Farewell to 'Hamilton,' the biggest Chicago show ever — to the tune of $400 million
CHICAGO - "Hamilton" ends its run of over three years here on Sunday as the most financially and, arguably, artistically successful theatrical attraction in the history of Chicago. By the time Miguel Cervantes, its star from the beginning, takes his final bow as Alexander Hamilton around 5 p.m. at the sold-out CIBC Theatre, the Chicago company of "Hamilton" will have rung up more than $400 million in gross sales at the box office.
No other show in the Loop ever has come close to that kind of money. Or to such popular appeal and critical acclaim.
"I feel joy and pleasure and satisfaction," said the show's lead producer Jeffrey Seller in a recent interview. "We all did this together - and I am including the city of Chicago and its theatergoers in that - and we all did this just right. I feel like this was a theatrical celebration, a family
