For sure, that's why Pence showed up. Kind of like when he discovered the NFL in 2017. Probably never been to the theater or the NFL before or since.
Hamilton was the hottest ticket in town 'before' it was even completed. The hype started when LMM performed his first song at the WH in 2009, at the time the concept was simply for a 'mix tape' but after the performance he and his writing team realized they had struck gold. Watch the PBS documentary if you haven't already. They started filming it as Miranda started developing the rest of the play.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/hamiltons-america-documentary/5048/
