Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe/Limited/Special Edition]

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 2015 two CD set. The original Broadway cast album of Hamilton, a fusion of hip-hop and pop-driven musical theater, is now available from Atlantic Records. Cast members from the blockbuster new musical Hamilton, which recently opened to widespread critical acclaim at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, began recording their parts for this release in August of this year. This two-disc album was produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, founding members of the Grammy-winning hip-hop band, The Roots.

Hamilton - which transferred to Broadway following a sold-out run at The Public Theater in NYC - is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary of the United States, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers, and shot to death by Aaron Burr in a legendary duel.

The "HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)" is executive produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, founding members of the Grammy Award winning hip-hop band, The Roots. "HAMILTON" has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Lin Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. "HAMILTON" is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "Alexander Hamilton."

Band Members: Lead cast members:

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Alexander Hamilton *

Phillipa Soo - Eliza Hamilton

Leslie Odom, Jr - Aaron Burr Renee

Elise Goldsberry - Angelica Schuyler

Christopher Jackson - George Washington

Daveed Diggs - Marquis de Lafayette (act 1), Thomas Jefferson (act 2)

Okieriete Onaodowan - Hercules Mulligan (act 1), James Madison (act 2)

Anthony Ramos - John Laurens (act 1), Philip Hamilton (act 2)

Jasmine Cephas Jones - Peggy Schuyler (act 1), Maria Reynolds (act 2)

Jonathan Groff - King George*

• *denotes Tony-Award nominees and/or winners