Olivier, Tony, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical production is coming to Yorkshire for the first time.
We’ll finally get to be in the room where it happens.
One of the most successful musicals of the 21st century is heading out on its first-ever UK tour, and it’s stopping off in Bradford.
After taking Broadway and the West End – and the world – the multi-award winning musical created by Lin-Manuel Miranda that has been captivating and engaging audiences like no other for close to a decade is about to head out on a tour of the UK for the first time ever later this year.
And Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre has been chosen as one of the lucky destinations.
First premiering Off-Broadway back in February 2015, the Olivier, Tony, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical production opened at the newly re-built and restored Victoria Palace Theatre in London in December 2017 – where it continues to play to sell-out audiences.
The smash-hit production is also still drawing in record-breaking crowds on Broadway, as well as on stage in Toronto, Australia, and Germany – with an international tour also planned.
Unfamiliar with the cultural phenomenon that is Hamilton?
Well, to put it simply – “Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.”
Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre – going on to become a musical that’s had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.
Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography, Hamilton has a book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.
An original Broadway cast recording of the show also became a hit movie on Disney+ in 2020.
“Since the day the show opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London has embraced Hamilton with an enthusiasm we could never have imagined,” explained Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh added: “Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is indisputably the most brilliant, ground-breaking, contemporary musical of modern times. I feel extraordinarily fortunate that Lin and my friend Jeffrey Seller, the show’s original producer, have entrusted me with their wonderful musical in the UK and Ireland.
“The London production opened in 2017 at the Victoria Palace, a theatre I completely rebuilt to house Hamilton, where it continues to play and has proved to be as big a success as the Broadway original.
“So, I am thrilled that it is time to put together a second British national touring company to bring this great show to our leading cities.”
The Hamilton UK tour will open at Manchester Palace Theatre on Saturday 11 November 2023 for a 15-week season until Saturday 24 February 2024, before it heads off to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh from Wednesday 28 February – Saturday 27 April 2024. Tickets are now on sale for both these venues, but the rest are yet to be released.
The full tour dates are as followed:
Manchester Palace Theatre – Saturday 11 November – Saturday 24 February 2024
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh – Wednesday 28 February 28 – Saturday 27 April 2024
Bristol Hippodrome – Tuesday 30 April – Saturday 22 June 2024
Birmingham Hippodrome – Tuesday 25 June – Saturday 31 August 2024
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin – Tuesday 17 September – Saturday 16 November 2024
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff – Thursday 26 November – Saturday 25 January 2025
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford – Tuesday 28 January – Saturday 15 March 2025
Mayflower, Southampton – Tuesday 18 March – Saturday 26 April 2025
Liverpool Empire – Tuesday 6 May – Saturday 7 June 2025
Sunderland Empire – Tuesday 17 July – Saturday 26 July 2025
Theatre Royal, Plymouth – Wednesday 30 July – Saturday 6 September 2025
Norwich Theatre Royal – Wednesday 17 September – Saturday 25 October 2025
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Featured Image – Hamilton West End
