Lottery for $10 Hamilton seats at Place-des-Arts in Montreal sure to draw the Hamilsquad
Alexander Hamilton is on the U.S. $10 bill, so it feels appropriate that a digital lottery will award dozens of winners tickets for shows at Place des Arts for just $10.
The games begin in conjunction with the show's first Montreal performance Aug. 19, and 40 tickets will be available for each performance.
'The game-changing musical tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in two parts,' The Gazette's Bill Brownstein wrote when the show was announced last year. 'Based on the Ron Chernow biography Alexander Hamilton, the play's music, lyrics and book were created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, also the original star of the piece. Hamilton premièred at New York City's Public Theatre nearly 10 years ago before conquering stages everywhere else.'
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The tale is told through hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway music. It has garnered a loyal following of Hamilfans, also sometimes called Hamilfam, Hamilsquad or ... fans of Hamilton.
It was won 11 Tony Awards, a Grammy and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, among other honours.
The North American production by creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler. Tyler Fauntleroy is Alexander Hamilton; Jimmie 'J.J.' Jeter is Aaron Burr.
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Hamilton runs Aug. 19-Sept. 7 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Place-des-Arts, 175 Ste-Catherine St. W. If you don't win the lottery, tickets from $63 to $278 can be purchased via placedesarts.com.
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