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

[BroadwayLuv2]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 2:51pm

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. 

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 2:59pm

I’m thinking I might just do “best available” on Ticketmaster. But I would want to exclude premium seats. My mind is drawing blank-is that possible, to search every non-premium price point? 

[broadwaynerdnewbie]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 4:07pm

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.

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 5:08pm

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 show of 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.)

[Valentina3]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 5:15pm

^ 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

[Notreallysilent 2]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 5:58pm

You could still see the show and I guess understand the plot, but I think it’ll lose some of the magic. I think going in knowing Harry Potter makes the show even better. I do think you need to know the story of Harry Potter. I mean the show directly relates to events that happened in the 4th book, and I think you’ll need to know the story behind Harry Potter. I mean it’s like seeeing the 8th (well 9th in this case) movie of a series without having seen the rest of it. The plot within the show itself you’ll be able to understand, but you won’t get its importance to the series.

[VotePeron]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 6:35pm

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. 

 

[sorano916]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 6:39pm

So, here's the thing... in London, at either ticketing website, you aren't able to select your exact seats. You can choose your price band but within that price band, they'll give you a seat (assuming the "best available" in that section) and you either take that or you release them and go through the process again, hoping you won't get the same seats. And the seat you pick for one part is the same seat you get for the other part.

It's going to be interesting to see how it's done through Ticketmaster. Especially on where the price bands fall. 

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 6:53pm

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]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 6:56pm

Updated On: 10/1/17 at 06:56 PM

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 8:01pm

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. 

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 8:10pm

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.)"

It's not like there isn't plenty 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. 

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 10/1/17 at 8:13pm

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!

 

[Englishsteve]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 3:15am

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.)"

i took my other half, she'd never read the books fell asleep during the first two films - we didn't get any further than those two. I wasnt sure how two plays were going to go down but she loved it. Said afterwards if you forget about the hype of it being Harry Potter it still stood by itself as a great play,

I didn't think the script did it justice, think it was a shame they released that book.

 

[uncageg]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 3:37am

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

[dramamama611]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 4:42am

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)

[JudyDenmark]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 11:56am

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.)

[theatered100]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 12:19pm

Did anybody 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, but the sign in button is not clickable. I see a brown rectangle with three white circles which look like bubbles, but the rectangle is forever loading and cannot be clicked.

Any ideas to solve this problem would be much appreciated.

[uncageg]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 12:29pm

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.

 

[sorano916]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 1:02pm

JudyDenmark said: "Broadway Joe said: "It's not like there isn't plenty 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.)"

I would say that they wouldn't be totally lost if they've never read or watched the movies. If they enjoy theatre, they would at least like the technical aspects and the cast is rather good (well, the London cast members have been great). 

It jumps off of the epilogue in the last book and then incorporates some elements from the 4th book.

A cliff notes' version would help. Possible let them know who's who/how they're connected with each other (Harry is married to Ginny, whose brother is Ron, who's married to Hermione; Draco was rivals with Harry in school; they are have children; etc.) Also, the other main/supporting characters from the series (McGonagall, Hagrid, etc.).

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 1:35pm

Man, the Playbill homepage is amazing. And sad.

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

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 2:13pm

I knew nothing about the books or films (other than the basic pop culture basics) and I absolutely loved the plays in London. The program in London had a brief synopsis of all the books and a glossary of terms like “muggles” which I read before curtain and it was helpful.

[uncageg]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 2:33pm

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.

 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 3:19pm

I have a billion blockers so I didn't even realize there were any.

[DrewJoseph]

Posted: 10/2/17 at 5:41pm

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?