![]() ![]() Of course, producers often take creative liberties and omit details. But as I sat in PrivateBank Theatre, I realized that, though provocative and entertaining, Hamilton: The American Musical is at best historical fiction. Since Lin-Manuel Miranda read the same book, I had high hopes for his musical. His economic foresight and political genius struck a chord with me. Reading Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton, I was captivated by the Founder’s life and mind. For Noonan, the standard of truth should be high for historical work, especially when entertainment’s impact is so pervasive in society. She explores fallacies in The Post, a recent movie about the Pentagon Papers, and in The Crown, a Netflix series about the life of Queen Elizabeth II. In a recent Wall Street Journal essay, Peggy Noonan suggests that in a quest for truth, entertainment should not be ignored. However, other forms of falsehood easily go unnoticed-or worse, are celebrated by an uninformed public. Every day we hear reports of false political statements and why we must disregard them. ![]()
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