Hamilton - Victoria Palace Theatre

Videos from the White House can be found here
blog.musicals.ru/2016/03/15/bam4ham/

Returning to the recent discussion on immediate liking vs properly understanding Hamilton I wanted to mention that for a few months I haven't been listening to it properly, just a random couple of songs here and there. And it didn't worked: I liked King George's songs but it was not until I listened to the whole album properly from the beginning to the end a couple of times in one day (thanks to my Chitty Chitty Leeds trip). And I was smitten. I can't talk about anything else since then! I can barely listen to anything else. I've been watching all the videos you can find on youtube and in some other places numerous times, and each time it just grows stronger and stronger on me.
I've spent a few days on genius.com reading all the comments (by Lin himself and other contributors) explaining and adding to the storyline.. These texts are so rich and thick you definitely need time to "process" them, I would say. And when/if this story do reach you properly, and settle in your mind.. I guess, you will end as affected as me. I really need more Hamilton in my life. And it better be in London! (I don't have US visa anyway)

Yep, I think it is too rich and meaningful to get all the links and allusions when you first interfere with it knowing nothing about that story.
Sharing my favourite part of trivia, btw.

Eliza not only established the orphanage (Graham Windham), but also the first school in Washington Heights (!!)

My fave genius quote:

Yeah Baz mentions it in his column today, as long as the theatre is ready in time

The theatre's refurb is going to take a year to complete so I assume Hamilton is aiming for Spring 2017.

I think that was a very wise choice, especially doing so before the Tonys. Somewhat surprised that tickets were still available though.

I had the same feeling back when I booked mine. Actually, still have (and not because I didn't like the show, it's just that I never thought I'd ever spend that much money for a single ticket). That said: I have a feeling that I might have to fork out a similar sum for Frozen - if I even can get a ticket.

I've seen these offers, and I was shortly tempted to re-sell my ticket, as my seat (for which I originally paid ~$200) was offered for (I think) $800. I guess Ticketmaster decided that they wanted their part of the tout cake. However, I do think that Ticketmaster should re-sell them for the original price, and not for 4+ times as much.

I was wondering why Hamilton is that popular - even before the Tonys - and that's a pretty good explanation, thank you.


Hey, I may be annoying, but I'm not little. And I won't bring my parents along

On a more serious note: I for one am really looking forward to seeing Frozen - and I'm so not target audience. I love Avenue Q's and Book of Mormon's score and the songs from Frozen, so my hopes are really high that Bobby Lopez and his wife will compose a terrific score.

I hope I can manage to grab a ticket for Frozen's out-of-town tryout in Denver (it was Denver, right?). I'd even be flying over solely to see Frozen.

But getting back to topic: Enjoy Hamilton. Fingers crossed that no-one you want to see leaves at cast change.

My guess on "why Hamilton is that popular": it is just THAT good. Fresh, unusual, and deep at the same point. A lot to think about. A show that speaks to so many different people because of its message. From children studying it in their history classes to celebrities.
I think lots of celebrities visit other shows as well, but that doesn't make other shows so important and valuable. If it would be just "celebrity hype" without having such a solid base of a unique show, it wouldn't work.

And I strongly disagree with the two of you, but each to their own of course.

One of my friends described it as a musical for people who don't like normal musicals.

It is exorbitantly expensive. A side mid stalls seat at $359 is way too high. So many tickets being resold to make money, which sometimes means empty seats. I think the West End production would do well to ban ticket resale when it comes over. That said I look forward to seeing it in December.

I'm interested to see if this actually ends up at the Victoria Palace. I know producers have been in to see at least 2 other theatres within the last fortnight!