ACL Tickets

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/24/06 at 11:33pm

FYI, according to achorusline.com tickets will go on sale to the general public on June 18. To those AMEX cardholders, tickets will go on sale on May 31. And if you have a group of 12 or more, you can buy your tickets now.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/25/06 at 10:47am

I'm bumping this for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:30pm

I am going to NYC in October and this is one of the main reasons why: To see ACL :)

[mateo]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:49pm

me 2. actually I am planning my trip around the tix i get for acl.

approx. how much do you think orchestra seats for the show will be?

[wickedfreak]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:50pm

Does anyone know how long contracts are for the cast? I will be there in NYC in March and I would love to see the original revival cast!
Updated On: 5/26/06 at 01:50 PM

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:51pm

At full price? $110 I'm sure. Hopefully there will be $65 discount codes though. I will definitely be attending the first preview of this show.

[circusliz]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:54pm

Do you think it will be possible to buy tickets for opening night? Or are opening nights a sort of "invite only" type thing?

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:55pm

invite only usually...

[mateo]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:56pm

I have to plan air fare and possibly hotel fare around ACL.
- I am hoping to get tix sometime in oct- thats all i care about ^^

when are previews- a week or so before it opens?

and when is the official OP day. the website says Sept 18th... is that when previews begin?

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:58pm

First Preview: Sept 18th
Opening Night: October 5th

[mateo]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 1:59pm

thanks.

- sorry for all the questions. but where is the best place to buy tix? ticketmaster? someplace like that.

[WOSQ]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:02pm

Why go to the first preview?

The cast isn't used to an audience, doesn't know where the laughs are and the tech side is still working things out.

Unless it is free, I avoid the first week or two (or longer) so any problems can be ironed out.

How many shows have gotten trashed based on a first preview?

If there is a mailing I will buy as far into the discount period as possible.

[circusliz]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:04pm

Boo! I am desparate to meet Jacques D'Amboise, Charlotte's father. Maybe I can at least be outside the theater on opening night and have a chance at meeting him as he goes in (assuming, of course, that he'll be there to support his daughter on opening night).

[mateo]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:04pm

WOSQ- what does "If there is a mailing I will buy as far into the discount period as possible." mean?

a mailing?

what is the discount period?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:06pm

First previews are fun. You're one of the first to see the new work - it's exciting.

Opening nights are always invite only first - whatever they have left they sell. There are just some random shows that sold opening night tickets to the public:

WICKED
DEMOCRACY
NEVER GONNA DANCE
THE BOY FROM OZ
THREE DAYS OF RAIN
THE ODD COUPLE
LESTAT
LITTLE WOMEN
SHINING CITY

etc...

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:06pm

they will iron out all the kinks in California. by the first NY preview, it will be a solid show.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:07pm

A mailing is a flyer that is usually sent out by telecharge or ticketmaster that has a discount code. The discount period is the time in which the discount code is valid.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:08pm

There aren't going to be any kinks to iron out at all in the material - its a 30 year old musical! The only changes I could forsee happening between first preview in SF and opening night on Broadway are some cast changes.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:11pm

WOSQ - The first preview will NOT be the first time the cast performs in front of an audience. They do have an out-of-town tryout. Plus this is a revival. From what I understand it will be a near-replica of the original. There won't be any surprises.

[mateo]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:11pm

thankyou!

I assume you have to sign up with ticketmaster to get discount flyer... but are all people elligble to recieve them or is it like a 'club' thing?

I am so clueless when it comes to these things.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:15pm

I agree, Munk. I love first previews. Saw the first previews of Sweet Charity, The Blonde in the Thunderbird, In My Life and The Pajama Game and I don't regret going to any of them.

Unfortunately, I also attended the first previews of Awake and Sing! and Well, both of which I hated.

Out of those six I attended though, there were no major problems and all of them played like a regular performance.

And you're probably right, MichaelBennett. ACL won't have any kinks because they will do the exact same show that opened in 1975. No changes. No kinks.

Can't wait to see this production!

[WOSQ]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:26pm

The theatre in California seats what, 1700+? The Plymouth 1100. This will take some adjusting. Think sound levels and gesturing. I don't know what the wing space is in SF but things could get close in NY.

Every theatre has quirks that require feeling the place out. There are always kinks to work out. This is one of the challenges of touring.

Audiences differ from city to city. In the extremes, Boston is known to be a savvy audience that is not demonstrative. Palm Beach audiences are too well-known (especially opening nights in high season) for wanting to be seen and not paying attention to the show. Give me Boston anytime.

I got on all the mailing lists from being a member at one time or another of the Public, Roundabout, MTC, Lincoln Center, The Vineyard, etc, etc. Often I will get duplicates.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:27pm

Usually after your first order with ticketmaster or telecharge they start sending them to you. You can also check www.broadwaybox.com which would provide the same discount codes.

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 2:41pm

I also wanted to share my love of first previews. So much fun to be a part of. I attended the first preview of Sweeney Todd revival, will be attending Mary Poppins and hopefulyl Chorus Line. I'm sure there are others that I am forgetting but its a good time.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 3:57pm

"WOSQ - The first preview will NOT be the first time the cast performs in front of an audience. They do have an out-of-town tryout. Plus this is a revival. From what I understand it will be a near-replica of the original. There won't be any surprises."

Not to mention the invited dress, Fosse. However, from all the talk about there being no changes from the original, I hear that's not quite so. It won't be quite as stark as the original, and of course, there's been much a to-do about Sheila being cast with Diedre Goodwin, as some think Richie should be the only Afro-American character.

In any case, changes will definately be made during previews. There almost always are. That's the whole point of a preview, to see what works and change what doesn't.