Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:08pm
Exactly. I have also not paid more than $177 for a ticket. That is a fairly standard Broadway price. If people aren't willing to practice patience, that's not the fault of the producers.
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Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:14pm
dramamama611 said: "I've said this before and I'll say it again: I've gone 2x and have tickets for next month. I haven't paid anything close to a grand a ticket. In fact, if I add up all 7 of my tickets it doesn't equal a thousand bucks.
Seeing a hot Broadway show isn't a right. PERIOD. Heck, seeing ANY Broadway show isn't a right. No one is obligated to make sure all the little people have their every dream fulfilled. They ARE making some tickets available....they don't have to do anything.
They should use their influence to get someone else into HAMILTON? Surely, if they want to help individuals, they'll put their energy and fame to MUCH better use.
BTW....I fully intend to get additional tickets, if I can, when they are released on Sunday."
Sorry I dream of a more just society where everyone gets to live their dreams. I just personally think some of the 16 tickets that Mariska Hargitay had could have been put to better use than her getting to see the show 16 ****ing times. Who even needs that? And everytime she goes it's stopping someone who hasn't already seen the show from seeing it. Those poor souls who wait on the cancellation line all night.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:24pm
OH PLEASE. Seeing or not seeing Hamilton isn't going to change the world or even anyone's life. There are tons of people that have seen the show multiple times...famous or not.
Those poor people in the cancellation line??? Oh, good grief.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:29pm
People make the decision to join the cancellation line, knowing what it entails and knowing that it doesn't guarantee tickets. I personally would never do so, I think it sounds incredibly unappealing but more power to people that choose to do so. I don't think they are poor souls at all. If they'd rather do that than wait until face value tickets go on sale then they face the consequences.
Updated On: 6/6/16 at 08:29 PM
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:33pm
Yeah but that's part of the point I'm trying to make. "Normal people" have to put themselves through the cancellation line in case celebrities don't want the tickets. They just get the ones the famous people don't want. It's classist. Broadway ticket prices have gone up much higher than the USD has inflated. Broadway used to be easily accessible to all. Now just for the rich and upper class.
Updated On: 6/6/16 at 08:33 PM
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:38pm
At the same time, in the last few decades new measures have been introduced so that people who don't earn much can get in. Lotteries, rush, under 25/30 schemes etc. Hamilton's $10 lottery is incredibly cheap, most lotteries are around $25. Yes, it's difficult to win, but that is not the fault of the show, it's down to the amount of people that enter.
Normal people don't have to put themselves through the cancellation line to get tickets. Plenty of people on this board and off it have seen Hamilton without ever joining the cancellation line.
Celebrities get special treatment almost everywhere they go. Restaurants, stores, events and yes the theatre.
Updated On: 6/6/16 at 08:38 PM
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:41pm
aaaaaa15 said: "Celebrities get special treatment almost everywhere they go. Restaurants, stores, events and yes the theatre. "
Just because something is "The Way Things Are" does not mean it's right nor do I have to agree with it
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:44pm
That's not true, there are dozens of affordable shows. You just feel like the biggest one should be available. That's not how it goes. I understand that it's out of reach for most right now but it doesn't mean that it's going to be that way forever. But seriously, the way you lament the poor people who can't live their dream is a little over the top. I find it insensitive to the people who really have problems. It's a show! Either plan, pay or park yourself in the cancellation line. Those are your choices.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:44pm
SAYING something is life changing is hyperbole. Show me someone that is actually changed.
I am far from rich, upper class or a celebrity. I'm about as "normal" as a citizen can be. I've never entered the lottery; I've never waited in that ridiculous line.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:48pm
ANewBrainn said: "Just because something is "The Way Things Are" does not mean it's right nor do I have to agree with it."
Sure, but it's ridiculous to blame one show when it's the way society works in general.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:52pm
It seems possible to me that Hamilton may never become affordable similar to a show like The Lion King... but whatever at this point. I appreciate the show but I do not appreciate the hype surrounding it
And no I do not actually think Hamilton is life changing, I think that headline is dumb, I just thought it was funny haha
Posted: 6/6/16 at 8:59pm
I'm normal people and live in the Midwest. And I have seen Hamilton 3x, with no ticket over $177. I just bought my tix 6+ months in advance!
