‘Hamilton’ fever ready to grip Bay Area again
There are hit musicals, and then there’s “Hamilton.” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2015Broadway blockbuster was the hottest ticket in town, not just in New York but also in San Francisco in 2017 when a touring production settled into the SHN Orpheum Theatre for nearly five months. Now that SHN is bringing “Hamilton” back to the Orpheum for an even longer stay, everyone still wants to be in the regular starry-eyed room where patrons kids. it happens. and theater The newbies show has alike, built including a whole lot of an avid following among
It’s easy to see why. The Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer Prizeportrait winning musical is an electrifying hip-hop-infused portrait of one of the less-celebrated founding fathers (until now, anyway) — Aly exander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury and one of the authors of the Federalist Papers — largely cast with performers of color playing iconic historical figures. (Oakland native and longtime Bay Area actor and rapper Daveed Diggs leaped to national renown playing Lafayette and Jefferson off- and on Broadway.)
“Hamilton” is currently selling tickets for 30 wee mances at the Orpheum, through Sept. 8, with plan to stay longer as demand … well, demands. Tickets start at $111 and go up to $686; a daily lottery for 44$10seats is held two days before each perforSan mance; see website for details. Details: Starts Tuesday; SHN Orpheum Theatre, Francisco; $10-$686(subject to change); 888-746-1799, www.shnsf.com.