Raise A Glass: Hamilton’s National Tour Is Expanding
By Andi Ortiz
What comes next? Hamilton is heading out on a second national tour.
If you somehow threw away your shot to see Hamilton, your second chance has come. The show has officially announced a second national tour, beginning in Seattle in 2018. The latest run will be the fourth production of the show in the U.S. since its creation.
The news comes just days after the launch of the first national tour. Currently running on Broadway, and in Chicago, the national tour will open in Los Angeles later this year. Currently, the show is in previews in San Francisco, looking at a March 23 press opening. In November, the show will head out to the Victoria Palace Theater in London.
According to Playbill.com, the shows producer Jeffrey Seller has noted demand for the show in more cities has been constant.
The second tour will debut on Feb. 6, 2018 in Seattle, sticking around for six weeks. After Washington, the show will stop in Portland, Salt Lake City, Costa Mesa and Las Vegas. The production will do a short stint in the midwest, with performance in Des Moines, Cleveland and Minneapolis.
Casting for the second national tour has not been announced. The production has drawn some big names to its cast, including Jordan Fisher (Grease: Live!) and James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin). Brian d’Arcy James is set to reprise his role as King George III on Broadway starting April 14, as Wayne Brady wraps his time as Aaron Burr in Chicago on April 9.
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The show’s popularity doesn’t seem to be dwindling any time soon, and it’s a safe bet that tickets will still cost you a good chunk of your paycheck. “Hamilton” has managed to bring in $3 million on Broadway in the last few weeks alone. So start looking out for those “Hamilton” lottery tickets.