Chicago Tribune: Inside a nondescript building not far from the Atlanta airport, David Korins, the set designer of “Hamilton,” the creative director of “Hamilton: The Exhibition” and a man just finished with designing the look of the Academy Awards, has a mantra for everything that he is doing for Chicago.
“History is not inevitable.”
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This is an interesting concept. I feel like there is so much this show has done but also I feel like it is overdone. I do like the show, but it is overhyped now and overdone and overplayed. I think this exhibition will be a success because everyone is still "Hamilton" crazy but I personally don't think it is a good idea. I wish more energy was being put into promoting smaller shows or maybe working on producing a new show. There are so many wonderful ideas and stories that need to be told and heard and this one has been already many times. I understand this is a more accurate representation of his life but I feel like there is only so much more that can be said. To me I feel like this is too much for this show because the most impactful thing was the diversity of the show, at least for me.
This is such a strange concept to me. If you had told me a few years ago that a theatrical scenic designer and his design team would take a show that they had created on broadway and were adapting it to a full historical exhibit I woulda have thought no way. It’s such a strange idea. That being said I have been following David Korins on instagram and looking at his work here actually has me excited to go to this exhibit if I can. The artistry and the integration of the story is so interesting. For awhile I wondered if this idea would take off at all as I knew that it had been delayed and pushed back a couple of times for undisclosed reasons but I’m glad that the world gets to experience this one of a kind event. I just wonder if it will add to the entertainment industry or change how we think fo history museums.
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