HAIR tickets question...

A. You donate $165.00 as a summer supporter -they will give you a RESERVED SEAT on the date you want. They will get back to you within 78 hours.

B. Fall in line as early as 5am- they distribute FREE tickets at 1pm. The last 50 people who would not get a ticket at 1pm. they give you a voucher for cancellation- you have to go back later, to see if you can get a ticket that day.
(note: for those falling inline- you can ONLY get tickets on the same day, NO ADVANCE)

Public Theater-Shakespeare in the park is a FREE theater. So most people get inline to get tickets. They usually give you TWO tickets...If they ran out- you'll just have to come back the next day. If it rains that night- you run out of luck! but if you donate money-they will reschedule it for you.

Its at Delacorte Theater- its an outdoor theater:


What's the best way to make sure I get a ticket?

It depends. the best way for me for NOT living in NYC is to donate money, so there's a guarantee seats for me, so I dont waste my trip.

and really want to see the show before it closes that Sunday, September 7th.

Yeah. its extended. you can fall in line as 5 am. Ive heard that some people who arrived at 7am were still able to get tickets...If you live close- yeah take your chance! IF YOU ARE REALLY DYING TO SEE THE SHOW! I suggest you go there at 5 am~to be sure: REMEMBER - its FREE and they got a lot of raves reviews, so most likely people will flock to see it. Some people even camp for the night!
also since that's the last day.. I suggest GO THERE at 5 am!

Remember : ITS FREE!

J*

Updated On: 8/11/08 at 03:19 PM

you can all take little Groffy, Will Swenson is all MINE!!!

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There isn't technically a stage door for the Delacorte but the closest thing is Gate 1. Facing the stage it's the entrance/exit on the far right. If the cast/crew is going to greet anyone, that's where they will leave from.

He is going there on the last day! so I suggest - GO THERE VERY EARLY like 4 or 5 am.. then when you get your ticket at 1pm.. just go home and take a nap till 6 pm...

It's really a WHOLE DAY activity for this one!

Good Luck, Dustin!

J*

Well, that is good to know. I just saw the signs on barricades that said that the line starts at that entrance before 6am. So, it would seem that people should definitely check over at the Delacorte before waiting outside the park.

But the first guy in line got there at 11:30pm, so if you wanna be first, an overnight stay is what you are in for. But how perfect is doing that for THIS show?

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You can make bedding on the pavement and/or bring a chair. I would recommend this as that pavement is hard on your body. LOL

You can use the Delacorte bathroom. This is the only time you can leave the line. They have strict line policies--though some people do break them and then it depends on the people behind you whether or not you get told on.

You have to bring food and drink with you or you can have it delivered--and plenty of places deliver.

You can sleep, read, play games, whatever.

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Yeah, there were definitely signs yesterday but I got there after 6, so I dunno if they enforced the line to wait outside the park until then.

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Thanks everybody! I actually move on Tuesday, September 2nd. So, I'll have the following Wednesday-Sunday to get a chance to see the show! I'll probably fall in line early EARLY Wednesday morning to see the show that night! I may be exhausted from my travel and move, but...oh well! I really want to see this production!

How many tickets do they give out for free? How many does the Delacorte seat?

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They might very well have cracked down on people lining up at the theatre before 6 AM due to the reviews and the possibility of there being more people there earlier.

The cancellation line is a great alternative though a little more risky. You have a great chance of getting the left over house seats there Center stage mid tier. I know I did when I tried the cancellation line! The seat I got after waiting in line was mid tier all the way on the left beside the wall!

All the seats are free. The Delacorte has 800 seats (snicker: a little over 1830 I was told by the line narc). It is two tickets per person. The cancellation however is 1 ticket per person.

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Yes at 1pm.

Also I forgot the VIRTUAL line thru their website. You sign in from 12 am to 12;55 pm..then log back at around 1pm to check if you got FREE tickets. I was told that they only gave limited tickets a day from the website.

The only person I know from BWW that got his tickets thru virtual line is Tony Vincent. Everyone here seems to get their FREE TICKETS by falling inline in Central Park.

I have tried 3 Saturdays thru Virtual line via their website...and all I got is this...

Updated On: 8/11/08 at 07:00 PM

I won my tickets through the virtual line. Guess I got lucky, cause I won on my second try. I entered precisely at midnight, if that helps. The seats were GREAT, a little to the side, but close to the stage. When you win, the message is in green, letting you know you won, and how to pick up tickets (you just show up at the BO, show your id, and get your 2 tickets).

So don't despair, it's possible to win.

This is very important. Where you are in line does NOT guarantee that you'll have good or bad tickets. Case in point: two Saturdays ago my friend and I were the second and third person in line. We were seated in row Q. Other people got in the line at 9:15. They were much much closer than we were. So if I were anybody, don't go at 5. Go at 6, go at 7. I don't know what the best time to go is now that the show has opened. I'd assume it'll let up a bit next week after Groff leaves.

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