Those who have already seenLin - Manuel Miranda ’s Pulitzer Prize - winningHamiltonmay have base themselves marvel , much like King George III in the musical , “ What comes next ? ” With theHamiltonmovie not due to score theaters until at least2020 , the last casting bow at the end of the show left many fans wanting more . And more they shall have .
“ Hamilton : The Exhibition”—a “ 360 - level , immersive exhibit ” prompt by the life ofAlexander Hamilton , as told through Miranda ’s slay romp — is open up on Chicago ’s Northerly Island on April 27 and will stay there until September 8 . From there , it will go to pick out U.S. metropolis .
Miranda ’s voice will serve as an audio usher as visitors sail the display , which will be housed in a freestanding tent about the sizing of a football game bailiwick . The goal is to divvy up new detail about Hamilton ’s life and legacy that did n’t make it into the musical ’s narrative .
“ People want to learn more , ” MirandatoldtheChicago Tribunelast year , when the expo was being planned . “ It seems that two hours and 45 minute of arc of a musical were just not enough for them . I live from my Twitter account . ”
The report is larger than Hamilton , though . The exhibit also tells the story of America , touching on the Revolution and how the country came to be create , despite the betting odds stacked against it .
According to the exhibit ’s internet site , it will take about 90 minutes to view all of the stuff : “ pose at Hamilton ’s desk and reveal how his oeuvre as a dealer in St. Croix yield him the acquisition to create our country ’s fiscal system , ” the exhibition descriptionreads . “ stare upon the street of New York with elaborate replicas of the metropolis in 1776 . Step into George Washington ’s war collapsible shelter as you see how the Revolutionary Army planned their scandalous triumph in the Battle of Yorktown . ”
In other words , there ’s plenty to leaveHamiltonfans feeling " slaked . "
Tickets are now available for purchase onTicketmaster(they cost $ 39.50 for adults , $ 32.50 for seniors / military personnel , and $ 25 for children senesce 4 - 14 ) .
