Hamilton musical - the hottest ticket on West End - is coming to Manchester this year

Hamilton - one of THE hottest tickets in musical theatre - is to go on tour in the UK for the first time ever, and Manchester will get it first. The multi-award-winning Broadway and West End musical will head to Manchester's Palace Theatre for an extraordinary 15-week run later this year.

In one of the biggest ever musical announcements for the city, Hamilton will take over Manchester's historic Palace Theatre from Saturday 11 November this year - and will run right across the festive season and into 2024. It will close on Saturday February 24 - and will then head to Edinburgh for the second stage of what is set to be an epic UK tour.

Producers say further Hamilton tour dates will be revealed "soon" in an announcement that is sure to send theatre fans into a frenzy. The Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller production has been playing on London's West End since 2017 and continues to play to sell-out houses at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

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Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton is billed as "the story of America then, told by America now". The ground-breaking production features a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, which takes the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton to create a revolutionary moment in theatre.

Known for the diversity of its cast in portraying the Founding Fathers, it has been hailed as a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education, and has won a clutch of top awards including The Olivier, Tony, Grammy and Pulitzer. Now Manchester audiences will get to be in The Room Where it Happens - one of the iconic songs from the musical.

Tickets go on sale for the