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Saw the 3pm matinee on Jan 29th which was the closing performance. I thought the show was great, and I'd heard people comment that John David Washington was the weak link, but I thought he was great as was the entire cast. Sam Jackson was amazing as I expected him to be, but I think my favorite performer was Ray Fischer as Lymon.

 

 

brdwybuff said: "*edited:

Would you recommend seeing Hamilton?

Thanks!"

I've seen it twice and I'm going for my third time this May. It was the most exciting and emotional show I've ever seen. I'm going to be 51 this month so I've seen my fair share of shows in my life and this is the best one I've ever seen. It's just my opinion of course.

I thought it was a good movie and I really liked the cast, costumes and script. As far as the music goes, I liked some of the songs, but the final song "Nowhere To Go But Up" is in my opinion an instant classic sounding like something the Sherman Brothers would have written back in the early 60s for the original Mary Poppins.

Boyfriend got us tickets for the first Saturday after previews end in March.

My boyfriend got us balcony seats for Sunday 9/9/18 for only $50 per seat/per show. We're seeing both parts same day.

I'm really glad I was at the first show on October 3rd because The Rising was not in the show then. He played The Ghost Of Tom Joad in that slot. I wonder what made him swap those songs? I guess we'll never know. His performance of The Ghost Of Tom Joad was really powerful, but i'm guessing he wanted to perform a more upbeat song and changed it to the Rising.

Relevance81491 said: "any reports on merch?????? (itemsand prices please)"

 

No programs. Hoodies, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, posters. Don't know the prices because I didn't buy anything. The only price I know is $15 for a beer that comes in a Springsteen On Broadway plastic tumbler.

Official merchandise can be purchased outside the theater now during showtimes so you don't even need a ticket to get it.

Anshel2 said: "How do you think the box seats are for this? Does he stay front and middle?"

He stays in the center, and moves over to the piano from time to time. There is not a bad seat in the house. It's a small theater. See this photo I took from before the show started, we were up in the first mezzanine.



 

10086sunset said: "Any reports from last night?"

 

It was magical. It was just Bruce on a very sparse stage with just a black grand piano, and a few acoustic guitars. The "set" was just a grey wall and a few of those metal touring cases that bands use on the road for their gear. The best parts of the show were when he sat at the piano and sang and talked. I'd never seen him do that before so it was really special. A few times during songs he played with guitar, he would purposely walk away from the mic and walk to the foot of the stage and sing out into the theater. The only minor complaint I had was he brought his wife out for 2 songs ( Tougher Than The Rest and Brilliant Disguise) and while they sounded good, bringing her out changed the dynamic of the show. I liked it more when it was just Bruce and the audience. Still, it was a great night and seeing an artist this stripped down in a small venue was fantastic.



 

 

 

Tapdance2 said: "Everyone I know got the standby notification, is there anyone who was notified that they won?"

I got the email last night saying I'm getting a code for this morning.

I also got the code 2 weeks ago for Hamilton verified tickets and I was able to get 2 tickets, so I've already done this verified thing recently. Not that it will make a difference at 10 am today. These tickets will go super fast.

 

Got my code this morning and got 4 tickets a few minutes after 10 am this morning for March 2018. I think this Ticketmaster verification system is great. I had to be patient and let Ticketmaster search for 3 or 4 minutes but it all worked out. Since I've already seen the show from very close up, I chose to get 4 of the $199 seats in the rear mezz.