'Hamilton' Manila stop adds more tickets

Just as Hamilton’s international cast members were announced on a rainy Wednesday, GMG Productions said more seats have been made available for its Philippine stop.

Due to popular demand, more seats have been released for the string of Philippine dates, incidentally the maiden stop of "Hamilton" in Asia.

The international tour of “Hamilton” commences at The Theatre at Solaire on September 17 and will run until November 26.

Upon checking its local ticketing partner, www.ticketworld.com.ph, GMA News Online found out that there are now balcony seats (P4,761 each) as well as orchestra seats (beginning P5,819) available for the 7:30 pm show on the first day, Sunday, September 17.

More slots are also available for the following show dates, from September 19 to September 30, with the website indicating shows with additional seats (green) and those “selling fast” (blue).

As of press time, dates from October 1 to to the last day on November 26  have a lot of balcony seats available starting at P2,645.00 up to orchestra seats at P8,993.00.

There are 8pm shows on weekdays, Tuesday to Friday. On weekends, there are 2pm and 7:30 pm shows every Saturday while Sunday has 1pm and 6:30 pm shows.

With Rachel Ann Go announced to play Eliza in its Manila stop, tickets are selling fast. 

The Philippines is where "Hamilton" will make its Asian premiere. From here, it will head out to its Middle Eastern premiere at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi on January 17. 

The  original “Hamilton” Tony®, Grammy®, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning creative team added other cities will be announced in coming months.

The Manila cast members will be led by Jason Arrow as Alexander Hamilton. Along with Rachel Ann's announcement, GMG Productions revealed more cast members including DeAundre’ Woods (Aaron Burr), Akina Edmonds (Angelica Schuyler), Darnell Abraham (George Washington), David Park (Marquis de Lafayette, and on some dates as Thomas Jefferson), Shaka Bagadu Cook (Hercules Mulligan and James Madison), Jacob Guzman (John Laurens and Philip Hamilton), Elandrah Eramiha (Peggy Schuyler) and Maria Reynolds and Brent Hill (King George).

There are a total of 34 cast members in the international touring company.

According to the statement, these cast members will come from productions from all over the world including Broadway, the North American tours, London, Australia and Germany.

“Hamilton” producer Jeffery Seller said, “The entire creative team and I are thrilled that ‘Hamilton’ will be seen by new audiences all over the world, and for them to experience the talents of this inspiring company.” 

Michael Cassel, producer of the international tour pointed out: “We have assembled an extraordinary cast of superstars from productions all over the world for ‘Hamilton’s’ first ever international tour. We can’t wait to introduce them to you as we make our way to exciting new places for the very first time.”

“Hamilton” premiered on Broadway in August 2015 and has been staged in London’s West End, Australia, Germany, Canada and New Zealand. 

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, it has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre – a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education.

“Hamilton” is based on Ron Chernow’s bestselling historical biography of statesman Alexander Hamilton, considered the Founding Father of the United States of America, and is described “the story of America then told by America now.”

It was adapted into a musical with book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire.

Miranda is no stranger to the Filipino audience. He was in the Philippines to grace the opening of his earlier musical “In The Heights,” on March 16, 2012 for the re-staging at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Tower, Makati City. 

For “Hamilton,” Miranda and the team got 11 Tony Awards®, seven Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. 

As of press time, GMG Productions can’t say it yet if Miranda will also be present in the Manila premiere of “Hamilton." — LA, GMA Integrated News