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For my wife’s birthday, I bought tickets yesterday for Wednesday’s matinee through TickPick (similar site to StubHub). Does anyone know if the theatre would exchange the tickets for comparable tickets on another date when Hugh Jackman is back (or not given I wasn’t the original purchaser of the ticket)?

Yes, set seemed to work perfectly on Saturday night. (Haven’t seen another to compare, but sets rotated.) Show ended before 10:45.

broadway86 said: "Quinn's fatal decision near the end of The Ferryman. It was amazing." +1

I saw this only in London and got a standing room ticket on a work trip (I live in PA). I thought it was brilliant there. I am an untrained fan — I love theatre but am not in the profession at all and don’t pretend to understand the work that goes into making the magic I see. But it is fascinating that this show could be so great in London but so bad on Broadway.I almost want to go see it again to see the differences. (But I’m sure I won’t — there are too many other shows I want to see for th...

At intermission of today’s matinee. They announced at the beginning (actually 15 minutes past 2:00) that “Raul Esparza has a throat infection ... but he has agreed to perform”. It sounds like it. He is still acting well though and the rest of cast is brilliant.

I had row E of rear mezzanine- thought it seemed close, actually. Was happy we opted for the cheaper seats, as they were great. (Although not much legroom if you're tall.)

I was excited to see my first "first preview" tonight.I thought it was a bit slower at the start than many shows I've seen recently. (And I saw Come From Away yesterday.) But about 20-25 minutes into the show I was hooked. The leading female actor was stunning, with two of the better songs I've ever heard. Her songs are worth the admission price by themselves.Overall, the music is fantastic and the story is good. And it was well acted throughout, with no sound or tech issues (that I noticed)....

Auggie27 said: "This is an extraordinary thread from 2014 that popped up in a second tier Google search, not a traditional BWW search engine. I learned so much, Golbinau. Any chance of a partial update? So much info here worth mulling anew. "I agree. I teach economics to college students and found this thread fascinating. (Ok, so maybe economists aren't known for having the most interesting preferences, but this analysis was awesome!)

Rushed Sunday. 9th in line when arrived at 11:30. 5th row balcony (left) for $42 each. Great seats for the price. Perfect view.

Thanks all!

Hi all,I teach economics and am (still) working on a project where I find Broadway songs that can teach economic concepts. I haven't yet found much on externalities/pollution, however. Do you know any songs that discuss pollution I could use?Thanks!

Last Wendesday we arrived at 8:30 and were 6th in line.

I didn't see Sheridan Smith - just a show with Natasha Barnes a few weeks ago. So while I can't compare the two, Smith was absolutely fantastic. I didn't love the show, but her performance was special.

This Monday, there is only one show on TDF. Sunday has a handful of shows, and Monday the following week (Feb 22nd) has about 20 shows.I'm new to TDF - is this type of thing normal?

I agree. While the pay is surprising low, nobody forced them to accept the gig.Further, over the next couple of years - this could easily result in a couple more voice-over gigs, or invitations from private organizations to sing at a gala, etc.I suspect hosting the Tony's was probably worth in excess of $100,000 in lifetime earnings to both Chenoweth and Cumming.

Quick question for those in the know. When coming to Broadway, do shows attempt to open within a few months of the Tony Awards?I’ve heard some say it can be tougher for a show to survive/thrive when opening in the early part of a Tony Season (although there are plenty of exceptions – including Hamilton). Given this chatter, would any producers make a concerted effort to move their show to Broadway between February-April so it opens relatively late in the Tony Season? Or do most shows simply c...

Thanks all! Great suggestions! (Some funny, others we thought about using, but ..) We ended up going with them opening three envelopes separately and simultaneously that each had a $10 bill. The looked puzzled, then when we asked them to think about it for a second - my daughter slowly started to smile with a look of "you didn't ..." We then told them the date and they started screaming. (Yes, we're proud to have raised three theatre nerds!) it worked for our kids. I might even try to post th...

Hi All,My wife and I got our kids, ages 9 - 14 tickets to Hamilton in Feb. (Bought them in August.) This will be a Christmas present for them. They will be elated, largely as they know how tough it is to get tickets and will assume we aren't getting tickets anytime soon. Any thoughts as as how to break the news? Our thought is to just give each kid an envelope with a ten dollar bill in it and see if they figure it out. But we are open to other (better) suggestions.

We took our kids to Matilda in London and our 10 and 8 year olds (at the time) loved it - but not the 5 year old. (It Can be a bit scary.). All three loved Wicked, Lion King, and Les Miz at that same age. The other they all loved that we took them to one year later was Chicago (yes, we get parent-of-the-year points for that decision).

We rushed last Wednesday. Arrived at 9:30 and were about 20th in line. Received 3rd row orchestra side tickets. Tickets were partial-view, but I think there were only about 45-seconds of the show where that mattered. They were great seats!