The Act I finale covers Hamilton’s life from the end of the war to his appointment as Secretary of the Treasury. Burr watches in amazement as Hamilton becomes a leading lawyer, gets sent to the Constitutional Convention at age 30, then writes the majority of the Federalist Papers.

It ends with a quintet that composer Alex Lacamoire has called the “all-skate”—each individual singing different parts that all come from different songs.

Given Lin-Manuel Miranda’s many irons in the fire, lines from the song have been used to describe the man:

It should also be noted that there is a small scene before “Non-Stop” that is not included in the recording. Known as “Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us”, the scene reveals that Hamilton and Eliza have received a letter to notify them of John Laurens' death. Hamilton murmurs “I have so much work to do” before “Non-Stop” begins, implying that Laurens' death has motivated him to work harder. It also suggests that he throws himself into his work to deal with his pain.