A review by anniefwrites
Rise Up!: Broadway and American Society from 'angels in America' to 'hamilton' by Chris Jones

informative medium-paced

I learned so much from this book! As a self-proclaimed theater nerd, I am surprised by how much I didn’t know about the goings on of Broadway in this particular era. It was really interesting to see how Broadway both reacted to and shaped what was going on in American culture surrounding its plays and musicals. My only complaint is that I found the strategy of tying *every* chapter to Hamilton a bit heavy-handed—of course that’s in the title and the cover, but I think if we view all of theater as leading up to the creation of Hamilton, that can be limiting and restrictive for what’s come, and is coming, after.  But all in all, I found this book really fascinating, and I’m looking forward to reading more nonfiction about Broadway.