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Surprise! The Hamilton Cast Album Is Streaming Online Right Now

Your Monday just got better. Be prepared to not get any work done today.

Hamilton star and creator Lin-Manuel creator as the musical's title character with Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton) at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
Hamilton star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda as the musical's title character with Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton) at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
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In the biggest surprise record drop since Beyoncé unexpected released a self-titled album in 2013, the original cast recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton hit airwaves overnight, four days before it becomes available for download. The entire album can be streamed via NPR's First Listen (and for the record, it even works when you're underground on the subway).

Here's Act One:

Here's Act Two:

Happy Monday!

For tickets to Hamilton, click here.

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