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#Ham4Ham: Fans go ham with Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Pantages
Composer, actor Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrates Grammy award on stage during "Hamilton" Grammy performance for the 58th Grammy Awards at the Richard Rodgers Theater on Feb. 15, 2016 in New York City.
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Fans of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" enjoyed a performance Wednesday from the show's creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Miranda led a free live performance at 1 p.m. outside of the Pantages Theatre coinciding with the show's daily ticket lottery, alongside some special guests.
Miranda and members of the company performed a medley of California-themed songs.
"We're very excited to be in California. So Josh and the gang put this together just for you," Miranda said before they kicked off the medley.
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Here is a video of the performance:
https://www.facebook.com/vcstar/videos/vb.76276576343/10154879248686344/?type=2&theater
The street was flooded with fans anticipating Miranda's appearance beforehand.
https://twitter.com/HamiltonMusical/status/897907935468109824
Miranda is not a part of the Los Angeles-based version of the show, so his performance today was a rare one.
Earlier in the morning, Miranda surprised people waiting in line.
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Fans can have their shot at $10 front row tickets daily with the musical's app, which offers a digital lottery. "Hamilton" will be showing at the Pantages through December 30.
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