“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda says the program makes it easier for students to experience the theater scene.
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If you’re not a city student, the earliest you can see the show is January 2, 2016, with tickets ranging from $77 to $199, according to the show’s website.
Yup, for less than the price of a movie ticket, the 11th graders of NYC can now score tickets to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical, “Hamilton”, thanks to The Rockefeller Foundation.
Good news! It appears that you can get tickets to Hamilton, a.k.a. the current toast of Broadway…if you’re a high school student, that is.
The Rockefeller Foundation has agreed to contribute $1.4 million to cover the cost of the tickets.
The first group of participating high schools will be selected by the New York City Department of Education and will include schools across the five boroughs with large numbers of students eligible for free/reduced lunch.
Students will have a chance to present their original art in the mornings, on the stage of the Richard Rodgers Theatre. “We get to see them growing up”, Miranda said in a Twitter posting on Tuesday, playing off lyrics sung by Eliza Hamilton in the musical.
“Our goal is to ensure that all students have a shot to see Hamilton and use its words, music and staging to further their enjoyment of American History, music and drama”, said “Hamilton” producer, Jeffrey Seller, also a partner in the program.
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Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin told the Times, “I started thinking, here’s a story that talks about American history and the ideals of American democracy, and it features an immigrant who is impoverished initially and shows through perseverance and grit what he can achieve, in a vernacular that speaks to young people, written by a product of New York public education. They will see Hamilton’s story, and I’m hopeful that the stories it will inspire in them, will change our lives in ways we can’t even anticipate”.
