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'Hamilton' Fan Who Fell Asleep in Ticket Line Has Phone Stolen, NYPD Says

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A "Hamilton" fan's phone was stolen after she fell asleep while camped out in a ticket line, the NYPD said.
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TIMES SQUARE — A "Hamilton" fan’s phone was stolen after she fell asleep while camped out in line for tickets to the smash Broadway hit, the NYPD said.

The 21-year-old victim, from Long Island, told police she was waiting in line for tickets in front of the Richard Rodgers Theatre at 226 W. 46th St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, around 3 a.m. on May 25 when she fell asleep.

When she woke up, the woman discovered her $700 iPhone 6 had vanished, police said.

The play hosts lotteries each Wednesdays offering "Hamilton" fans a chance to win tickets to that day's matinee of the Grammy-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda musical.

A woman working at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Wednesday declined to comment on the theft.

The Nederlander Organization, which owns the theater, did not respond to a request for comment.