‘Hamilton’ timeline: From Miranda’s ‘joke’ to Broadway smash to a return to Chicago
- Posted on March 5, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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‘Hamilton’ timeline: From Miranda’s ‘joke’ to Broadway smash to a return to Chicago

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about the first U.S. treasury secretary began as an oddball idea, and has since become part of Broadway history — with close ties to Chicago along the way.