Hamilton: An American Musical

Published September 6, 2025
Contributed by Geo Wrinkle


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Trajan is the title font for Hamilton: An American Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.




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“An American Musical” is set in caps from Gotham Condensed.




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Header image on the official website




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Hamilton at the CIBC Theater, Chicago, July 2018




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Atlantic Records released a recording in 2015. This four-LP box set followed in 2016. [More info on Discogs]




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Trajan in use for the credits in the souvenir program booklet




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For other text, the souvenir program booklet uses a different serif in all caps: it’s Requiem.




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Requiem, stacked and justified



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