‘Hamilton’ goes to Digital Lottery for the Winter

The hit Broadway show Hamilton announced yesterday that they are suspending their outdoor lottery system for the winter months. The lottery system draws hundreds of people everyday as they vie for one of the $10 front row seats to see the musical that is running big dollars to see.

Playbill.com provided the official announcement from producer Jeffrey Seller:

The daily $10 lottery at the Broadway musical Hamilton will move online for the winter starting Tuesday, January 5. The live lottery and live Ham4Ham show will return in the spring.

The digital lottery, powered by Broadway Direct, will be at Hamiltonbroadway.com/lottery.

The Seller statement continued:

The entry period will begin each day at 9:30 AM for that day’s performance(s) only. There is a limit of one entry per person, and each entrant can request up to two tickets. Entries for matinee performances will be accepted until 11 AM; the evening performance entry period ends at 4 PM. Winners will be notified via email shortly thereafter with a link to purchase the tickets. Winners will have a 60-minute window during which they must claim and pay for their tickets with a credit card online. Tickets not claimed in this manner will be sold to the cancellation line in person at the box office.

There will still be 21 front row tickets available to lottery entrants, and they will remain $10 each. Winners must pick up their tickets at the Richard Rodgers Theatre box office with a valid photo ID that matches the name drawn. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.

Seller added,

We love seeing so many fans show up to participate in the Ham4Ham lottery and show. But we need to figure out how to safely accommodate our fans without blocking traffic on West 46th Street. We’re taking this winter break to work out some safety measures and improvements that we’ll implement when we return to the live lottery in the spring.

UPDATE: As this article was being written, BroadwayWorld.com wrote that the site had crashed on this first day. A test from this site showed a “Service Unavailable” message posted on the lottery location. Check periodically for fixes to be placed in. I would not be surprised if Lin-Manuel Miranda can fix it himself. He’s quite an amazing guy.