Specifically, Miranda initially conceived the project as a concept album, to be titled The Hamilton Mixtape.
Before Lin-Manuel Miranda turned Hamilton into the multi-award-winning musical mega-hit that it is today, the artist originally had smaller intentions for this project.
Miranda was already coming off the success of In the Heights, which won Best Musical during the 2008 Tonys Awards, so Miranda certainly had built a reputation as a bright talented musical performer.
He saw it as an interactive but also educational experience, though as time went on, the show’s live theater presentation became more apparent.