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A Shout Out to America
Field Trip of a Lifetime: Thousands of New York City students are set to experience “Hamilton,” the year’s hottest Broadway ticket. — You remember the “field trips” you got to take when you were in...
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Mix Some Kant With Your Hamilton – Advice for the Working Parent
Inspiration from Hamilton and Kant: work with passion, but know that the road to success is not always paved with maniac energy and politics. — Back in February, I read an article in The New Yorker...
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4 Lessons Hamilton Can Teach Today’s Male Student
The Broadway musical gives all educators and parents significant and timely material for male students. — At last night’s Grammy’s award show, the cast of Hamilton gave fans nationwide a glimpse of...
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Life Lessons for Kids From the Tony Awards
Embed from Getty Images What children can learn from Broadway’s winners (and losers.) — Since watching the 2016 Tony Awards, I’ve been thinking of Irving Berlin’s line: “There’s no people like show...
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On Having A #Hamilcrush At 40
Embed from Getty Images By Rose Maura Lorre Only one other person knows about my raging obsession with the musical Hamilton, and the sad part is, it’s not actually a person. It’s YouTube. Like a...
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3 Lessons ‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Taught Me About Valuing People
Embed from Getty Images — Let me be up front: I am a huge fan of “Hamilton”, the smash Broadway musical created by Lin-Manual Miranda. “Hamilton” won 11 Tony awards in 2016 and has been the most...
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The Greatest Lesson Of Hamilton For Educators
Embed from Getty Images An elderly Marcus Aurelius tells the young(ish) protagonist Maximus of the fragility that he saw defining Rome, in a scene that sets up the grand sweep of the central conflict...
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Rap Battle for Puerto Rico: 8-Mile Broadway Style!
Embed from Getty Images Puerto Rico has gotten a bad rap; and we can’t blame Lin Manuel-Miranda! After all, his raps have made American History fresher than a Prince from Bell Air. Despite Puerto...
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BUTTERED AND SALTY: MARY POPPINS RETURNS
PG, 2h 10min – Animation, Adventure, Family Opens Wednesday, December 19th In their attempt to squeeze every last franchise until it’s bone dry, Disney has gone back to the well with one of their most...
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The Magical Sequel ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is Landing on Blu-Ray
The musical sequel ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is coming to Blu-Ray I have a big fan of Mary Poppins. It is a story that has lovable characters, an amazing soundtrack and is just a classic movie. Saving...
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Follow New Jersey’s and California’s Lead: Teach LGBTQ History in Schools
— In the musical “Hamilton,” my former sixth-grade student Lin Manuel Miranda muses, “Who tells your story?” His words are significant and meaningful to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ)...
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‘HAMILTON’: Joe Posnanski’s Touching Post About an Unforgettable Evening with...
This story originally ran on Joe Posnanski’s blog. ”How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore And a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a Forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished, in...
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Check Out These Hamilton Funko Pops
Take a look at these Hamilton Funko Pops It wasn’t until it came to Disney Plus that I finally watched Hamilton. I have to say it was one of the best musicals I have ever seen. The songs were all great...
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An Inner and an Outer Journey
Over the Christmas holidays, I enjoyed the opportunity of spending five days with my grandsons. The week filled fast with hikes, playing around the yard, and the viewing of Encanto. This is the latest...
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Do What Does Your Heart Good
Although I forgot to wear red on February 4th to support the Go Red For Women American Heart Association campaign, I had become aware of their mission to educate women about the dangers of cardiac...
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Enchanted by Encanto
In case you have been living under a rock or assume that this runaway hit Disney movie is just for kids, you may not have watched the film Encanto. If you have access to the Disney + streaming channel,...
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‘Vivo’ The Sing Along Edition is Available Now on Blu-Ray
‘Vivo’ The Sing Along Edition is out now on Blu-Ray I have watched a good amount of animated movies lately. When they are done right they can be a lot of fun to watch. When I heard about Vivo coming...
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This Animated Film Comes to Life in ‘Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl’
‘Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl’ is available now on Disney Plus I was blown away by Encanto. This film told a great story, had stunning visuals and some truly wonderful songs. When I heard about...
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Weekend Butler: Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps (At the White House). Wisdom From...
By JESSE KORNBLUTH LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA RAPS — AT THE WHITE HOUSE And the audience saw what the world would love later. Watch. WISDOM Gertrude Stein, to Ernest Hemingway. “Remarks are not...
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