never felt so connected with a show before because a lot of creators are so snooty about professional theatre only being for the wealthy and powerful, never mind the rest of us. I, and most of my musical theatre lover friends, will probably never see a real live Broadway show in my lifetime because of ticket prices and travel expenses. I’ve watched bootlegs in order to be a theatre fan, but you know what? I wouldn’t want to be someone spreading around a shittily filmed version of a show we’ve practically had handed to us and will probably be professionally filmed sometime. So anyway (this has gone on too long), thanks for letting the less well-off theatre fans get to actually feel like they’re a part of a new show, because no one ever thinks of us.