Hamilton: The Exhibition breaks new ground for Broadway blockbuster
A 35,000ft event space on the Chicago lakeside allows fans to explore Lin-Miranda’s show and the true story of one of America’s Founding Fathers
If the soundtrack, the book and the app weren’t enough, fans of the smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton can now tour the exhibition, which opens in a 35,000ft touring events space on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago this weekend.
The musical – which became a phenomenon after it opened in New York in 2015, spawning two other shows in Chicago and London as well as a touring version that recently visited Puerto Rico – has become one of the top-grossing musicals of all time. It has been nominated for a record-breaking 16 Tonys, winning 11, and a Pulitzer, and hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to have seen it.