Playbill.com has learned that the First Lady was in the audience for the Saturday matinee, and tweets began to surface with pictures of the security downtown at the Off-Broadway house.
She saw the beginning, she had to see how it ended!
https://t.co/aBszxDdFw9
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
April 18, 2015
The First Lady just saw Hamilton. We all got hugs.
#speechless
#HAMILTONpublic
#michelleobama
pic.twitter.com/4q6WEJVWOG — Javier Muñoz (@JMunozActor)
April 18, 2015
High security at
#Hamilton. Lots of guesses as to who is here.
pic.twitter.com/6hM5BM2jBh
— Robin Kawakami (@robinha)
April 18, 2015
Hey
@MichelleObama after you see
#Hamilton, pop in to
@JoesPub at 7pm we will make room for you!
— BETTY Music (@bettymusic)
April 18, 2015
Intermission - great show w extra buzz because Michelle Obama is in the house.
#Hamilton
#tightsecurity
— Joe Meyers (@joesview)
April 18, 2015
Everyone's waiting for
@FLOTUS to exit after
#Hamilton
pic.twitter.com/3QlEEV35qn
— Robin Kawakami (@robinha)
April 18, 2015
So we're all wiping away tears at the end of HAMILTON, and then we realize Michelle Obama is in the audience!
#mindblown
#HAMILTONpublic
— Lindsay King (@mslindsayking)
April 18, 2015
Part of Lafayette is blocked off right now because Michelle Obama went to see Hamilton.
#ThanksObama
— Jeremy Pick (@pickproductions)
April 18, 2015
Inspired by the book "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow, the musical incorporates historical figures such as George Washington, Aaron Burr, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.
Miranda previously performed a song from Hamilton for President Obama and the First Family at the White House in 2009. Watch the performance below.
Representatives for The Public have not yet responded to Playbill.com's request for comment. Playbill.com will continue to update.
The show's sold-out engagement continues through May 3 at the Newman Theater, prior to the musical's Broadway transfer to the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it will begin performances July 13. The production, featuring a book, music and lyrics by Miranda, will officially open on Broadway Aug. 6.
Click here to watch the show's tribute to the original cast of A Chorus Line.
