I happened to leave work at the right time, so here's tonight's pre-lottery entertainment at Hamilton the Musical. It's "Freestyle Friday," apparently. Regrettably, Lin-Manuel does not dance.
Posted by Howard Sherman on Friday, July 24, 2015
Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and company busted out some amazing break-dancing moves for "Freestyle Friday" during tonight's lottery. Click below to watch the awesomeness unfold!
As previously announced, $10 front row seats for the new musical will go on sale by lottery, beginning two and half hours prior to each performance. Patrons may enter their name at the Richard RodgersTheatre (226 W. 46 St.) for a chance to buy up to two front row tickets for $10 each. 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.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton began previews at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on July 13th, prior to its official opening night of August 6th. Hamilton is inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and features book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and direction by Thomas Kail, who previously collaborated on IN THE HEIGHTS.
From the creative team behind the Tony Award-winning In The Heights comes a wildly inventive new musical about the scrappy young immigrant who forever changed America: Alexander Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton. Tony and Grammy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda wields his pen and takes the stage as the unlikely founding father determined to make his mark on a new nation as hungry and ambitious as he is. From bastard orphan to Washington's right hand man, rebel to war hero, loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal to Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy,Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton is an exploration of a political mastermind. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, ElizaHamilton-331238.html">Hamilton, and lifelong Hamilton-331238.html">Hamilton friend and foe, Aaron Burr, all attend this revolutionary tale of America's fiery past told through the sounds of the ever-changing nation we've become. Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail directs this new musical about taking your shot, speaking your mind, and turning the world upside down.