Hamilton at Keller Auditorium

After appearances in the world’s most celebrated theaters including Broadway itself and London’s West End, Hamilton will now also be on tour for a limited season this spring in Keller Auditorium of Portland, an equally famous venue acclaimed for its ultimate amenities fit to host world-class productions and shows.

The production honors the life of Alexander Hamilton, produced and composed by the multi-talented Lin-Manuel Miranda, basing it off the 2004 biography of Ron Chernow. It recounts the historical story of Alexander Hamilton in a ‘hipper’ format, remaining dedicated to the events behind his life but with artistic flair and musical styles that makes this production extremely entertaining. The show initially began off Broadway in August of 2015 and was immediately met with spectacular reviews from its premier. Along with a number of critics and reviewers, The Washington Post, called it “making ecstatic history”, as Hamilton’s opening night with its spectacular cast including the likes of the musical's creator Miranda himself in the lead role and Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff, wowed audiences in its premiere with a memorable opening night. Hamilton went on over the next 10 years to collect 11 Tony Awards from 16 nominations, plus Olivier, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize Awards.

Since it began in 2015, Hamilton has also gone on to be performed in numerous theaters around the world, where it has been getting continuously raving reviews. BroadwayWorld calls The show “the hottest ticket in town”, as it lends itself to a wider range in audience because of being understandable to both the more seasoned audiences who were interested in the history behind the production, and the newer generations that are drawn to the new and artistic concept behind this show. In London’s West End, TimeOut had concerns over Hamilton being overhyped, but that “Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, is actually better than the hype suggests”. More so, recently with a touring cast in its Manila, Philippines’ performance, PEP PH describes Hamilton as a “visual and sensory feast that adds layers of depth to the narrative”; “This musical is a masterpiece not because it tells a flawless story, but because it brilliantly captures the essence of the imperfect human experience, and in doing so, it achieves perfection on the stage”, they stated.

Both critics and audiences alike agree that the Musical is a must-see this spring as it picks up its performances all over the Nation.