‘Hamilton’ returning to Chicago this fall

Three years after ending a nearly 3 1/2-year run at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago, “Hamilton” is returning to the city this fall.

The return engagement of the Lin-Manuel Miranda Tony Award-winning production, directed by Thomas Kail, begins Sept. 13 for an open-ended run, this time at the James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph), it was announced Wednesday.

No casting was announced.

The original Chicago run was also the first sit-down production staged outside of New York, playing 1,341 performances over the course of 171 weeks here. More than 2.6 million theatergoers took in the show.

“Hamilton” brought more than $250 million to the city every year over the course of its run, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on closing night of the production in 2020.

The show ushered in a new age in Broadway musicals, boasting a hugely diverse cast and a score that blended hip-hop, jazz, pop and R&B. The musical was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016, and is based on Ron Chernow’s critically acclaimed biography of Alexander Hamilton.

Group tickets (10+ persons) are now available by phone at (312) 977-1710. Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date. More information is available at broadwayinchicago.com.