Hamilton has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was announced today in a press conference by Mike Pride, administer of The Pulitzer Prizes. Lin-Manuel Miranda is the recipient of the award for having created the music, lyrics, and book. This is the 100th year of the Pulitzer Prizes.
The other finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama were The Humans by Stephen Karam (currently playing on Broadway) and Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (which previously played The Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway).
Usually awarded to a play, Hamilton is the first musical to win the award since 2010's Next to Normal. Hamilton is actually just the 9th musical to take this award. Besides the two mentioned above, the other winners are Rent (1996), Sunday in the Park with George (1984-85), A Chorus Line (1975-76), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961-61), Fiorello! (1959-60), South Pacific (1949-50), and Of Thee I Sing (1931-32).
This continues an unprecedented success rate for Miranda's hip hop musical. If the show was not already sold out for months, this may have made tickets harder to come by. But, its already the toughest ticket to find, with the musical regularly grossing around $1.7 million a week. And with a certain Tony win in June, the buzz on this show is not going to die down anytime soon. Start saving your money for those dastardly priced re-sale tickets.
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