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:09pm
So what, in your opinion, is "affordable"?
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:13pm
I enjoyed seeing The Color Purple for $35 when I rushed it last week, that was more than affordable for me
Updated On: 6/6/16 at 09:13 PM
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:20pm
No private, for-profit entity is required to provide or promote accessibility. They only have one fiduciary obligation: to generate revenue for its principal owners and/or shareholders and investors. You're more than welcome to disagree from a morality standpoint but that's irrelevant in business.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:25pm
Liza's Headband said: "No private, for-profit entity is required to provide or promote accessibility. They only have one fiduciary obligation: to generate revenue for its principal owners and/or shareholders and investors. You're more than welcome to disagree from a morality standpoint but that's irrelevant in business."
I've never claimed that I thought they were required. I personally think the way greed has run rampant in our country runs in direct opposition to what art should be. Art suffers when it becomes only about the bottom line
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:32pm
"Seeing a hot Broadway show isn't a right. PERIOD. Heck, seeing ANY Broadway show isn't a right. No one is obligated to make sure all the little people have their every dream fulfilled. They ARE making some tickets available....they don't have to do anything."
Thank you. Jesus. Oh, and Mariska can see Hamilton however many times she wants because she is paying her own money for it. If you can afford to go, do it. If not, tough. Life is not fair. Broadway is expensive. Save money, hell, change your career to a more lucrative profession if you really feel your life will not be complete without seeing this show! This entitled crap is ridiculous. Many people planned ahead and have seen the show at a reasonable price, even more than once. We do exist.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:47pm
Well, Hamilton has TEN dollar tickets. Just because they are hard to get shouldn't be a factor. SOMEBODY is getting them each and every show.
Are they suppose to make MORE tix available just because more people want to see this then are choosing to see TCP?
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:56pm
Personally, I think the anti-hype is far sillier than the hype. The outrage by musical theatre fans over an original new musical achieving new heights in blockbuster status is getting ridiculous. The bitterness over cancellation tickets would make sense if it were something new and specific to this show, but it's been going on for decades. I don't remember any complaints before, but attach the name Hamilton to it and there's a brand new level of outrage. Anti-hype!
Posted: 6/6/16 at 9:56pm
Lol "Life is not fair," if you could not afford tickets to Hamilton you would not be saying that. Most people in this country cannot afford a $177 ticket including myself. I can hardly afford transport and the money to rush a show with my salary and rely on generous friends to help me see shows like Hamilton. Broadway used to be accessible to all people. When adjusted for inflation Broadway tickets should be about 1/3 the price that they are now. America is too greedy. I do not think being complacent with "Life is not fair" is a good way to live. Life is as fair as the majority of people are complacent with the bad hand they are dealt.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 10:15pm
Sorry but I don't believe most people can't afford a $177 ticket. People just have different priorities on what they spend their money on.
Hamilton's cheapest ticket ($10) is cheaper than The Color Purple's cheapest ticket ($35).
Updated On: 6/6/16 at 10:15 PM
Posted: 6/6/16 at 10:19pm
Rely on generous friends? You mean use people to pay for you? Wow! Listen, you sound young and idealistic, blah blah but if you're broke and bumming tickets off people then I think it's time to focus on changing your situation instead of worrying about the state of ticket prices.
Posted: 6/6/16 at 10:20pm
But getting the $35 rush ticket is significantly easier than the 1 in 919 chance of winning the lottery, at that rate it would take the average person over 2 years to win. I got the rush tickets on 1 attempt
Posted: 6/6/16 at 10:21pm
ANewBrainn said: "But getting the $35 rush ticket is significantly easier than the 1 in 919 chance of winning the lottery, at that rate it would take the average person over 2 years to win. I got the rush tickets on 1 attempt."
So because they're more in demand, you want them to what? Sell all tickets for $10? Use two theatres at once? Be realistic!
