Want 'Hamilton' tickets? Here's what you have to do

The best way to get a ticket to "Hamilton" is to, well, wait for it.

Purchasing tickets when new blocks are released for up to a year out has been the most consistent way to grab a seat to the sold-out smash hit musical — and it's that time again!

"Hamilton" has been using Ticketmaster's Verified Fan program for its most recent releases in order to make it more difficult for scalpers and bots to snatch up tickets.

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"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda long has spoken out against ticket scalpers.

"I want you to be there when the curtain goes up. You shouldn’t have to fight robots just to see something you love," he wrote in a New York Times op-ed in support of legislation fighting bots.

"I want the thousands of tickets for shows, concerts and sporting events that are now purchased by bots and resold at higher prices to go into the general market so that you have a chance to get them. I want theatergoers to be able to purchase tickets at face value at our box office and our website, rather than on a resale platform."

Another block of "Hamilton" tickets — Jan. 15, 2019, to May 19, 2019, — is about to go on sale.

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The Verified Fan program requires advance registration and a selection process for the chance to buy tickets.

"I am confident that Verified Fan will be a valuable service to our fans. We know how challenging it is to buy tickets and this new Ticketmaster program will make the process a whole lot easier," said "Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Seller in a news release when the show introduced the new technology.

Verified Fan registration for "Hamilton" is available now through 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15.

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If selected, buyers will receive a text on Friday, May 18, prior to pre-sale tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. Eastern. Sales are limited to eight tickets.



Visit verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/hamilton to register.

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 21, after the Verified Fan pre-sale.

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The in-demand "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" and "Springsteen on Broadway" also use the Verified Fan program.



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Ilana Keller: 732-643-4260; ikeller@gannettnj.com