Hamilton has been in the news lately because Vice-President Elect Pence attended the show with his family. One of the actors took time out at the end to recite a political message for his benefit. Much discussion occurred among the chattering class, though Pence took it with good humor and demonstrated again that he is a class act.
What isn't discussed much is the price of tickets to this sold-out show. The best seats are going up to $849 which tells you something about what kind of people attend these shows. The problem for the show was that the scalpers were making significant money in the secondary market and the producers want that money for themselves.
One interesting aspect of this production is that when they put out the casting call, they specified that "only non-whites need apply". Can you imagine what would happen if the offer said "only whites need apply"?
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