My high school stood in the heart of Wall Street, a 15 story office building a few steps away from the World Trade Center. I walked through Trinity Church daily, crossing the street, and never noticed how much history was housed on the streets I walked on daily. Needless to say, I never paid mind to the tombstones in the Trinity Church cemetery.

Little did I know, that one of those tombstones belonged to Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father of America’s Treasury Department. I also didn’t know that years later, I would be crying at the end of a musical on Broadway about his life and legacy.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Puerto Rican Tony Award-winning playwright known for “In the Heights” and “Hamilton: An American Musical”, would make everyone care about Alexander Hamilton; the man whose face lives on the $10 dollar bill. The musical, which premiered on Broadway in 2015, has become a phenomenon. The ticket price was too high and led everyone to start throwing their name in the lottery ticket bucket.

Thankfully, the partnership between Disney Plus and the Hamilton team provided the much-wanted access to view the filmed production in entirely for the measly price of $6.99 (for a monthly subscription) which is way cheaper than $100+. Is the hype worth it? Is all the attention about this white man born in the Caribbean who didn’t blow his shot by writing like he was running out of time and created the basis for the American economy and his demise by his frenemy, Aaron Burr worth it? As a fan of musicals and Miranda’s work, I wholeheartedly say, “Yes!” If you’re not a fan of hip hop or musical theatre, this piece of art might not be for you. For the Hamilfans, like myself, watching this, no matter how familiar you are with the soundtrack will still feel fresh.

The story, about a man who is “just like his country/young scrappy and hungry” has you captivated and brings out patriotism to have the privilege of living on American soil. Miranda managed to make history entertaining and palpable with a sensational soundtrack infused with hip hop, R & B, and jazz. You won’t stop thinking about Phillipa Soo’s emotional range as Eliza Schuyler. Rene Elise Goldsberry rap-singing “Satisfied” on a turntable that is a showstopper and a perfect story of requited love in four minutes. Daveed Diggs’s double performance as Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson with costume changes and cadence make him unforgettable. Leslie Odom Jr.’s portrayal of Aaron Burr, our narrator, and villain, as complex and still relatable. And Lin-Manuel Miranda’s impeccable rhyming through each verse, especially during the Cabinet battles.

While we’re singing along to each song, crying during the emotional beats of the musical, and rooting for Hamilton, it’s also important to learn the history of this dramatized tale. Lin-Manuel Miranda based his musical on the autobiography of Alexander Hamilton by Alex Chernow. Therefore, many parts of this story were changed for dramatic license. We can still appreciate this show and understand that the founding fathers had flaws. Like Daveed Diggs mentioned in the PBS Hamilton documentary about his role as Thomas Jefferson, “He can have written this incredible document and several incredible documents that we all…believe in. And he sucks”. Which is a hard lesson for us to learn. That flaws and successes can coexist in one person and in society.

Hamilton is a musical worth seeing. The Founding Fathers were living during a revolution. When Hamilton sings, “When are these colonies gonna rise up?” we are living our own revolution. We are living in a moment of change and like in the 1800s and the 1960s, 70s, and on, who lives and who dies will end up telling our story.