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"SPOILER ALERT!": THE HAMILTON TENSION TRICK with James Roy
Episode 54 • 1st April 2022 • The WestWords Podcast • WestWords
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In this episode, James Roy discusses the first song of the stage musical Hamilton, and the seemingly unusual decision to announce the method of the main character's ultimate demise. It's a structural choice designed to ramp up tension throughout the work. Does it work?

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