Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical about Alexander Hamilton and the American Revolution, with seven Olivier Awards and eleven Tony Awards.
Hamilton arrives at the Victoria Palace Theatre on Thursday 19 November, bringing the story of Alexander Hamilton to the West End. It's the tale of an immigrant from the West Indies who rose to become George Washington's right-hand man during the American Revolutionary War, told across two acts.
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the book, music and lyrics, with direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. The whole thing draws on Ron Chernow's biography of the Founding Father, and the score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap and R&B. It's a lot of ground to cover in one show, and it does so by mixing those styles rather than sticking to one.
The production has a long history behind it. It opened at New York's Public Theatre in 2015 before transferring to London in 2017. Since then, it's picked up seven Olivier Awards and eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, as well as the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album.
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On the practical side, tickets start from £23. Everyone needs their own ticket, and under-16s have to sit next to an adult. The age guidance is 10+, so it's one that works for families as well as for people coming on their own.
