From “I am not throwing away my shot!” to “Alexander, come back to sleep,” “Hamilton” songs seem to be everywhere. Even after debuting around 11 years ago, Hamilton keeps making comebacks again and again, when the show is streamed in theaters, when the original actors did a reunion show for the Tony awards, or how the musical is currently on tour around North America.
“Hamilton” tells the story of the American Revolution from the perspective of founding father Alexander Hamilton. The musical blends genres like hip-hop, rap and R&B, tracing Hamilton’s arrival in the U.S., his personal and professional life, and his rise and fall before and after the Revolution. Created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, it opened on Broadway in 2015 and reached a wider audience when a filmed performance was released on Disney+ on Jul. 13, 2020.
Since then, the musical has spread far beyond its original fandom. It appears across social media, is referenced in TV shows and movies and surfaces in posts that have nothing to do with the show itself.
In the CBS comedy “Ghosts,” one character, who is a ghost from the American Revolution, has a one-sided rivalry with Hamilton. In the episode “The Tree,” the other characters listen to the soundtrack, and the ghost grows visibly upset as the lyrics needle him.
In the film “Knives Out,” a detective quotes the famous line, “Immigrants: We get the job done,” from the song “Yorktown” in an attempt to prove his progressive credentials.
Hamilton’s soundtrack has also established a presence on social media. Songs from the musical are regularly reused in edits and posts centered on characters from unrelated shows.
Lines like “I’ve had only one thought before the slaughter, this man will not make an orphan of my daughter!” from “The World Was Wide Enough” and “How do you write like you’re running out of time?” from “Non-Stop” are used to score edits of characters facing similar situations. Nearly every fandom has edits andHamilton songs find their way into most of them.
Fandom crossovers keep the musical visible too.
Fans pair Hamilton with “Epic: The Musical,” joking about Hamilton’s infidelity while Odysseus offers advice from “Say No to This.” Others cross Hamilton with “Six the Musical” imagining the characters interacting in modern or alternative scenarios.
Snekyson1 is a popular artist with around 87.3k followers on tiktok who has done crossover fan art with Hamilton and Epic: The Musical. When asked about their opinions on the various Hamilton crossovers, they said “A lot of the Hamilton characters are very clear in their stance in story, plus they’re all very distinct. You could perhaps check out another universe and see similar tropes between characters and how they could potentially interact with each other.”
Freshman Wrigley Tully has been a big fan of the show.
“I think it’s cool how it’s helped musical theatre be embraced by the general public — it helped the general public understand that musicals can be cool, and as a certified theater nerd, I think that’s awesome!” she said.
Francesca Liong, a PA freshman, who has been a theater kid since she was 6, also had some things to say.
“I’m happy about how the musical is fully immersed in the public,” she said. “I love Lin’s work, he is one of the best musical directors ever. His rhythm and style is amazing!”
Nearly 11 years after its premiere on Broadway, “Hamilton” keeps finding its way into spaces far beyond the stage. It will most likely continue to do so for more years, it will continue to show up in references or crossovers, and it will continue to be used for editing audios, all we should do is just sit back and be entertained.
This article originally appeared in the Early Spring 2026 print edition.
