Who tells your story: Narration in Hamilton: An American Musical.

This article analyzes Lin-Manuel Miranda's *Hamilton: An American Musical* through its storytelling and narration techniques, focusing on the roles and reliability of various narrators within the musical’s songs. It identifies multiple narrative approaches, including narration to the audience, confessional monologues, epistolary narration via letters, and sung dialogues, highlighting how different characters—friends, foes, and family—offer diverse perspectives on Alexander Hamilton’s life. The study emphasizes the musical’s central theme of legacy and remembrance, particularly through the final song, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?", where Hamilton’s wife Eliza assumes the role of the ultimate narrator addressing both the story’s characters and the audience. By examining narrators’ involvement and awareness of their audiences, the article reveals how *Hamilton* innovatively blends traditional narrative forms with hip-hop musical styles to explore history, memory, and storytelling.