VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Weird Al Lip Sync 'The Hamilton Polka' With Jimmy Fallon
by Stephi Wild - March 3, 2018
Last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Weird Al' Yankovic appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about their new collaboration, The Hamilton Polka. The Hamilton Polka was released yesterday, and on the track, Weird Al mashes up some of our favorite songs from Hamilton and sets them to polka music, creating an epic and catchy result.
VIDEO: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Sings a Remixed Medley of HAMILTON Songs
by Stephi Wild - March 2, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda has teamed up with 'Weird Al' Yankovic to release a new track, 'The Hamilton Polka.' Weird Al mashes up some of our favorite songs from Hamilton and sets them to polka music, creating an epic and catchy result. Listen to the track below!
HAMILTON Becomes Fifth Best Selling Cast Album Since 1991
by Stephi Wild - February 16, 2018
According to Billboard, Hamilton has surpassed Jersey Boys to become the fifth biggest selling cast album since the tracking of sales began in 1991. Hamilton has sold 1.46 million, versus Jersey Boys' 1.445 million.
Photo Coverage: High Schoolers Get at History Lesson at HAMILTON's Latest #EduHam!
by Walter McBride - February 1, 2018
#EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by Gilder Lehrman to incorporate material from the musical into the American History curriculum.
You'll Be Back: Michael Luwoye Returns to HAMILTON Tomorrow!
by A.A. Cristi - January 15, 2018
Michael Luwoye - who has starred in the title role in the National Tour of Hamilton since it opened earlier this year in San Francisco, before transferring to the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles (through December 30) - will officially succeed for Javier Mu oz on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater (226 W. 46 St.) on January 16, 2018, producer Jeffrey Seller announces.
One Last Time...Javier Munoz Plays His Final Performance in HAMILTON Today
by Stephi Wild - January 14, 2018
Javier Munoz plays his final performance in Hamilton tonight, January 14, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, Michael Luwoye who was an alternate for the role on Broadway and went on to lead the Angelica tour, will be taking over as Hamilton.
HAMILTON Releases New Block of Tickets on Broadway Through January 2019
by Stephi Wild - January 9, 2018
HAMILTON producer Jeffrey Seller has announced that a new block of tickets for the Broadway production will become available on Monday, January 15 at 10:00 AM ET exclusively through Ticketmaster Verified Fan. Verified Fan is an innovative new technology from Ticketmaster that combats bots and scalpers, helping shows like HAMILTON level the playing field so fans get better access to real tickets.
2018 Dates Shared for 20-City HAMILTON National Tour
by Caryn Robbins - January 2, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter to share the locations of the national tour of Hamilton for 2018. The tour kicks off in San Diego on January 6th, and will perform in 20 cities around the country including Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, London, Houston, Salt Lake City and many more.
VIDEO: Get a Look Behind the Scenes of HAMILTON London's Epic #Ham4Ham Mashup
by Stephi Wild - December 26, 2017
Lin-Manuel Miranda recently joined the West End cast of Hamilton for a special digital #Ham4Ham video in honor of tonight's opening. Now, the cast and crew have released a special behind the scenes video, showing the making of this epic #Ham4Ham mashup. Check out the behind the scenes video here!
Lin-Manuel Miranda Hopes to Play HAMILTON in London, But Not in 2018
by Stephi Wild - December 22, 2017
Hamilton opened its West End production last night and fans are already buzzing about whether or not the show's creator and original star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, plans to join the cast. According to BBC, Miranda said that he would like to come back to the role but it won't be until 2019 at the earliest.
Javier Munoz Shares Favorite Memories of His HAMILTON Journey
by Stephi Wild - December 16, 2017
As previously reported, Javier Munoz will play his final performance in Hamilton on January 14, 2018. Javier is celebrating the time he spent with the show by posting his favorite memories (with the hashtag #Hamories) on Twitter. Check out the tweets so far here!