Critically-acclaimed musical Hamilton is confirmed to be coming to Australia.
The production, which has a record-setting 16 Tony Award nominations, will premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in March 2021.
“Thank you to everyone in Australia who’s been asking for Hamilton," creator Lin-Manuel Miranda said.
"It’s on its way and we can’t wait.”
Since premiering on Broadway in 2015, Hamilton has won a slew of awards including 11 Tonys (including Best Musical), the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.
Hamilton tells the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary.
"Every producer of a successful Broadway musical dreams of bringing their show to Australia," producer Jeffrey Seller said.
"I can’t wait to bring this show to Sydney which, like New York City, was built on the shoulders of immigrants.”
Hamilton's Australian producer Michael Cassel added, “The moment I saw Lin-Manuel’s remarkable Hamilton I wanted to share it with Australian audiences.
"This is musical theatre at its most innovative, original and transformative best.”
