^^ oh wait I'm sure I've been to the KC Opera house (probably when I saw Book of Mormon) but I most recently saw the NSO there. I can't remember what "house" that was in so maybe what I just said above isn't all that relevant.

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Anonymous wrote:We saw it in Chicago, and I appreciated the fact that it's in a small theater. I think it will get lost in the Kennedy Center's Opera House.

I wondered about this. It will still be worth seeing in DC, but the Broadway theater that it is in is one of the small "Jewel Box" theaters, which is a reason tickets are so hard to get. It will be a different experience at the Kennedy Center. Just saying I would spend bigger bucks (and have) to see it in NY than I would in DC. Sounds like Chicago is more like NY.

Yes, in the 80s, I saw Les Miserables at the National and Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center, and I could never warm up to Phantom. I've come to believe it was because it was so cavernous at the Kennedy Center as opposed to the small, intimate experience the National offered for Les Miz. I think the theater size definitely makes a difference.

In the mid-1990s I saw Les Mis on a HS field trip in Philadelphia and I was hooked on musicals for life after that! I subsequently saw Phantom on Broadway (after it had been out 20 years) and could never warm up to it either!

I saw Hamilton on broadway (front mezzanine) and have been to KC (orchestra) more recently. For some reason I don't see a real functional difference between these 2 but maybe I'm not enough of a seating connoisseur.

I saw Book of Mormon at KC and really liked it. Aside from seeing the original cast of Hamilton in NYC (and I am barely ever able to see the original cast of hit musicals), I am very happy with the KC performances. I'm going to have to take my kids to NYC (we have family there) to see Aladdin- that's next on my list and it doesn't seem to be coming here!

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Anonymous wrote:Dream on. The prices for Book of Mormon have never dropped

Anonymous wrote:It'll be in D.C. eventually, and will run for years and year. Prices will eventually fall.

I saw the Book of Mormon after much hype and thought it was just Ok, not nearly the best show ever. I suspect Hamilton is not that great, not worth $350.

You "suspect" Hamilton is not that great.

Having not seen it.

Meaning you are ignorant.

And blowing smoke out of your ass.

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Anonymous wrote:We saw it in Chicago, and I appreciated the fact that it's in a small theater. I think it will get lost in the Kennedy Center's Opera House.

I wondered about this. It will still be worth seeing in DC, but the Broadway theater that it is in is one of the small "Jewel Box" theaters, which is a reason tickets are so hard to get. It will be a different experience at the Kennedy Center. Just saying I would spend bigger bucks (and have) to see it in NY than I would in DC. Sounds like Chicago is more like NY.

Yes, in the 80s, I saw Les Miserables at the National and Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center, and I could never warm up to Phantom. I've come to believe it was because it was so cavernous at the Kennedy Center as opposed to the small, intimate experience the National offered for Les Miz. I think the theater size definitely makes a difference.

Anonymous wrote:We saw it in Chicago, and I appreciated the fact that it's in a small theater. I think it will get lost in the Kennedy Center's Opera House.

I wondered about this. It will still be worth seeing in DC, but the Broadway theater that it is in is one of the small "Jewel Box" theaters, which is a reason tickets are so hard to get. It will be a different experience at the Kennedy Center. Just saying I would spend bigger bucks (and have) to see it in NY than I would in DC. Sounds like Chicago is more like NY.

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Anonymous wrote:Dream on. The prices for Book of Mormon have never dropped

Anonymous wrote:It'll be in D.C. eventually, and will run for years and year. Prices will eventually fall.

I saw the Book of Mormon after much hype and thought it was just Ok, not nearly the best show ever. I suspect Hamilton is not that great, not worth $350.

Agree completely. We were SO looking forward to Book of Mormon, and after the first 15 min. or so, it was pretty much a letdown.

I am seeing it in San Francisco next month, totally looking forward to it! Go, have fun.

Anonymous wrote:Dream on. The prices for Book of Mormon have never dropped

Anonymous wrote:It'll be in D.C. eventually, and will run for years and year. Prices will eventually fall.

I saw the Book of Mormon after much hype and thought it was just Ok, not nearly the best show ever. I suspect Hamilton is not that great, not worth $350.

We saw it in Chicago, and I appreciated the fact that it's in a small theater. I think it will get lost in the Kennedy Center's Opera House.

I'm glad you're going to go! I forgot that Karen Olivo is in the Chicago Hamilton show. She is great. I saw her in NY in In the Heights & West Side Story. She won a Tony for West Side Story.

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing and I would not pass up the chance to see it.

+1

Anonymous wrote:American capitalism at its finest. Children are starving in Africa, refugees have nothing but the clothes on their backs. I hope you people that spend $400 also give a shitload of money to charity to help the poor.

Children are starving and yet, you are on DCUM. Why aren't you helping the refugees?

If you want, read the lyrics first. That way the music is a surprise, but you can catch what they're saying.

https://genius.com/albums/Lin-manuel-miranda/Hamilton-original-broadway-cast-recording

If you go you should take a picture of yourself under the marquee holding the program. Then post it on your FB page so everyone knows you were there. Finally post a gushing review. It's the only way to be in the club.

Anonymous wrote:American capitalism at its finest. Children are starving in Africa, refugees have nothing but the clothes on their backs. I hope you people that spend $400 also give a shitload of money to charity to help the poor.

Go away killjoy. You do realize that there is going to be suffering no matter what? Should we all be miserable and not do anything because other people can't enjoy it? I give to charity and I am still looking forward to seeing Hamilton in Chicago this summer.

You do realize that Capitalism isn't to blame for all of society's ills? Look at North Korea, Syria they aren't democracies and look how their people suffer.