HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Set for April 2018 Opening at the Lyric — Page 11

I thought the process was pretty simple. I pretty much just had to login with my Ticketmaster account. For some reason I thought we were going to have to link up social media profiles, etc. Did anyone have to do this?

I got the email saying that they received my registration, so I guess I'm good.

I was able to sign up and complete the registration. I really hope I get an access code but I'm also not holding out a lot of hope for one if that makes sense.

^ I don't think the play would make much sense w/o knowing the overall story. There's continuous peppering of references from nearly every book, and actual events from movies/books are set as backdrops to scenes which take place in the book. There's not much explanation at least in the writing, it assumes you know broad concepts and events. I wouldn't recommend spending money if you haven't at least seen the movies.

Updated On: 10/1/17 at 05:15 PM

JudyDenmark said: "Apologies if this has been asked already... I skimmed the whole thread. Do you have to know anything about Harry Potter to enjoy this play? My parents have never read the books or seen the movies and really know nothing except that it's about magic - would they be able to follow the plot? I think they'd really love the spectacle of it, and they like seeing the hot showof the moment, but I don't want to waste anyone's money if they'd be clueless. Thanks!

(All assuming I'm lucky enough to get an access code, of course.)"



Theoretically, yes, they could see the show and understand what's going on. The London program has a detailed synopsis of each book in it, with key characters that make an appearance in the play highlighted (I'm assuming Bway will do similar.) The play is written for people vaguely familiar to understand it, which is why when reading it, it reads like fan fiction. On stage, it all makes sense as they're laying out context that is necessary unless every audience member was a superfan. I imagine this was for longevity's sake - eventually 5-10 years into the plays run, people less and less familiar with Harry Potter will see it.



Of course, this is all coming from a superfan, who was disappointed in the initial script, but was completely floored when I saw the production in person. It definitely has something for everyone. It's kind of like if Hamilton was only appropriate to US History buffs.

I really wish ATG were handling the tickets for this.

I'm wondering if you'll have to go in to each Part's show and purchase seats separately or if you'll automatically be able to get the same seat for each Part and check out. ATG made this simple and stress-free and Ticketmaster is not really know for either of those things.

Updated On: 10/1/17 at 06:53 PM

TheQuibbler said: "I really wish ATG were handling the tickets for this.

I'm wondering if you'll have to go in to each Part's show and purchase seats separately or if you'll automatically be able to get the same seat for each Part and check out. ATG made this simple and stress-free and Ticketmaster is not really know for either of those things."

I would guess that for the “combo” tickets, i.e., the consecutive performance tickets, there would be one combined Ticketmaster “event” so the seat would be the same. I know Ticketmaster does that when they sell tickets to multi-day music festivals, which also gives the same seat to a multi-performance event.

I read correctly that Saturday and Sunday performances can only be purchased for both parts together, right? That’s a good thing I think.

kade.ivy said: "I would guess that for the “combo” tickets, i.e., the consecutive performance tickets, there would be one combined Ticketmaster “event” so the seat would be the same. I know Ticketmaster does that when they sell tickets to multi-day music festivals, which also gives the same seat to a multi-performance event."



Good to know!

TheQuibbler said: "I really wish ATG were handling the tickets for this.

I'm wondering if you'll have to go in to each Part's show and purchase seats separately or if you'll automatically be able to get the same seat for each Part and check out. ATG made this simple and stress-free and Ticketmaster is not really know for either of those things."

At this poin If I get tickets I will be glad to be inside the theater. As big as that theater is, I sat in the last row upstairs and still enjoyed a show.

Updated On: 10/2/17 at 03:37 AM

Broadway Joe said: "It's not like there isn'tplenty of time to watch the movies beforehand. I'm not a huge Potter fan but I've seen each movie once and they are enjoyable."

Thanks for the insight, everyone! Personally I'm a huge fan of the books and a mostly-fan of the movies, so I know I'd love it. I just don't know if I can convince my 72-year-old parents to watch all of the movies ahead of time, haha. They really don't care about Harry Potter. They do care about theatre, and about seeing the Next Big Thing, which is why I think they might like this... I just don't want them to be totally lost. (I'm totally unspoiled and want to stay that way, but it's good to know that this jumps off of events in Book 4 - if nothing else I could give them my cliff's notes version of everything beforehand.)

dramamama611 said: "You don't have a code. You dont even know if you'll get a code. (Unless you've figured out how to buck the system)"

I realize that. Just typed the wrong thing. I am human.

Man, the Playbill homepage is amazing. And sad.

https://twitter.com/PlaybillIsOnIt/status/914833347603423232

LizzieCurry said: "Man, the Playbill homepage is amazing. And sad.

https://twitter.com/PlaybillIsOnIt/status/914833347603423232"



I just closed the tab. That pop up is annoying.

theatered100 said: "Didanybody have trouble signing in with your ticketmaster account from the registration website?

I have been reloading the registration page(https://cursedchildnyc.tmverifiedfan.com/) numerous times with my desktop, mobile, and different browsers, butthe sign in button is not clickable. I seea brown rectangle withthree white circles whichlook like bubbles, but the rectangleis forever loading and cannot be clicked.

Any ideas to solve this problem would be much appreciated."





I've got exactly the same problem! Anyone know what to do about that?