History Heartwarming / Hamilton

'''Lafayette:''' 'Til we meet again!\\

'''Lafayette:''' 'Til we meet again!

** The play doesn't mention it but if you look it up, you find out why Jefferson is so empathetic. By the time he gets to sing "What'd I miss?", four of Thomas Jefferson's children as well as his wife were dead. He knows full well what the "unimaginable" is like.

!!InUniverse

** And Alexander acts as his hype man

** Both men singing, "My [[DisappearedDad father wasn't around]]... I swear that I'll be around for you."
*** The normally verbose Hamilton is so overcome with emotions that he reverts to the simplest rhymes and structures. OOCIsSeriousBusiness indeed.
** This song is heartwarming on a meta level as well. During each performance, when Burr bows his head, Leslie would say a little prayer for his unborn daughter. By the end of his run, he had said ''over 500 prayers'' for her.

* When Burr finds out Philip intends to duel Eacker, he begs Hamilton to call the whole thing off. Burr and Hamilton might not see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, but he'll be damned if he's gonna let the son get himself killed in a duel.

!!Meta
* As if Eliza opening the first private orphanage in New York City wasn't beautiful enough, Philippa Soo, who originated the role of Eliza, volunteers with [[https://twitter.com/GrahamWindham/status/643900945601011712 Graham-Windham, the orphanage's modern-day incarnation]].
** Lin-Manuel Miranda has also said that he plans to donate some of the money he received for the [=MacArthur=] Genius grant to Graham-Windham. The popularity of the show also seems to have raised Graham-Windham's profile, with fans finding out that what Eliza Hamilton was proudest of is still making her proud today.
** Recently, Phillipa Soo and Lin-Manuel Miranda visited some of the kids from Graham-Windham to perform the show's final song, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story", which mentions the creation of the orphanage. When Soo sang Eliza's line "And when my time is up, have I done enough?" the kids sang back "Eliza, you have done enough!" The fact that Eliza Hamilton's actions are still echoing back after over 150 years...
* Just the sheer amount of interest in the lives of the Schuyler sisters, John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, and Aaron Burr this musical has caused. In school, unless you're taking a highly specific college course, you ''might'' learn about Eliza, as she was Hamilton's wife, but probably nothing more than her name. (How many people didn't know about everything she did after Hamilton died until this show came along?) Aaron Burr, you'd only hear about because he killed Hamilton, but not much (if anything) else and Laurens, Mulligan and the other two Schuyler sisters would be lucky if they're mentioned at all. Now, thanks to this show, thousands of fans are researching them and learning about their lives! No more will their names be half-forgotten -- now, people everywhere are taking an interest in their legacies. Which is, probably, exactly what Hamilton would've wanted.
* Many immigrants and children of immigrants have cited the lyric "Immigrants: we get the job done" as their favorite line in the show. At lot of them have experienced prejudice because of their foreign backgrounds, but seeing people like them portrayed as great heroes was extremely uplifting and comforting. This was undoubtedly Miranda's intention, since his own father was a Puerto Rican immigrant[[note]]Puerto Ricans that come to America aren't technically immigrants since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, but they're often treated as such.[[/note]].
** Also the crowd reaction to the line and the high five was so massive across the board that Lin Manuel Miranda had to add bars to the song to accommodate it. However even with the added bars ''it doesn't even come close'' to covering the length of applause and cheers it's getting and they'll likely have to add more.
* Women backup dancers appearing in the revolutionary army during "Yorktown." Women did fight in the American revolution, but often they had to pose as men, and were disgraced if caught. Deborah Sampson was one of the few who managed to earn an honorable discharge when a doctor had to out her.
* When Christopher Jackson was asked in an interview about his relationship with Lin Manuel Miranda, which stretches back to Miranda's first musical "In the Heights," Jackson had this to say:
