#Ham4Ham

Overview

Young, scrappy and hungry Melburnians have been waiting years to see blockbuster Broadway hit Hamilton head this way — as have Lin-Manuel Miranda fans, musical theatre buffs, Tony Award devotees and everyone who became a convert after seeing the phenomenal filmed version of the show, too. Finally, that moment has arrived, with the production gracing the Her Majesty's Theatre stage since Tuesday, March 15, and also set to celebrate its offical opening night on Thursday, March 24. And if you're eager to soak up as much Hamilton as you can while you can, you'd best add Australia's first and only #Ham4Ham event to your diary.

Don't throw away your shot to get a sneak peek at the musical outside the Exhibition Street venue on Tuesday, March 22 — at 10.15am, but with a 10am arrival time. That's when the full Australian cast will be taking to the pavement to sing a Hamilton number for free to whoever happens to be around and watching.

Yes, you'd best plan a coffee break mid-morning — or arrange to head in late to work.

If you're eager to be in the room where it happens on the offical opening night on Thursday — and not just on the footpath where  #Ham4Ham is happening on Tuesday morning — there'll also be 25 double passes up for grabs. To go in the running, you'll need to get your #Ham4Ham on, take a #Hamilfan snap while you're there, upload it to Instagram, tag @hamiltonaustralia and also use the hashtags #HamiltonAU and #Ham4Ham.

Top image: Daniel Boud, Destination NSW.