Speaker: Dr. Richard Bell, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland
Location: Siena College, Roger Bacon Hall (Key Auditorium)

In this talk, Dr. Bell explores the musical phenomenon Hamilton: An American Musical to reveal what its success tells us about the marriage of history and show-business. We’ll learn what this amazing musical gets right and gets wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, and the birth of the United States and about why all that matters. We will examine some of the choices Hamilton’s creators made to simplify, dramatize, and humanize the complicated events and stories on which the show is based. We will also talk about Hamilton’s cultural impact: what does its runaway success reveal about the stories we tell each other about who we are and about the nation we made?

Space is limited and registration is required. Register online at www.albanyinstitute.org.

Cost:
Albany Institute of History & Art members: Free
Siena College students and faculty: Free
General public: $10 per person

*Please note, payment will not be accepted at the door.