HAMILTON Set for Chicago Sit-Down; Likely Eventual National Tour- Page 2

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:16pm

It was fun seeing people go from zero to pissed in 30 seconds after a tour they never heard of before would not be coming to their town... 

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:41pm

 

Who said "tour"? It was never a "tour."

 

 

Updated On: 12/8/15 at 01:41 PM

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:00pm

I'm reminded of HAIR, which did a sit-down in Chicago when I was in college.  It played the Blackstone in an open-ended run, a very new concept back then (I saw an unknown named Joe Mantegna.) I can imagine a Chicago HAMILTON lasting 5+ years; really, couldn't it run indefinitely, like NYC?  I have to check but didn't the sit-down WICKED have quite a run?  

[gypsy101]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:01pm

PalJoey said: "Who said "tour"? It was never a "tour.""

Except for if you google Hamilton Tour and then see lots of news headlines from today that all included the word "tour," I guess no one said tour.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 3:14pm

It absolutely is a tour, with an intended end date in Chicago and cities already booked after that. There will be a second tour that will also open next fall. IF Chicago becomes as lucrative as some people think, that company will just stay put and a third company will launch to take over the first company's tour dates. Make sense?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 3:17pm

Maybe it'll be one of those tours that does a year here, 6 months there...a handful of long sit-downs.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 3:20pm

Like billy Elliot's 1nt

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 4:01pm

I hope to see the tour in Chicago!

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 4:04pm

It sounds like it will run as long as they want it to or until it slows down (aka never) and then will go on tour in addition to a second tour launching on the West Coast shortly after it opens in Chicago.

[illiniparkie]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 4:23pm

Appropriate that a musical about our first Secretary of the Treasury and a founder of our nation's financial system will open in a theater called The PrivateBank Theater.  

 

Anyway, good news for those of us in the Midwest! 

[jpbran]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 4:43pm

Not expecting this to last nearly as long as the Wicked sit-down in Chicago (almost four years, not two as mentioned above, with 3-4 return engagements)... Will be huge for a while, but just like Book of Mormon (10 months, despite people guessing it would rival Wicked), it won't stay THAT long. Just guessing obviously, but without the family audience, the groups of women seeing it together en masse more than once (often clustered on the sidewalk pre-show in matching green scarves, hats, etc), the old-folks bus crowds from around the midwest, etc, it won't set any records. My guess would be 15 months at the top end. Still impressive, obviously. 

[Clyde15]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 5:35pm

My understanding from reading all the sources is that 2 tours will start. One will start in California and begin as an actual tour and a second will start as a sit down production in Chicago before eventually going off on Tour. The Theatremania article seems to confirm this.

[MusicAndPassion]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 5:53pm

I'm betting either Lin or Javier will open this production, especially since the NY Times just reviewed Javier. My guess is the review is to boost sales if Lin is announced for Chicago and Javier takes over, or if Javier opens Chicago and people. People want to see Lin in this role, too.

[TerrenceIsTheMann]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 6:27pm

This is insanely awesome. I could see Lin doing Chicago and Javier doing the tour. I think Lin will move on after another year or so, though.

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 6:31pm

MusicAndPassion said: "I'm betting either Lin or Javier will open this production, especially since the NY Times just reviewed Javier. My guess is the review is to boost sales if Lin is announced for Chicago and Javier takes over, or if Javier opens Chicago and people. People want to see Lin in this role, too."

 

If Hamilton needs anything, it's a gimmick to goose ticket sales...

[trpguyy]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 6:33pm

jpbran said: "Not expecting this to last nearly as long as the Wicked sit-down in Chicago (almost four years, not two as mentioned above, with 3-4 return engagements)... Will be huge for a while, but just like Book of Mormon (10 months, despite people guessing it would rival Wicked), it won't stay THAT long..."

For what it's worth, Book of Mormon was in Chicago as a stop on the tour. It was never an open run, despite how it may have been presented publicly.

[Jonwo]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 7:53pm

I doubt Lin would do the Chicago run but I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up opening the London production in 2017. 

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 8:01pm

It's never a surprise when they announce a tour. They are literally already posted here: http://www.thebookinggroup.com/ & http://theroadcompany.com/

[aaaaaa15]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 8:03pm

Jonwo said: "I doubt Lin would do the Chicago run but I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up opening the London production in 2017. "

Yes, one of the articles said that it wasn't looking like Lin would be doing Chicago. Also, when the London production was first announced there was a quote from Lin stating this his wife is always trying to get him to experience new countries and that he would be honored to open the London production. The 2017 opening will also give him the chance to finish on Broadway and take a bit of a break from the role before returning to it. It would be a great chance for him to make his West End debut.

[ebontoyan]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 8:05pm

Sounds like I will be watching #4 and more in Chicago! What awesome news!!!

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 8:23pm

I could see LMM doing the West End Hamilton but not the Chicago Hamilton. I could see him showing up for a ham4ham show though.  As for the people who said that tix will be hard to come by and it will run for 5+ years, I don't know about that.  To be sure, yes, Hamilton Chicago will sell out for months and months, just like BOM.  But, when BOM returned, all I know is I received endless emails from BiC pleading with me to buy tickets to the less popular performance times. And one of the posters above was right--Hamilton will not attract the matinee crowd so I do not see it running anywhere near as long as Wicked. Being a high school teacher in Chicago, I do hope that the student ticket initiative continues with this production and that group tickets are priced cheap enough for my students to afford. 

[Hamilton22]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 8:30pm

Wicked ran so long in chicago because it's Wicked.....Hamilton is not wicked.

[KJisgroovy]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 8:49pm

When Wicked was booked in Chicago, touring production didn't land anywhere near it. This forced Midwestern folks to come to Chicago to see that production which extended the life of the production. People made  a special trip to Chicago to see Wicked because it wasn't coming to their town in the near future. This was not the case at all with the Book of Mormon sit down in Chicago. The tour stopped in St Louis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis all while the Chicago production was running.

 

If Hamilton goes the Wicked route, and based on the article in the Tribune it appears it will, I can see it lasting a long time in Chicago.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 10:55pm

Well, according to friend buying seats, they are announcing Munoz for B'way, July on.  My guess is: he'll pick up 7 of the 8 performances a week on B'way, and stay a while.  He wouldn't sell tickets in Chicago, and perhaps they'd like a company that rehearses together from the day one.  Many cast members have vocally embraced that part of the HAMILTON experience: building the show incrementally as a company.  I'd bet Javier stays put.  

 

A delicate subject, but not really: eventually, Miranda will need to move on.  And be done with the role. He will want to. And the show will mostly feature other Hamiltons.  Most people will see other people in the role.  It's just a fact.  So it will be thrilling to consider the wonderful array of talent waiting in the wings, to quote the opening number. 

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 12/8/15 at 11:10pm

Yes it will be better for the shows longevity to not keep LMM in the title role for very long so it's less about seeing him and more about the show, regardless of who's in it