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By: Jan. 11, 2016
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If you're anything like the BroadwayWorld staff, you have been absolutely LIVING for 5:55pm on Saturdays and Wednesdays and 4:55pm on Sundays for the past five months. HAMILTON's pre- ticket lottery performance, #Ham4Ham has become one of Broadway's most original and exciting traditions. Where else can you see the creative collaborations of Broadway's best for free? It has become so popular, in fact, that they have decided to take a hiatus from the #Ham4Ham shows until March so they can implement more safety measures, insuring that the crowd of fans doesn't totally block the street.

The lottery will be completely digital from now til March, and Lin-Manuel Miranda has said he's doing the same for the #Ham4Ham performances, which will now take place inside and posted on YouTube afterwards for fans to watch.

In the meantime, we have exactly what every Broadway fan needs during this #Ham4Ham break. A #Ham4Ham binge! Watch and re-watch all 40+ #Ham4Ham performances, reminiscing on the brilliant and random combinations Miranda and his friends created over the last five months. Like...

That time George III the first, second, and third- Brian d'Arcy James, Jonathan Groff, and Andrew Rannells- channeled their inner Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy. And we'll never listen to "The Schuyler Sisters" without that image.

That time Iain Armitage had a rap battle... With himself.

That time Daveed Diggs finally got to win the first cabinet battle.

That time President George Washington himself sang the National Anthem. #murica

That time we fell back in love with Steven Pasquale and his beautiful voice.

That time we got to see the real Jasmine sing "A Whole New World" LIVE.

That time Kelli O'Hara went all LL Cool J on us.

That time Lin-Manuel Miranda's dream came true and he got to perform "Confrontation" from LES MISERABLES with a real Broadway Jean Valjean (the late, great Kyle Jean-Baptiste).

That time the other Hamilton children got their own raps... Performed by the FUN HOME cast.

That time "the Great Oak" sang "Defying Gravity" as Mickey Mouse.

That time Leslie Odom Jr. as Audra Mae covered Bob Dylan's "Forever Young."

That time literally no one was surprised but everyone had their minds blown as Karen Olivo led an IN THE HEIGHTS reunion with "96,000."

That time Eliza (Phillipa Soo) went all Beyonce on us and we were totally ok with it.

That time the SPRING AWAKENING cast sang "Totally ****ed" with appropriate sign language.

That time the NEWSIES cast had a reunion.

That time we found out how badass the ladies of HAMILTON are.

...and SO many more!

Last year, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the genius behind the new musical HAMILTON, started what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved weekly traditions on Broadway. He invited fellow cast members to join him as he greeted fans outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre before the drawing of the $10 lottery tickets, and they would sing something fun or participate in a Q&A with an unexpected twist. Before long, it grew into a regularly-scheduled pre-lottery performance known as "#Ham4Ham," playing on the fact that Hamilton's face is on the $10 bill.

Fans can now expect to see Miranda introduce a guest performer for a 5-minute show- anyone from rappers to ballet dancers- prior to Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances. The guest performer is usually a surprise, though Miranda often drops hints on social media before the fact.

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 "Alexander Hamilton."

$10 front row seats for HAMILTON -- the new musical about the $10 Founding Father, AlexanderHamilton are 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.





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