A by-the-numbers look at ‘Hamilton’
The Tony-winning, Pulitzer-winning, Grammy-winning musical “Hamilton” is a multivenue phenomenon. From theaters — including, starting Tuesday, Las Vegas’ own Smith Center for the Performing Arts — to bookstores to music streaming services, “Hamilton” ranks as one for the record books. A few pertinent figures:
1 million plus:Number of copies Ron Chernow’s book “Alexander Hamilton,” which inspired the musical, has sold
5: Number of current “Hamilton” productions (Broadway, Chicago, London, two separate U.S. tours)
$12.5 million: Cost to bring “Hamilton” to Broadway
$3.2 million: Weekly box-office gross for “Hamilton” on Broadway, week ending May 20
$600,000: estimated weekly profit for “Hamilton’s” Broadway production
10,754: Total audience for “Hamilton” on Broadway, week ending May 20
1,165: Total “Hamilton” performances on Broadway, as of May 20
16: Total number of nominations, 2016 Tony Awards (the most ever for any production)
11: Total number of Tony Awards, 2016
3: Total number of Tony Awards won by “Hamilton” writer-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (best book and best original score for “Hamilton,” best original score for “In the Heights”)
30: Percentage increase for Broadway Las Vegas subscriptions at The Smith Center for current season featuring “Hamilton”
11: Number of 53-foot trailers transporting the “Hamilton” tour
513: Number of lighting instruments used in the “Hamilton” production
138: Number of weeks “Hamilton’s” original cast album has been on the Billboard 200 Album Chart (as of the week of May 26)
2 billion: Number of on-demand audio streams in the U.S. for songs from “Hamilton’s” cast album
1.5 million: Number of “Hamilton” cast albums sold in the U.S.
3: Peak chart position for “Hamilton” cast album on the Billboard 200 chart
12: Chart position of “Hamilton’s” cast album debut on the Billboard 200 chart
Sources: The Broadway League, Internet Broadway Database, The New York Times, Nielsen Music, Penguin Books, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
