So what makes ‘Hamilton’ so special?

The musical follows Alexander Hamilton’s life in the 1700s, from his birth in the Caribbean to the very center of power after the American Revolution. The show highlights his sparkling career and private life, including his scandals and tragedies.

“Hamilton” hip-hopped it’s way into pop culture back when it debuted off-Broadway in February 2015. The sung-through musical (which means there is very little dialogue) went on to break ticket sales records when it moved to Broadway later that summer. Aside from 11 Tony Awards, “Hamilton” also earned its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, a Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Grammy Award.

But “Hamilton” got major press even before it was a show, or much of anything for that matter.

Miranda was still composing the score when he gave theater fans a sneak peek in May 2009 during a White House Poetry Jam, performing what would become the musical’s opening number to a transfixed Barack and Michelle Obama. At the time, Miranda, who also created the rap-infused score for “In the Heights,” thought the project might be a hip-hop mixtape.

After the show made it to the stage, critics were rapturous about the show’s urban rhythms and multiracial casting (Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and even Hamilton’s killer, Aaron Burr, are portrayed by actors of color).

The national tour first played South Florida with a run at Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center for the Performing Arts that stretched over five weeks in late 2018 and early 2019.

The tour coming to Miamiis also playing the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts through Feb. 16.