'Hamilton' coming to ASU Gammage for four weeks starting Jan. 30, 2018
“Hamilton” will anchor the ASU Gammage 2017-2018 Desert Schools Broadway Across America season, the complete lineup of which will be announced March 27 at a season-preview event for subscribers and donors. Subscribers will be able to renew their season tickets beginning March 28. New subscriptions will go on sale to the general public on May 15.
ASU Gammage is thrilled to announce the Broadway musical “Hamilton” will play its premiere Tempe engagement and anchor the ASU Gammage 2017-2018 Desert Schools Broadway Across America season with four weeks of performances Jan. 30–Feb. 25, 2018.
The complete ASU Gammage 2017-2018 Desert Schools Broadway Across America Arizona Series will be announced March 27 at a season-preview event for subscribers and donors. Subscribers will be able to renew their season tickets beginning March 28. New subscriptions will go on sale to the general public on May 15.
The best way to guarantee tickets to “Hamilton” is to renew or purchase a season subscription for the 2017-2018 season. Season subscribers for 2017-2018 will be able to guarantee their tickets for “Hamilton” before tickets become available to the general public. Information regarding how to purchase group and single tickets will be announced at a later time.
“It’s such an honor to bring this show to Arizona,” says Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, executive director for ASU Gammage and associate vice president cultural affairs for ASU. “ASU Gammage continues to be a leader in touring Broadway, and with four weeks of 'Hamilton,' 32 performances and the first engagement of 'Hamilton' on a college campus here at ASU, we are truly excited for something special.”
With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, “Hamilton” is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
“Hamilton's” creative team previously collaborated on the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical “In the Heights.”
“Hamilton” is the story of Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway, “Hamilton” is the story of America then, as told by America now.
It features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, and casting by Telsey + Company, Bethany Knox, CSA. The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and the Public Theater.
The “Hamilton” original Broadway cast recording is available everywhere nationwide. The “Hamilton” recording received a 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album.
For information on “Hamilton,” visit www.HamiltonOnBroadway.com, www.Facebook.com/HamiltonMusical, www.Instagram.com/HamiltonMusical and www.Twitter.com/HamiltonMusical.
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