Welcome to this week’s edition of Five Minute Friday!
It’s quite a momentous weekend in the US, as it’s the Fourth of July weekend as well as the release of Hamilton Musical on Disney+!
To say that my daughter and I have been excited is an understatement. 🙂 I’ll share more in my post below!
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My daughter asked for the Hamilton soundtrack for her birthday last July, and she plays it on repeat every single night when she goes to bed.
We gave her tickets for Christmas for her and I to watch a live performance in a nearby city this past February. It was remarkable.
As soon as she heard that a recorded original cast performance would release on Disney+ on July 3rd, she added a countdown app to my phone to mark the days.
She asked me to buy black and gold nail polish and black and gold candy for the occasion.
Today she set three separate alarms in her room for 3am EST so she can get up to watch it as soon as it releases.
For my biracial teenager, the Hamilton Musical is not just a performance. It’s so much more than entertainment.
It’s a display of breathtaking talent by people who look like her.
It’s a celebration of the gifts, talents, and success of people of color. It’s an awe-inspiring display of diversity. It’s an example to the world of what’s possible.
Well done, Hamilton cast and crew. Well done.
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Thought for sure your word prompt would have been freedom or liberty or something relevant to our celebration of Independence! I am thankful I live in a country that offers freedom to ALL people. Have a great 4th. I know what your daughter will be watching/listening to on repeat.
Different seasons of life – I have no idea what Hamilton is – it is a long time since I watched any Disney movies….but I’m sure you will enjoy your musical weekend!
I hope your daughter enjoys Hamilton. It is a show I’ve always wanted to see and I was excited to see it is out on Disney+ here today too! Hope you enjoy your 4th July celebrations too!
‘Tis not too late to now begin
to reverse the deadly toll
of judgement of the mortal skin,
and value, instead every soul.
Though from clay we have been formed,
we’ve been given animation,
and with divinity adorned
need to take our proper station
where we look through God’s own eyes
at those for whom He sacrificed
and we must gainsay our surprise
at sisters, brothers of the Christ
hued red, yellow or ebony,
but who are valued same as we.
I must watch it! I just told my daughter, and we’ll watch it this weekend :).
I look forward to watching it. I had hoped to win the ticket lottery in Chicago but it didn’t happen. Thankfully I can watch it on tv. I love what Lin Manuel Miranda did with the story.