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Lyra Monteiro

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How to Love Problematic Pop Culture

Revisiting the contradictions in "Hamilton" – and in the pushback to criticisms of the beloved musical.

by Lyra Monteiro via Medium on August 27, 2017
A Hamilton Skeptic on Why the Show Isn’t As Revolutionary As It Seems

"It's still white history. And no amount of casting people of color disguises the fact that they're erasing people of color from the actual narrative."

by Lyra Monteiro, Rebecca Onion via Slate
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on April 5, 2016

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Collage of Hamilton and Slam Frank the musical.

History Has Its Eyes on You

Slam Frank and musical theater’s Hamilton bind.

by Emma Adler via The Drift on April 21, 2026

The cast of "Hamilton" on stage.

Why We’ll Never Stop Arguing About Hamilton

Hamilton is an impossibly slippery text. The arguments over the show are part of what make it great.

by Aja Romano via Vox on July 3, 2020

Portrait of Alexander Hamilton

The Hamilton Cult

Has the celebrated musical eclipsed the man himself?

by Robert Sullivan via Harper’s on October 1, 2016

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