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Bidding Reaches $42,500 For HAMILTON Tix, Backstage Visit With Lin-Manuel Miranda; Benefits Girl Be Heard

By: Dec. 14, 2015
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON is not just the hottest ticket on Broadway, but, through late-night talk show visits and network news profiles, it's quickly becoming a national phenomenon.

Further proof of the musical's tremendous popularity is the current Charitybuzz auction for two tickets for a performance followed by a backstage visit with the author/star himself. With three days left, the bidding has reached $42,500.

The auction benefits Girl Be Heard, a non-profit organization that creates a world for young women to find strength, realize their potential, and rise above their circumstances and society's expectations of them. Girl Be Heard uses theater as a vehicle to empower young women to become brave, confident, socially conscious leaders and explore their own challenging circumstances. Visit girlbeheard.org

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Too rich for your blood? Click here to bid on Charitybuzz's other HAMILTON ticket auctions, including opportunities to meet stars Phillipa Soo, Daveed Diggs and Jonathan Groff and sound designer Nevin Steinberg.

Charitybuzz's website describes the company as the place to find extraordinary experiences and luxuries to benefit remarkable charities making an impact. Their online auctions bring together hundreds of the world's most acclaimed celebrities, inspiring luminaries and beloved brands to give you unforgettable access to your passions. Plus, you can feel good knowing that every winning bid supports an incredible cause. From walk-on roles with Hollywood A-listers to power lunches with Fortune 500 CEOs, when you join Charitybuzz every dream is a new way to make a difference.

The new musical Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "AlexanderHamilton."

$10 front row seats for Hamilton - the new musical about the $10 Founding Father, AlexanderHamiltonare on sale for each show by lottery. THE LOTTERY begins two and half hours prior to each performance when patrons may enter their name at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St.) for a chance to buy up to two front row tickets for $10 each -Hamilton for "Hamilton." The winner's names will be drawn 2 hours before show time. Entrants must present photo ID, and the winners must pay with cash at the box office.

The cast of Hamilton is comprised of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), Daveed Diggs(Marquis De Lafayette,Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler),Christopher Jackson (George Washington),Jonathan Groff (King George), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler, Maria Reynolds), Javier Muñoz (Hamilton alternate), Okieriete Onaodowan(Hercules Mulligan, James Madison), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr),Anthony Ramos(John Laurens, PhilipHamilton) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton).

HAMILTON is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers and shot to death by Aaron Burr in their legendary duel.







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