A Chorus Line Lotto Rigged — Page 2

no, it's false actually. They said that 20 tickets are available at $20. All 20 are sold for that scale, so that is true. If you want to gripe, gripe about them saying $20, then charging $21.25.

Do all the shows draw the names inside? The only lotto i've ever done was wicked, and they pulled them right there in front of everybody. also, they said "usually we draw 25, but today we are only drawing 17." I assumed it was because the others went to cast members, and i was fine with that because they told us ahead of time.

Again, and it looks like Broadwayguy2 is the only one who agrees with me (prolly cause he understands how family oriented the entire Broadway community is), stop griping, and be thankful that shows do lotteries/rushes in the first place. They have NO obligation whatsoever.

you two really don't get it, do you????

they have no obligation. FINE. We get it.

But if you say you are doing one thing, then doing another, then it is HYPOCRITICAL. It is called lying. I have seen enough from George W. Bush to know the difference!

That's what I was thinking.

Enter the lottery (fairly) like everyone else.

Now see, that's more fair missyrose. That way people know better what their chances are.

Again, I'm not saying don't give the seats to the cast members. Just do it ahead of time and say upfront that you'll be drawing for x number of available seats. Because if they've already been promised to cast members for family and friends, those seats really aren't available.

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"How is it fair when the results are predetermined???"

"Just tell us! Is that too much to ask?????"

"But don't pull this stunt about everyone having a FAIR chance at winning the lotto. We're not IDIOTS. Just play straight with us."


If it looks like whining, and sounds like whining, it IS whining...

No. That is not whining.

Those are DEMANDS for some honesty.

Do I need to put them in all caps??? Would that be better????

Sure, it would be nice if they said "Tonight, we are only gonna have 16 tickets for the lottery"

Guess what? I would bet $100 that some idiot would complain later that night on this very board about that as well.

Here's what the Web site says about the lotto:

Lottery Seats

Prior to each performance of A Chorus Line, patrons will be invited to enter a lottery drawing at the theatre for a limited number of $20 front orchestra seats to that day's performance. The lottery will begin at 5:30 and names will be drawn at random with winners announced at 6:00 for evening performances. The lottery for matinees will begin at 11:30 am and names will be drawn at random with winners announced at 12:00 pm.

Nothing about guaranteeing a certain number of seats. Now, I agree that it would be a little silly to go through the pretense of making a cast member go through the lotto process if it was already predetermined that they were going to get the tickets. It would be much better PR for the show if they just announced the number of tickets available upfront.

On the other hand, it also depends on whether guaranteeing seats for cast members' family and friends is a policy blessed on high or whether it's a rogue employee running the lottery violating the set policy. But I don't know that, and neither, I gather, does anyone else here.

And no stake at all here -- I virtually never do lottery anymore because it's just not an efficient way for me to get tickets.

I'm not entering my feelings on the whole issue, just because I don't want to get caught in the middle. However, I have been to lotto when it was drawn outside, in plain view of everyone. Granted, it was slow and almost everyone won (and after EVERY name, she asked "how do you pronounce your name, sweetie?") so let's not make assertions about how they do something EVERY time, k?

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Yes, someone would be complaining, but I wouldn't.

I tried SRO for Jersey Boys. I was told before I got in line the usual 10 spots was down to 8 because I cast member needed 2 of them. Fine. I wasn't happy about it. But they TOLD me. I appreciated that they were upfront and honest with me.

Integrity. Rare these days.

Because being warm and friendly excuses doing the wrong thing.

Equity minimum is about $1500 a week, no? That means they make $75k min. After dues, agents, etc (not counting taxes, because we all pay those) they make at least 50k (rounding down). Still way more than I make. And that's minimum. I have as much respect for performers as everyone else here, but this is the profession they chose and most of them probably feel lucky to be doing what they love. Let's not pretend they're forced at gunpoint to do what they do and make what they make.

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