Denver ‘Hamilton’ tickets: First wave goes on sale today
Tuesday’s the day subscribers to the Denver Center of the Performing Arts can gloat: Tickets to the Tony Award-winning smash musical “Hamilton” in Denver go on sale at 10 a.m. to them, and only them.
Everyone else has to wait a week, and then brave the hordes clamoring for tickets.
The public on-sale date is Monday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. Tickets range from $75 to $165, with a select number of $545 premium seats available for all performances. There will be a lottery for 40 Orchestra seats at $10 for all performances. Details will be announced closer to the engagement. Get more information at hamilton.denvercenter.org or 303-893-4100.
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