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This just in! HAMILTON producer Jeffrey Seller announced that the Broadway production will double the number of $10 seats available for each performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St. in NYC) starting January 31, 2017.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against two New York City men accused of running a Ponzi scheme with money raised from investors to fund businesses purportedly created to purchase and resell tickets to such high-demand shows as Adele concerts and the Broadway musical Hamilton.

Werk! Hamilton's original trio of bad-ass ladies have scored a touch-down as pregame entertainment for the Super Bowl.

The casting revolution begins. It has been reported that Rachelle Ann Go (Eliza Hamilton), Rachel John (Angelica Schuyler), Tarrinn Callendar (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison), Giles Terera (Aaron Burr), Obioma Ugoala (George Washington), Cleve September (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton), and Jason Pennycooke (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) have signed on for the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton'.

It has been reported that Mark Lasser, a recent audience member at Broadway's 'Hamilton', has filed a lawsuit against the production sighting a lack of services for blind patrons.

Miranda Sings (Colleen Ballinger) just found out about a brand new musical that got created called HAMILTON, about a man from history who possibly created electricity.

Wayne Brady, who just recently took over the role of Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of HAMILTON, was forced to leave the stage during the Saturday matinee performance due to a minor leg injury he sustained during the first few minutes of the first act.

Leave it to Lin-Manuel Miranda to offer a little light in the darkness. This afternoon, offering a brief respite from the inaugural coverage, the composer surprised fans on social media, dropping a series of previously unheard demos from his hit musical, 'Hamilton' in a flurry of tweets.

Lin-Manuel Miranda just shared a demo of his first draft of 'Right Hand Man,' made in Logic Pro and written and recorded in 2010, with words and music by, of course, himself. Listen below!

On this morning's TODAY, Al Roker visited Killam as he demonstrated his British accent and prepared for his first performance in front of a sold-out crowd.

HAMILTON creator and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter today to express his gratitude following the news that President Obama had commuted the sentence of Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera. Miranda said he would star as Alexander Hamilton if Rivera were to attend the musical in Chicago.

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will join the Broadway cast of Hamilton in the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson starting in mid April (date TBD), it has been announced by producer Jeffrey Seller.

Taran Killam makes his Broadway debut as HAMILTON's King George III tonight, January 17th. Former King George Rory O'Malley played his final performance on January 15.

Today, January 16, Brandon Victor Dixon, currently starring as Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway, celebrated Martin Luther King Day with hundreds of NYC public school children at the Chess in the Schools  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Chess Tournament at PS 11 in Chelsea. Dixon, who played chess as a student himself, addressed the kids  at the tournament's awards presentation. 

Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago welcome five-time Emmy Award winner and Grammy nominee Wayne Brady, joining the Chicago company of Hamilton as Aaron Burr for a limited engagement tonight, January 17, through Sunday, April 9 at The PrivateBank Theatre in Chicago.

Rehearsals for the national tour of Hamilton just kicked off and already the cast has taken a moment to celebrate. Watch below as the company joins Alex Lacamoire to wish Lin-Manuel Miranda a very Happy Birthday!

All rulers have their time, but the throne must never be empty. Watch Rory O'Malley on Ham4Ham as he abdicates his post and celebrates the coronation of Hamilton's new King George, Taran Killam.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording, HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL, currently No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, has now surpassed 1 million in U.S. album sales