-->'''Jackson''': ''I used to walk in the theater when we were doing In the Heights, knowing that one of my responsibilities was to look out for my little brother. If there was a problem in the company that was cast-related, they came to me. It was important for me to shield him from knowing what eight shows a week was. He was my guy, and he still is my guy. But even in a friendship like that, it's easy to see his brilliance on a daily basis, and see how becoming a father has affected him. He's the kind of dude who makes you better. Being around him makes you want to write more, do more. Same kind of effect people have when they come see the show: "I gotta go write, I gotta go write." I often have that. I see him finishing a demo for something and I go, "I have to go write."''
* The second digital "[=Ham4Ham=]" had Miranda reunite with former students of his music teacher, spanning over 20 years, to perform her song about UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr on MLK Day. Her reaction is priceless (if you look it up, bring tissues).
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwPwXtX3b1E This Valentine's Day "[=Ham4Ham=]"]] gives Hamilton some SesameStreetCred. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Squee at the end is nothing short of adorable!
* Lin-Manuel Miranda's acceptance rap upon Hamilton winning the Grammy for Best Musical Album ends with "Sebastian, your daddy's bringing home a Grammy for you!"
* The ''Hamilton'' cast in March performed several of their songs at the White House, which doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. Before they perform, however, President Obama recounts how six years ago Miranda when ''Hamilton'' was still a concept album performed the opening song at the White House; the video of that is actually online. Our president proceeds to commend Miranda for taking a risk on performing an in-progress song on the audience, who laughed good-naturedly, and for writing a musical that captures revolution and the life of a Founding Father.
* Alexander and Peggy Schuyler's friendship extended a lot more in real life. Doubles as a Tearjerker, While Peggy was giving into her illness in 1801, Alexander stayed by her side until she died and while Eliza couldn't make it to her funeral, Alexander wrote her a letter saying a lot of people attended it and he went in her place. Alex and Peggy were really close friends in real life.
* [[http://www.nycitycenter.org/Home/Blog/March-2016/Legacy-of-1776 This interview]] with both Lin-Manuel Miranda and Creator/WilliamDaniels, who originated the role of John Adams in ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''. Daniels talks about how excited he is to see ''Hamilton'' (and when Miranda offers to arrange it) insists on paying for his tickets, because he knows how closely they'll be watching the show's gross. Miranda tells Daniels one of the reasons the show can get away with Adams being an entirely offstage character is because of how iconic his portrayal was-- everyone will just picture William Daniels' version of the character and know exactly what they're talking about. Miranda also says, when Mr. Feeny is mentioned, that he'd need another hour to talk about what that role meant to him.
* On average the "Who's Who In the Cast" section of a playbill is a simple mini bio of each of the cast members previous works and sometimes their educational background. Lin-Manuel Miranda's does mostly the same with one special exception at the very end:
--> For Vanessa. Best of wives and best of women.
* Lin and the cast [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVmsxMek9Fk dance to "Let's Go Crazy"]] after the curtain call to pay tribute to Music/{{Prince}}.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aToj9Jrbkeo During the Ham4Ham show the day of the Broadway opening]], Lin read the first few paragraphs from Rob Chernow's "Alexander Hamilton", which mainly discussed Eliza during the last few years of her life. Lin starts choking up as he reads, and it truly shows how much he cares about being able to tell the stories of these historical figures.
* The actresses for the Schuyler Sisters are all only children/only have brothers in the case of Renée, so as they told CBS during an interview, acting allowed them to experience sisterhood.
* The Tony Awards is chock full of these moments.
