For those not registered on "Twitterico" (as Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda refers to it), you may not get the inside joke that everyone is talking about.
Earlier this year in February, when Hamilton was playing its sold-out engagement at Off-Broadway's Public Theater (and buzz was beginning to circulate amid the theatre industry, online message boards and beyond), Miranda was stopped by a woman in a car on 181st Street. She rolled down her window to congratulate him on "Hamlet."
When he yelled back, "I wish I wrote Hamlet," she said, "Yay, Hamlet!" and drove off. Since then, the hashtag has taken on a life of its own.
*Lady rolls down her car window at 181st street* "congrats on HAMLET!" Me: "I WISH I wrote Hamlet!" Lady: "Yay HAMLET!" *drives away*
#myday
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
February 19, 2015
Click here to check out the evolution of the hashtag and its new t-shirt, on sale online and at the theatre. For other theatrical purchases, visit the Playbill Store.
At some point we will make a limited edition
#YayHamlet t-shirt. Just for you nerds that I love so dearly.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
June 12, 2015
The
#YayHamlet shirt looks dope but I am not allowed to show you yet.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
June 17, 2015
I MAY be running out of things to rewrite.
#YayHamlet
@HamiltonMusical
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— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
June 24, 2015
"Look what you made me do. Look what I made for you..." -Jay-Z
#YayHamlet
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— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
July 11, 2015