Wait For It
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"Wait For It" is a powerful, introspective ballad from the musical *Hamilton* that explores Aaron Burr’s cautious ambition and emotional turmoil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wait For It canonical | 2 |
| Wait for It | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| act |
Hamilton (musical)
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surface form:
Act 1 of Hamilton
|
| associatedCharacter |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
Theodosia ⓘ |
| centralLyric |
"I am the one thing in life I can control"
ⓘ
"Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it" ⓘ |
| characterFocus |
Aaron Burr’s cautious ambition
ⓘ
Aaron Burr’s emotional turmoil ⓘ |
| characterSungBy | Aaron Burr ⓘ |
| composer | Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Alexander Hamilton’s impulsive drive ⓘ |
| describedAs |
introspective ballad
ⓘ
powerful ballad ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development for Aaron Burr
ⓘ
explores Burr’s philosophy of waiting for opportunities ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamilton original Broadway cast recording
|
| firstPerformanceContext | workshop and off-Broadway productions of Hamilton ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ |
| musical | Hamilton ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableAwardContext |
part of the Hamilton score that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
ⓘ
part of the Hamilton score that won the Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Leslie Odom Jr. ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| partOf | Hamilton ⓘ |
| performedIn | original Broadway production of Hamilton ⓘ |
| positionInShow | Aaron Burr’s major solo number in Act 1 ⓘ |
| settingWithinStory | Burr reflecting on his life and relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
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caution ⓘ emotional turmoil ⓘ envy ⓘ fate versus agency ⓘ legacy ⓘ patience ⓘ romantic conflict ⓘ self-reflection ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| writer | Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hamilton
this entity surface form:
Wait for It