While Miranda was hailed as a genius for creating the show, the actual breakout star was Leslie Odom Jr, who played Hamilton's nemesis Aaron Burr. Hugely praised for his magnetic, devilish performance, he pipped Miranda to the best actor in a musical gong at the 2016 Tony Awards.
When biographer Amanda Vaill read Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton (2004), her first thought, she said in a recent interview, was "Oh! Somebody should write about Hamilton's wife and her sister! He's married to Eliza but seems to be attracted to Angelica!" But, Vaill added, "I was in the middle of a book of my own, so it wasn't going to be me."
The book is divided into six chapters: locations in New York City, other locations of note connected to Alexander Hamilton in the city, Hamilton-related things to do in the city, Hamilton locations in New Jersey, Hamilton locations elsewhere (like Philadelphia, Albany, Yorktown, even England), and suggested itineraries to take it all in.