Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton Credit: Disney Plus You may well have already streamed Hamilton on Disney+ since its hotly anticipated on-screen arrival in July 2020. However, for the uninitiated, allow us to give you a history lesson: what is Hamilton and why is it causing such a fuss? What is Hamilton? Officially titled Hamilton: An American Musical, it’s a musical theatre production. Specifically, one that tells the story of forgotten American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his ascent out of poverty and to power against the backdrop of the American War of Independence.