If you are interested in getting tickets to the Broadway musical Hamilton, you’re not alone! It is one of the most popular musicals of all time, and can often come with some of the highest ticket prices of all time.
That said, this is an amazing show, and there are a couple of ways to see it for WAY less money!
In this post, I explain how to get cheap Hamilton tickets in NYC, including a $10 lottery ticket and a $40 standing-room-only ticket.
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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO SEE HAMILTON ON BROADWAY?
Grossing over $463.3 million since its opening in August of 2015, Hamilton, the hip-hop musical about the rise of founding father Alexander Hamilton.
Today, it is one of the most popular shows on Broadway and has won 11 Tony Awards including awards for Best Musical, Best Direction, and Best Choreography.
The show is regularly sold out weeks in advance, and ticket prices are among the most expensive on Broadway.
Regular-priced tickets through StubHub will usually run you anywhere from $200 midweek for mezzanine seating to nearly double or triple that for premium seating.
Weekends or Friday night show prices begin at $350 for mezzanine seating and go as high as $1,000 or more for premium orchestra seating.
You should always check in with the official show site for tickets, though!
In fact, the show discourages buying through third-party sellers, as there have been some instances of people selling fraudulent tickets for this hugely popular show.
The odds of this are pretty low, but I recommend going directly through their site, if possible.
There is a feature on the site to search for which performances have the best availability, as well as which ones will have the best value options.
The prices will be lower there than on the third-party platforms, ranging from $142- $334.
Still sounds like more than you want to pay for a ticket? I get it!
Here is the great news: there are a couple of ways to get deeply discounted tickets for this show- as low as $10!
Keep reading to find out about this amazing option.
HAMILTON $10 LOTTERY TICKETS
Several Broadway shows have ticket lotteries in which you can win deeply discounted tickets for that night’s performance.
While most of these lotteries would get you a ticket ranging from $30-$40, winning Hamilton tickets through the online digital lottery is probably the best deal in NYC at just $10 per ticket.
Why so cheap? Alexander Hamilton is on the US $10 bill. The lottery is called Ham4Ham!
The best part about this lottery (besides the price) is that it is super easy to enter.
First, download the official app (available for iOS and Android devices).
Once you have the app, you can enter into the lottery, though there is a specific time frame.
You can submit your name every Friday starting from 10 am for the following week’s performances.
You may enter the lottery only once per performance. If you win you can purchase up to 2 tickets.
The lottery is held the following Thursday at 12 pm.
Winner and non-winner notifications will be sent between 1 pm and 4 pm that day via both email and mobile push notification.
Once you have been notified that you have won, you have two hours to purchase your tickets online using a credit card.
Your tickets can be picked up at the box office starting two hours prior to the performance. You will need to bring a valid photo ID.
A few things to keep in mind when entering the Hamilton lottery:
- There are a very limited number of tickets offered.
- The tickets may be partial view tickets.
- There is a chance that pairs may be split up.
Read all the details here.
If you are only in New York for a visit, and you absolutely, positively want to see Hamilton, the lottery probably isn’t the best option for you.
For some perspective, here is my story:
Back when the show first opened, the lottery could be entered daily, rather than weekly.
I entered almost every day, over 200 times. I never won.
Every afternoon, I open my email from the lottery and sigh that I had, once again, not gotten tickets.
On the flip side, I had a guest from Australia on a tour who entered two times and won. (I was happy for him…mostly.)
I am saying all of this to illustrate that while it is a great deal, the odds are a little crazy.
The app makes it really easy to enter, so a lot of people do!
TIP: Be sure to read our post on all available Broadway lotteries and other ways to save on Broadway tickets.
$40 STANDING-ROOM-ONLY TICKETS
This is exactly what it sounds like: rather than buying a seat, you are buying a numbered spot to stand just behind the last row in the orchestra section.
These tickets are only offered for the same-day performance and are not guaranteed to be available.
They are only available when the show is otherwise completely sold out.
The good news is that this show is very popular and does sell out a lot of performances, so these tickets are sometimes available!
You will need to stand in line at the Richard Rodgers Theatre box office to get these $40 tickets.
These tickets are available in the cancellation line, which doesn’t officially open until pretty close to curtain time.
There are several types of tickets offered in this line, but the only inexpensive ones are standing room.
Your best bet is to swing by the box office when they open (10 am) and ask them if the show is sold out and if are they offering standing room that day.
If they are, they may give you a time closer to curtain call that the line will open.
Whatever that time is, be there early! This show is very popular and some people hang out in line for a long time.
If you do get one of these tickets, the downside is that you will have a spot and not a seat.
This is not a good option for you if you don’t want (or are unable) to stand for a long period of time. Hamilton is a particularly long show, with a running time of 2 hours and 45 minutes.
On the plus side, if you are physically ok with standing, I think it is easier with really high-energy musicals like Hamilton (as opposed to, say, a really quiet, cerebral play.)
Standing room for this show is also ‘partial view’ because Hamilton’s set has an upper tier. Some of that will be cut off from the standing-room spots, but you will be ok for most of the show.
A downside to this option is that, like the lottery, it is not a sure thing. There is no guarantee that there will be a sold-out show on the day that you want to go, and even if there is, there is no guarantee that you will snag one of the tickets.
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NYC TOURIST ATTRACTION PASSES WITH DEALS
Many tourist passes offer savings on select Broadway shows, including Hamilton.
- The New York Pass can save you up to 10% off the full price. on specific Broadway shows.
- The Sightseeing Pass and The Sightseeing Flex Pass get you $20 off tickets.
It's tough to say whether these price cuts are worth much as you need to educate yourself about how much a full-price ticket is going for.
There are, of course, many other benefits of getting a tourist pass.
The biggest benefit is saving a great deal of money. Some passes can save you up to 55% on your itinerary of attractions to see.
To find out if getting a tourist pass is right for you, our post, New York City Attraction Passes: Which One Is the Best to Buy, will help you make that decision.
ABOUT HAMILTON
Hamilton is the epic saga of the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
Broadway sensation Lin-Manuel Miranda composed both the score, lyrics and show book.
Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography, the show tells the tale of how Hamilton fought for honor and left behind a legacy that would shape the course of a nation.
The real-life story provides insight into the politics of the era and Hamilton's relationship with figures like George Washington, Aaron Burr, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.
Miranda's musical score blends show tunes, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop, for a sound unlike any musical I had ever seen before.
In addition to its 11 Tony Awards, Hamilton has won the Olivier Awards, a Grammy, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.
Other show credits are for direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.
I have worked in the industry for almost two decades, and know my theater history pretty well.
There are some shows that come along and just completely change the landscape forever, from an artistic standpoint.
There are shows that come along and seem to resonate with just about everyone, so they sell like crazy and run for years. Hamilton falls into both categories.
If you read my story above about my unfortunate luck with the lottery, I am happy to tell you I did eventually get a ticket to see the show.
I was pretty worried at that point that there would be no way for it to live up to my expectations. I knew every word of the show at that point (from listening to the cast recording), and I had built it up so much.
The show somehow managed to not only live up to my expectations but to exceed them. It was the rare occasion when a show was even better than the hype.
I truly hope you are able to get one of the amazing ticket deals I talked about here. But mostly I hope that, somehow, you get to see this show. It is worth it!
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