<Tr> <Th> Productions </Th> <Td> 2013 Workshop 2015 Off - Broadway 2015 Broadway 2016 Chicago 2017 First U.S. Tour 2017 West End 2018 Second U.S. Tour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> List of awards Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off - Broadway Musical Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical Obie Award for Best New American Theatre Work Pulitzer Prize for Drama Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Musical Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Musical </Td> </Tr> <P> Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung - and rapped - through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin - Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by historian Ron Chernow . Notably incorporating hip - hop, rhythm and blues, pop music, soul music, traditional - style show tunes, and color - conscious casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures, the musical achieved both critical acclaim and box office success . </P> <P> The musical made its Off - Broadway debut at The Public Theater in February 2015, where its engagement was sold out . The show transferred to Broadway in August 2015 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre . On Broadway, it received enthusiastic critical reception and unprecedented advance box office sales . In 2016, Hamilton received a record - setting 16 Tony nominations, winning 11, including Best Musical, and was also the recipient of the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama . The prior off - Broadway production of Hamilton won the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical as well as seven other Drama Desk Awards out of 14 total nominated categories . </P>

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