Good News: You Might Eventually Be Able To See Hamilton With Its Original Cast

Good news bad news time.

Bad news: Hamilton as we know it will end July 9. Creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda is departing on that day, along with co-star Phillipa Soo, and whomever else on the cast doesn’t decide to renew their contracts.

That’s driven the ticket prices, already high, to a shocking $2,000+ for Miranda’s last show. And that’s just to get in the door. Good seats will run you considerably more.

After Miranda departs, he will be replaced by Javier Muñoz, his alternate who’s already performing twice a week. Miranda was actually Muñoz’s understudy during the first year, so in a way this is vintage Hamilton.

Good news: The final two performances will be taped. But Miranda doesn’t know what will be done with them yet.

1)So far @USATODAY is the only one not burying the lede:
We're filming the original cast before I go.
WE GOT YOU. https://t.co/O7Vo9LhF7O

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 16, 2016

2) What are we doing with that footage?
No idea.
Throwing it in a vault at Gringotts for a bit probly. But we're getting it.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 16, 2016

So, in other words, when they’re inevitably released on VOD or in theaters, we can just go see them for $15 instead of the ridiculous $2,000. But yeah the magic of live theater or whatever.

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