{"id":9917,"date":"2019-05-22T16:32:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vintagefm.wpengine.com\/?p=9917"},"modified":"2019-05-22T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:33:56","slug":"hamilton-coming-to-sydney-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vintagefm.com.au\/?p=9917","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton is Coming to Sydney!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/vintagefm.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hamilton-MCG-990x360-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton\" class=\"wp-image-9918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vintagefm.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hamilton-MCG-990x360-1.jpg 990w, https:\/\/vintagefm.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hamilton-MCG-990x360-1-600x218.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vintagefm.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hamilton-MCG-990x360-1-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vintagefm.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Hamilton-MCG-990x360-1-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton\u00a0will make its Australian premiere at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydneylyric.com.au\/\">Sydney Lyric Theatre<\/a> in a new production beginning March 2021. Producers Jeffrey Seller and Michael Cassel together with creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, joined NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian in announcing the much-anticipated production today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda said;<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>\u201cThank you to everyone in Australia who\u2019s been asking for Hamilton. It\u2019s on its way and we can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller said;<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201c<em>Every producer of a successful Broadway musical dreams of bringing their show to Australia.&nbsp; I can\u2019t wait to bring this show to Sydney which, like New York City, was built on the shoulders of immigrants<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Australian Producer Michael Cassel said;<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe moment I saw Lin-Manuel\u2019s remarkable Hamilton I wanted to share it with Australian audiences. This is musical theatre at its most innovative, original and transformative best.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Production: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton\u00a0premiered on Broadway in August 2015 and took home 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. It is also currently playing in San Francisco, Chicago, on tour in the US.  In London\u2019s West End, it opened in December 2017 winning seven Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton\u00a0is the story of America\u2019s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington\u2019s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation\u2019s first Treasury Secretary.\u00a0Hamilton&#8217;s score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&amp;B, and Broadway. It&#8217;s the story of America then, as told by America now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.\u00a0Hamilton\u00a0is based on Ron Chernow\u2019s biography of Alexander Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scenic design is by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe. Lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton\u00a0is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public Theater and Michael Cassel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay in the Loop<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join the mailing list at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltonmusical.com.au\/\">HamiltonMusical.com.au<\/a>\u00a0to receive future news about performance dates and ticketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamilton\u00a0will make its Australian premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in a new production beginning March 2021. 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