15 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Hamilton: An American Musical

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Hamilton was an incredible success - bigger than many thought it would be, including Lin-Manuel Miranda. Because the show was a popular commodity during its Broadway run, Miranda realised how many people would actually miss out on seeing it, so he put together a lottery which would take place two hours before the show, to give away some front row seats and standing tickets to those who otherwise wouldn't have had the chance to get in.

The lottery proved to be a show unto itself. Miranda, not a man who does things halfheartedly, used the opportunity to personally entertain everyone that turned up. Hosted outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre, Miranda used the time to do a number of incredible things for his fans, including performing duets with Broadway star Lea Salonga, answering audience questions with just lyrics from Les Miserables, and hosted a competition to see which fan could best pull off Lafayette's "Guns and Ships" rap.

The lottery ran for a while, but had to go digital when the crowds on West 46th Street got too large and messed with the traffic. The show officially ended in late-2016, but the online lottery was turned into a mobile app, allowing people to win tickets for various touring productions of the musical.

And to think the cast did the lottery, then performed a near-three hour show to perfection; that's commitment to the art, and the fans.