Hamilton is the biggest musical theater hit the world has ever seen. No, that’s not hyperbole. It sounds crazy on paper—a hip-hop bio-musical about Alexander Hamilton and the founding of America, with colorblind casting placing minorities in the roles of our founding fathers—but the show has torched every medium it has touched. The companion cast album even reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Rap chart.
Producers have announced a production in Chicago (where the phone system was overwhelmed by tickets callers the day they became available), and a national tour kicking off in spring 2017 in San Francisco. And now the Smith Center—striking while the iron is hot—has announced Hamilton will play there during the 2017-2018 season (but not until 2018), and you can secure a ticket to the show today. If you subscribe to the 2016-2017 season—packages are available now—you’ll be guaranteed a chance for renewal next season, when Hamilton arrives.
That’s how huge this show is. It won’t be here until some time in 2018, and you’ll have to subscribe to two seasons of shows to guarantee yourself a seat. And it still seems incredibly worth it.
