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Want 'Hamilton' tickets for $10? Here's how to get them
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: People, many who have been there for days, wait in line with dozens of others for tickets for the popular Broadway show Hamilton on June 21, 2016 in New York City. The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit has drawn huge crowds to the Richard Rogers theater in the hopes of getting increasingly scarce and expensive tickets. Carrying bed rolls, pillows and take-out food containers, many fans of the musical wait days in the heat and rain for a chance to get a cancellation ticket which are offered to the public once they're declined by members of the cast and crew. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Believe it or not, there are still some tickets for sale for Friday's opening night performance of "Hamilton," but they don't come cheap. One orchestra center seat online can be had for almost $2000.
Or, you can enter a free digital lottery through the official "Hamilton" app and online for a chance at $10 tickets, according to information from the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
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Forty tickets will be sold for every performance for $10 each, and seat locations vary per performance — though some of those seats could be in the front row.
The digital lottery typically starts two days prior to every performance at 11 a.m., according to information from Pantages. For the first weekend of performances, the entry times vary. Anyone interested can head to the Pantages website to register, starting at 9 a.m., according to Pantages.
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