Why 'Hamilton' is likely to close in Chicago a year from now
CHICAGO - On Wednesday, the Marcus Center in Milwaukee, the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, Wis., all said they would host the hit musical "Hamilton" during their upcoming 2019-20 seasons. Advance notice like this is not unusual with "Hamilton." The musical's engagements typically have been announced far in advance, allowing venues to sell two years of multishow subscription tickets on their backs. And, up in the Badger State, neither precise dates nor length of the runs were announced.
Still.
Appleton is about 195 miles from Chicago. Madison is about 147 miles. Milwaukee is about 92 miles. And "Hamilton" will be playing all three of them? Wow.
In other words, beginning in 2019, the Chicago production of "Hamilton" will lack geographic exclusivity or, in industry parlance, "clearance." If you live
