Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton concludes its more than three year run in Chicago at Broadway In Chicago's CIBC Theatre today, January 5, 2020.
Chicago was the first city outside New York where Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton opened. The production began performances on September 27, 2016 at what was then The PrivateBank Theatre.
During its Chicago engagement, from September 2016 to January 2020, Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton will have been attended by more than 2.6 million people, a number nearly equal to the population (2.7 million) of the city. More than 32,000 Chicago public school students and teachers have participated in Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton's singular, nationwide American history education program - popularly known as EduHam - since the musical arrived in Chicago.
During its 171-week run in Chicago, Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton will have played a total of 1341 performances.
With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton is directed by Thomas Kail, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, with music direction/orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton.
The musical won 11 Tony Awards in 2016 including Best Musical, Score, Book of a Musical, Direction of a Musical, Choreography and Orchestrations. Mr. Miranda received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton.
Hamilton is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and The Public Theater.