** The utter look of pride on Lin-Manuel Miranda's face when his costars (Renee, Daveed and Leslie) won Tonys.
** Meta-wise, Leslie Odom Jr. winning the Best Leading Actor award. Burr, who in the musical is cast aside and feels second-best to Hamilton, ends up beating his actor.
*** And Lin-Manuel actually looked more thrilled at Leslie winning than Leslie himself did.
** "The Schuyler Sisters" providing an encore ending number to the night, with the company dressed in their Tony ware and performing the choreography.
** During the "On Your Feet" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5LfltUNyIQ performance]], the two kids from the company run off stage after their solo to pull Lin up from his seat and dances with him in the aisle. The company did a ham4ham show a couple months ago, and these kids remembered and wanted to include Lin in their fun as well.
** Out of respect for the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting that occurred hours earlier, it was decided prior to the awards that prop muskets would not be incorporated into the performance of "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)"
** Lin-Manuel Miranda's speech, which is a couplet and an ode to his wife. He starts [[TearJerker tearing up while reading it aloud]], and his wife has a bittersweet expression as he recites it. Lin's speech also commemorates the lives lost in the tragic Orlando nightclub shooting:
--->'''Lin:''' My wife's the reason anything gets done.\\
She nudges me towards promise by degrees.\\
She is a perfect symphony of one,\\
Our son is her most beautiful reprise.\\
We chase the melodies that seem to find us,\\
Until they're finished songs and start to play.\\
When senseless acts of tragedy remind us,\\
That nothing here is promised, not one day.\\
This show is proof that history remembers.\\
We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger.\\
We rise and fall and light from dying embers.\\
Remembrances that hope and love lasts long.\\
'''And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love'''\\
'''Cannot be killed or swept aside''',\\
I sing Vanessa's symphony, Eliza tells her story.\\
Now fill the world with music, love, and pride.
** This also ended up getting incorporated into the Music/JenniferLopez song "Love Makes the World Go Round" after Lin was invited to do the bridge.
* One lovely bonus to the attention the show brought to its subjects is the discovery that their currently living descendants Alexandra Hamilton Woods and Antonio Burr became good friends after discovering their connection, and are now kayaking buddies quite close to where the duel occurred.
* A couple from Lin, Leslie, Pippa, and Ariana [=DeBose's=] last show:
** Insane standing ovations for not just the exiting actors, but also notable actors like Chris Jackson.
** When the final bows for the Fab Four finally arrive, the other three cede the last bow to Lin, and the crowd is already going nuts - ''then,'' Lac has the orchestra play the ''[[Series/TheWestWing West Wing]]'' [[CreatorInJoke theme song]] to send him off. Lin looks justifiably overwhelmed.
** According to an interview Lin did backstage at the ''Tonight Show'', there weren't a ton of things that blindsided him, since he knew the last show would be an emotional one. The one thing he didn't prepare for? Hamilton salutes Washington at the end of "History Has Its Eyes On You" - that night, [[SoProudOfYou Washington saluted back.]]
** More Hamilton/Washington: neither Lin nor Chris could get through "One Last Time" [[ManlyTears without crying.]]
** Everyone sang along with King George!
* The exits of Lin, Leslie, Pippa, and Ariana were followed by that of Daveed Diggs, the Tony-winning originator of Lafayette and Jefferson. Like Lin, [[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/16/hamilton-daveed-diggs-final-show-goodbye he got a huge standing ovation when he took his final bow]] - and, like with Lin, someone had to push him out to take the big center-stage bow he deserved.
** Look carefully at the guy who pushes him out for another bow: it looks like the man who plays Hamilton. So, in a way, Hamilton has enough respect for even one of his most bitter political rivals to give him his due respect.
** Take a closer look - it's ''Burr''.
** That makes it even better, actually, taking songs like "Washington On Your Side" into account and how close Burr gets with him and Madison. Even after being dismissed when Jefferson changes the rule about the person with the second-most votes becoming VP, Burr still respects his being president. The subtext...so unintentional, but ''so delicious...''
** At the end of Jefferson's rap in the first Cabinet Battle he performs a MicDrop with James Madison catching it before it hits the ground. For Daveed's final show Okieriete deliberately didn't catch the mic and let it drop to the stage.
* This music video of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR5OtoUkVPo The Schuyler Sisters]], with three actual sisters playing Angelica, Eliza and Peggy. Peggy's actress is a total {{Moe}}.
