GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- If you are past patiently waitin' to see the hottest musical on Broadway, you can begin thinkin' past tomorrow because "Hamilton" is coming to Broadway Grand Rapids in the 2019-2020 season.

Details of when the Tony Award-winning show will arrive won't be released until later, says Mike Lloyd, Broadway Grand Rapids executive director.

But the national tour is likely to stay in Grand Rapids for three weeks, judging by its schedule of extended stays in other communities.

Lloyd's advice to those who want to see the musical known for sold-out performances -- even with four U.S. productions -- is to have a season subscription for the 2018-2019, thereby securing seats when the subscription is renewed in 2019-2020.

The musical won 11 Tony awards out of a record 16 nominations in 2016. With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

"Hamilton" is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway in a story of America then, as told by America now.

Landing the coveted show is a sign of how far Broadway Grand Rapids as come as a venue in the past 30 years. Selling out recent shows "Book of Mormon," "Phantom of the Opera" and "Wicked," has built its reputation as an important stop for national tours.

Flexibility was also key.

"'Hamilton' is one of those tours where they tell you when they are available," Lloyd said.

He lauded DeVos Performance Hall's other main users, the Grand Rapids Symphony and the Grand Rapids Ballet, for being flexible with their schedules so "Hamilton" could come.

"Everybody is excited to have them come here so we were able to make it happen," Lloyd said.

Many "Hamilton" fans have had to go to New York or Chicago, where the production has extended runs to see it. Tickets sell out months in advance.

The national tour is arriving in Michigan for two stops this 2018-19 season, at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing and the Fisher Theater in Detroit.

Judging by ticket sales for "Wicked," Lloyd expects "Hamilton" to draw an audience from as far as Chicago and Windsor, Ontario.

"We sold tickets for "Wicked" in all the counties in the lower peninsula and half the counties in the upper peninsula," said Lloyd. "It's a regional draw. People come from Chicago because they can dine at restaurants and stay in hotels in Grand Rapids cheaper than they can in downtown Chicago. Everything in Grand Rapids is going to be less expensive than Chicago or Detroit."

The 55,000 tickets brought during the 3-week run of week of "Wicked" brought in $4.5 million, which leveraged another $15 million in revenue for the community with hotel stays, dining and other spending, Lloyd said.