Like everyone else, you've probably wondering what would have resulted if instead of writing and starring in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the rest of that cast had instead done Sweeney Todd. Well, we need not wonder any longer. This past April, the cast of Hamilton opened the 30th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition with their interpretation of the classic tale of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
The Easter Bonnet Competition of one of many fund-raising events staged each year by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, one of the nation's leading nonprofit fundraising and grant-making organizations. A few days from now, they'll be presenting their annual Gypsy of the Year shows in New York and I sure wish I could be there for one of them. They always feature several things as clever and creative as this…