When I was in London in June, I managed to catch the acclaimed American musical Hamilton amidst a relatively tight schedule and a cold summer rain. To be honest, I haven’t heard of it until a couple of people brought it up to me when I told them I was headed for the U.K. earlier in the year (I’ve heard about other musicals like Matilda and the Book of Mormon). Curious to know why others have enjoyed it, I scrambled for tickets and hurried through the evening bustle of Westminster and Victoria Street expecting little from this musical. A rough check on it made me realise that it was about the life of Alexander Hamilton, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Hamilton was a talented individual who was influential and instrumental in laying down the foundations of the hallowed U.S. Constitution as well as...