No business like show business

Bastard, orphan, hero, scholar "HAMILTON", a hip-hop musical about one of America's founding fathers and the architect of its financial system, is an unlikely smash. Lin-Manuel Miranda's creation has been the hottest ticket on Broadway since the show started in July last year. On June 12th it won 11 Tony awards, theatre's equivalent of Oscars. Michelle Obama called it "the best piece of art in any form that I have ever seen in my life". Its success is widely credited with convincing the Treasury...