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After a year of less-than-stellar ticket sales, the German-language translation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s stage hit is closing. But it has helped diversify German musicals.
The hit musical arrived in Hamburg with its verve, ingenuity and idealism intact. And it gains unexpected depth from being staged in Germany.
Hamilton, the musical, is a mouthful, even in English. So imagine the challenge of adapting the story of America’s first treasury secretary for a German-speaking audience.
A direct transfer of words was never going to work for such a complex show. So the team involved got creative.