
Photo by Joan Marcus
Karen Olivo, Ari Afsar, Samanatha Marie Ware and company in HAMILTON.
Hamilton is almost here—it opens at the Fox Theatre on April 3. If you don't have tickets, do not despair; it was announced today that a few more seats will open up via digital lottery.
Here's all the details, via a press release from the Fox Theatre:
"Producer Jeffrey Seller is pleased to announce a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show’s first performance (April 3) in St Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Forty (40) orchestra tickets will be sold for every performance for $10 each. The digital lottery will open at 11:00 AM CT on Sunday, April 1 for tickets to the Tuesday, April 3 performance. Subsequent digital lotteries will begin two days prior to each performance.
HOW TO ENTER
Use the official app for HAMILTON, now available for all iOS and Android devices in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store (http://hamiltonmusical.com/app)
You can also visit http://hamiltonmusical.com/lottery to register.
The lottery will open at 11:00 AM CT two days prior to the performance date and will close for entry at 9:00 AM CT the day prior to the performance.
Winner and non-winner notifications will be sent at approximately 11:00 AM CT the day prior to the performance via email and SMS (if mobile number is provided).
No purchase or payment necessary to enter or participate.
Each winning entrant may purchase up to two (2) tickets.
Only one entry per person. Repeat entries and disposable email addresses will be discarded.
Tickets must be purchased online with a credit card by 4:00 PM CT the day prior to the performance using the purchase link and code in a customized notification email. Tickets not claimed by 4:00 PM CT the day prior to the performance are forfeited.
Lottery tickets may be picked up at will call beginning 2 hours prior to the performance with a valid photo ID. Lottery tickets void if resold.
Tickets for HAMILTON are currently on sale. Patrons are advised to check the official HAMILTON channels and www.metrotix.com for late release seats which may become available at short notice."
If you end up empty-handed after the lottery? Check out the Mandy Gonzales show in mid-April, a fundraiser for december magazine. And who knows, maybe this will psychically push the numbers in your favor: check out Hamilton by the Numbers.