I will enthusiastically second this. I just about memorized the soundtrack start-to-finish, but when I got to see the touring production recently, the pure energy of the choreography and imaginative staging is kind of astonishing to watch. And young people not only being excited for live theater but live historical-drama theater is wonderful.
The one caveat I have on the show is that I sort of felt sorry for the older people around me who were clearly not at all familiar with the show but wanted to see what the fuss is about. The lyrics and dialogue are so rapid-fire and densely packed that they were muttering to themselves confusedly during the most intense parts of the show (such as “Yorktown” or anything with Lafayette). The songs reward repeated listening to unpack all of the references and allusions and cleverness.
