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Hamilton lottery for Seattle opens Sunday morning

No, Lin-Manuel Miranda will not be starring in "Hamilton" when it opens in Seattle on Tuesday for a five-week run at the Paramount Theater. Joseph Morales will step into the shoes of Alexander Hamilton, and Nik Walker will play Aaron Burr. (Joan Marcus / The Public Theater)
By Carolyn Lamberson carolynl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5068

“Hamilton” is coming to Seattle’s Paramount Theater on Tuesday.

The five-week run of the smash Broadway musical sold out pretty quickly. And while there are tickets available on the secondary market, you can expect to pay above face value. They initially sold for $69 to $179, but he lowest price found on Ticketmaster’s verified resale site is $255.

That said, the producers of “Hamilton” are prepared to help folks out. For each night’s performance, 40 orchestra section tickets will be sold for $10 each. Want to grab that deal? You have to sign up for the “Hamilton” lottery, which opens at 11 a.m. Sunday.

There are two ways to enter. You can go to http://hamiltonmusical.com/lottery/ to and enter your name, email address and phone number. Or, download the free “Hamilton” app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. You can enter from your phone and sign up for daily reminders.

The drawing opens at 11 a.m. Pacific time two days before each performance date and will close at 9 a.m. the following day. Winners and non winners will be notified at around 11 a.m. the day before the show.

There’s fine print: Only one entry per person will be allowed. Each lottery winner will be allowed to purchase up to two tickets only. And entries must be submitted for each show; you can’t enter once and have that count for the show’s entire run. For more details, visit www.stgpresents.org/tickets/eventdetail/3492/-/hamilton. Verified resale tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com.

“Hamilton” is the Tony-winning musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda that tells the story of the America’s founding through Alexander Hamilton, the nation’s first treasury secretary. The show is still running on Broadway, has an open-ended engagement in Chicago, and is drawing raves on the West End in London. The Seattle run features the first shows for “Hamilton’s” second touring company.

From Seattle, the tour will head to Portland for a run at Keller Auditorium, from March 20 to April 8. A similar lottery program will be offered there. Visit https://portland.broadway.com for more information.