* The PBS documentary, Hamilton's America, is dripping with this. Every second shows the love and passion for the play, not just from the creators but from everyone who it's touched. Everyone from celebrities to politicians to US immigrants.
** Leslie and Lin dancing outside the building where Hamilton and Jefferson had their meeting about the capital.
** The documentary showing a lot of sympathy for Aaron Burr.
** President Obama saying SoProudOfYou to Lin when the latter comes to the White House again.
** Given that "One Last Time" is all about a president leaving office, the documentary makes sure to show Obama's reaction to it, as he's coming to the end of his second term. What is it? Leading a standing ovation and hugging Chris.
* During the curtain call for the show in Chicago the cast and crew pay tribute to the Chicago Cubs after they win the World Series. The orchestra director climbs out of the pit wearing a Cubs hat before unfurling a "W" flag. The cast, led by Hamilton actor Miguel Cervantes, then launches into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSGLjvk6sE&t=63s "Go Cubs Go"]] with modified lyrics - "WE WON THE WORLD SERIES YESTERDAY!"
* Anthony Ramos, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Chris Jackson have also left the show. Lin has given proper send-offs to each, but it's really sweet that when original ensemble member Carleigh Bettiol announced she was also leaving the show, Lin also made sure to congratulate her on his Twitter. He cares about everyone, main cast, ensemble, and beyond.
* When the Obamas attended a performance where Javier Munoz was acting as Hamilton's alternate (prior to his taking over the role full time after Miranda's departure), he fully expected Miranda to override the schedule and take the role himself. Instead, Munoz was allowed to go on as planned.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzOTqnMCyec This]] animatic of the finale is very emotional, but also has extra heartwarming, in that it shows Eliza reuniting with her sisters and her son in Heaven, and then meeting John Laurens, who thanks her for all she's done and tells her she did a great job. And then he escorts her to Hamilton himself. Cue the BigDamnKiss.
-->'''Laurens:''' Eliza, there is something I wanted to tell you: thank you for all you've done.\\
'''Eliza:''' Do you think I've done enough?\\
'''Laurens:''' You are an incredible woman, Eliza. ''(smiling)'' He couldn't stop talking about you!
** In a sadder subtext, seeing Alexander reuniting with his old friends in the afterlife has a sort of bittersweet heartwarming feel to it.
* For those sympathetic to Maria Reynolds, the fact she arguably had one the best fates of most of the characters is nice to know. She divorced James (with Burr as her divorce lawyer of all people) two years after the affair and despite losing custody of her daughter, went on to live a good life (Burr took custody of her daughter Susan and made sure she got educated). After another failed marriage, Maria returned to America and became a housekeeper for a doctor named Joseph Matthew (Mathieu in his original French). The pair married in 1806 and remained so until her death 22 years later in 1828. She even reunited with her daughter when the latter was 23 and came to live with her. She became a grandmother in circa 1812 to Susan's daughter, Mary Josepha (heartwarming in itself since Mary appears to have been named for her grandmother and step-grandfather) and lived to just shy of her 60th birthday.

** Hamilton goes to Philip Schuyler Sr. to ask for his blessing so he can marry Eliza. While Eliza worries that her father will say no, Philip Sr. merely pats his future son-in-law's shoulder and says, "Be true" to his daughter. Then he goes to get champagne as the girls dance happily. When he caught Hamilton doing a silly HappyDance by knocking his knees around, he waits for a moment with a befuddled expression for Alexander to compose himself, offers him a glass of champagne, and clinks, grinnnig. You can see why Hamilton treats Philip Sr. as his own father.

** in a sadder subtext, seeing Alexander reuniting with his old friends in the Afterlife has a sort of bittersweet Heartwarming feel to it.

* Also what she sees to Alexander before can be very assuring not only to Alexander, but anyone who doubts their value and place in the world.