In 2016, the unlikely musical Hamilton took the United States by storm, packaging a whirlwind U.S. history lesson about the first Secretary of the Treasury with rousing beats, moving melodies, and a compelling story. Aaron Burr, friend and nemesis of Alexander Hamilton, narrates the tale, taking the audience from Hamilton’s humble origins, through his meteoric rise, to his tragic fall.



In order to keep the action moving and the story tight, author Lin-Manuel Miranda had to make some tough choices and leave certain characters off stage, even though they had major impacts on the real-life story. Some of them are still name-dropped in the show, while others don’t appear at all. The lyrics allude to their presence,