Hamilton names its cast for its first Korean run; premiere tickets for Busan and Seoul open 11 November

Key points

• The principal cast of Broadway's Hamilton has been announced for its Korean run: ten actors, in an English-language touring production rather than a translated one.
• It plays Dream Theatre in Busan from 17 December 2026 to 16 January 2027, then the Grand Theater of the Sejong Center in Seoul from 21 January to 20 March 2027.
• Premiere tickets open on Wednesday 11 November: Busan at 2 pm KST (the whole Busan run), Seoul at 3 pm KST (opening week, 21–24 January only). Seats run from ₩220,000 (VIP) to ₩70,000 (B).

The booking schedule for Hamilton, the Broadway musical that tells America's founding story through hip-hop and R&B, is set. According to notices posted on 27 October by Busan's Dream Theatre and by the ticket seller YES24, the first sale is a 'premiere ticket open' on Wednesday 11 November. At 2 pm the Busan performances from 17 December to 16 January go on sale; at 3 pm Seoul's opening week of 21–24 January follows. YES24 describes the Seoul opening-week release as first-floor VIP seats only.

The run at a glance

How much are tickets?

Prices are the same in both cities: ₩220,000 for VIP, ₩180,000 for R, ₩140,000 for S, ₩100,000 for A and ₩70,000 for B. Disabled patrons and national merit recipients get 30% off (two tickets per person for severe disability, one for mild disability or national merit).

Can I still get a ticket?

11 November is the first public sale, but the seller says some seats have already been closed off in advance and that availability may change. In Seoul only opening week goes on sale that day, so later dates depend on a further release. Busan preview dates are still to be announced.

Who is in the cast?

The notice lists performers from Broadway, the West End, Australia and the US and UK tours, led by Jason Arrow, who played the title role on the show's first international tour in 2023. As in the original, several actors double two roles. The other names are given below as the Korean notice prints them, since the official English cast list for this tour has not been published yet.

Is this really Hamilton's first time in Korea?

The presenters bill it as 'the Broadway sensation finally landing in Korea' and 'the start of a new world tour'. Shin Dong-won, head of S&CO and the Korean producer, called it, when the run was announced in October, "the Korean production of Hamilton that we thought would be impossible". KOPIS, Korea's performing-arts database, has no earlier Korean run of the musical.

Is there a way to learn about the show beforehand?

Dream Theatre is holding a paid preview class at 7:30 pm on Friday 13 November, a talk by Shin Dong-won. It has 50 unreserved places at ₩25,000 each, and tickets for it went on sale on 22 October.