Did it fail us or did we fail it? Why 'Hamilton the Exhibition' is closing early in Chicago
CHICAGO - So what went wrong in Chicago with "Hamilton the Exhibition," the $13 million enterprise that built its own edifice on Northerly Island, attracting huge amounts of attention and mostly enthusiastic reviews, only to announce Monday that it was closing early and selling itself to the highest bidder?
Location, location, location.
Had "Hamilton the Exhibition" been able to secure a berth in Grant Park, Union Park, Lincoln Park or, most ideal of all, Millennium Park, then you would not now be reading this column. The exhibit, which opened in late April, will close Aug. 25 even though tickets were sold through Sept. 8 and it was expected to
