Of the many allusions woven throughout Lin-Manuel Miranda's score for "Hamilton"""The Pirates of Penzance," the Notorious B.I.G."one of the funniest comes in Act II, when Alexander Hamilton unveils a published retort to John Adams, declaring, "Sit down, John, you fat motherfucker!" It's a reference to "Sit Down, John," the opening number of "1776," another musical that set the birth of the nation to song. Written by …
SOURCE: The New Yorker at 08:44AM on March 25, 2016