Come join the revolution at Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer, Tony, and Grammy-winning blockbuster musical that turned the Broadway world upside down. Get Hamilton tickets on TodayTix and be in the room where it happens.
Don’t throw away your shot to catch one of the biggest Broadway hits in years. Not only did Hamilton join the small group of Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals, but the show earned a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations and 11 wins, including Best Musical, Best Direction, and Best Choreography. Hamilton shook up Broadway by telling an 18th-century story with 21st-century hip-hop and rap music, and casting a racially diverse ensemble to reflect how America looks today. It’s no wonder New York Theatre Guide called Hamilton “a magnificent tapestry where all the elements of theatre are called upon to be their very best,” but perhaps The New York Times sums it up best: “Yes, it really is that good.”
The Hamilton musical showcases the man behind the face on the $10 bill. This epic show follows Alexander Hamilton’s rise from nothing to become George Washington’s right-hand man, America’s first Secretary of the Treasury, and friend-turned-enemy of Aaron Burr – the man who would eventually kill him in an infamous duel.
The non-stop success of Hamilton in New York shows no signs of letting up. Get your hip-hop history on and get Hamilton tickets on TodayTix now.
2hr 45min. Incl. 1 intermission.
Musicals, Holiday, Broadway, Must-See, Award winners, History, Romance, Family / Kid-friendly, Drama
Ages 10+. Infants are not permitted in the theater.
July 13th, 2015
By: Book, Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Inspired the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow
Director: Thomas Kail
Producer: The Public Theater, Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, and Jill Furman
Cast list: Trey Curtis (as Alexander Hamilton), Deejay Young (as Aaron Burr), Morgan Anita Wood (as Eliza Hamilton), Jennie Harney-Fleming (as Angelica Schuyler), Kyle Scatliffe (as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Tamar Greene (as George Washington), Rubén J. Carbajal (as John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton), Ebrin R. Stanley (as James Madison/Hercules Mulligan), Cherry Torres (as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds), Jarrod Spector (as King George)
Design: David Korins
Lighting: Howell Binkley
Costume: Paul Tazewell
Choreography: Andy Blankenbuehler
Sound: Nevin Steinberg
Other info: Music Direction & Orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire
Accessible seating, wheelchair access, assisted listening devices, audio described/captioned performances
Surrounding Hamilton in the musical are plenty of real-life historical figures: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, the Marquis de Lafayette, and more. They make mischief throughout the show as they navigate the behemoth task of founding a new country and creating a government.
Miranda was first inspired to write an Alexander Hamilton musical in 2008 after reading Ron Chernow’s 700-page biography of the Founding Father on vacation. Miranda had just won the Best Musical Tony Award for In the Heights that year, so then-President Barack Obama invited him to perform a song from the show at the 2009 White House Poetry Jam. Instead, Miranda surprised everyone by busting out an early version of his budding musical’s opening number.
The rest, as they say, is history. Hamilton premiered off Broadway at The Public Theater in 2015, transferring later that year to the Richard Rodgers Theatre. For writing Hamilton's book, music, and lyrics, Miranda would become a household name.
It seemed ludicrous at first, but to Miranda, Alexander Hamilton embodied hip-hop. Hamilton director Thomas Kail later explained in an interview: “You have someone born into very difficult circumstances — profound poverty, no parents, no support — who used words to elevate himself out of those circumstances, and then died violently because of those words. That’s a classic hip-hop story. It’s the story of Tupac or Big.”
How does a show about an American Founding Father go on to revolutionize Broadway? Experience Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning hip-hop musical about how Alexander Hamilton fought, feuded, and financed his way into the history books.
Hamilton is at New York's Richard Rodgers Theatre, which is located at 226 W. 46th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue), New York, 10036.
Hamilton runs for 2hr 45min. Incl. 1 intermission.
Ages 10+. Infants are not permitted in the theater.
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Hamilton tickets start at $112.
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the book, music, and lyrics for Hamilton. He previously had a Broadway hit with the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Into the Heights, but Hamilton made him a household name outside the Broadway community as a writer and performer.
Thomas Kail directed Hamilton and won a Tony Award in 2016 for his work. He also directed Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights and the 2023 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd.
Hamilton contains 46 songs. The musical is almost entirely sung- and rapped-through, which is why it has more songs than most Broadway musicals. Some of the show's most famous songs include "Alexander Hamilton," "The Room Where It Happens," "Satisfied," "Burn," and "Wait For It."
Hamilton is recommended for ages 10 and up due to brief strong language and discussions of adultery, war, and death.
Hamilton won 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Choreography. The show got 16 total nominations, tying with The Producers for the most nominations ever received by a single show.
Hamilton opened on Broadway in July 2015 after an Off-Broadway premiere at The Public Theater earlier that year. The musical is now the longest-running show to ever play the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
Hamilton is more than good — it's revolutionary. Hamilton was an instant phenomenon when it premiered, and its popularity with audiences continues non-stop. Hamilton received near-universal critical acclaim and has expanded its reach across the country and the globe.
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