HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Set for April 2018 Opening at the Lyric — Page 4

Yep, luckily they have more than enough fans!

The fact its going into one of the bigger theatres maybe part compromise so that ticket prices.csn remain a bit more reasonable.

The play may bring mainly potter fans in,but among these are people who have never been to the theatre before so it does help creatr new theatregoers

Lot666 said: "PepperedShepherd said: "...I have to laugh at what the UK considers "Premium". My total cost for both parts came to $240. Any guesses what Premium tix on Broadway will cost?"

That's pretty incredible, considering that the tickets for all five of the shows we saw on Broadway last week cost more, and only one or two were "premium" tickets."

I know! $120 per part seemed incredibly reasonable for "premium" tickets. By way of comparison: Premium for the combined Angels in America is £130 ($169) and both Hamilton and BoM top out at about £200 ($260). All much lower than they are -- or would be -- on this side of the pond.

I was just talking to a friend of mine, another L.A. resident who makes frequent trips to Broadway. Told him that after my next trip to NYC in the fall -- where my big ticket items include Dolly, DEH, and Hamilton -- I may have to cut back on these annual trips. It's becoming cheaper, in the long run, to fly all the way to London to get a theatre fix, or just wait for the touring production. (Although, in the case of Ham, premium at the Hollywood Pantages is $650 -- and that applies to a good 2/3rds of the orchestra, at least!)

/ End of somewhat off-topic pricing rant. :)

Updated On: 5/5/17 at 10:19 PM

What Harry Potter has going for it unlike Hamilton is families will come in droves for this. Yes, I know people brought their kids to Hamilton, but I don't think it's a big a family draw as Harry Potter will be.

Again, only talking about media attention here, not ticket sales.

STILL no on sale date for tickets? My bank account needs notice.

FROM THE WEBSITE:

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 11AM EDT
via Ticketmaster Verified Fan®, only to those ticket buyers who receive an access code.

Ticket buyers must register with Ticketmaster Verified Fan®, a process put in place to protect genuine ticket buyers from bots and scalpers, for the opportunity to purchase tickets.

Ticket buyers who register, and are verified and randomly selected, will receive an access code that will give them the opportunity to purchase tickets. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration will open on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 10AM EDT and close on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 10PM EDT.

Tickets will go on sale on Thursday October 12 at 11am EDT.

You will not be able to buy tickets unless you register and receive an access code. However, please note that because of anticipated demand, registering does not guarantee receipt of an access code, and receiving an access code does not guarantee there will be tickets remaining when you try to purchase. The selection process will be randomized to ensure access to tickets is as fair as possible and to protect our customers from bots and ticket scalpers.

If you are unsuccessful in securing tickets in this first release, there will be further opportunities to purchase tickets in the future on a regular basis. Details of further ticket releases will be announced via the official website, social media channels and the official newsletter. There will also be opportunities to purchase late-release tickets, including the weekly release of The Friday Forty.

WHAT IS TICKETMASTER VERIFIED FAN®?

Ticketmaster Verified Fan® is a process put in place to protect genuine ticket buyers from bots and ticket scalpers.

Ticket buyers register ahead of time and those who are verified and randomly selected receive a code that unlocks access for the opportunity to purchase tickets.

I don't know how I feel about the Verified Fan business, but I suppose it is the fairest way there is. I see you can buy 6 tickets per transaction, so we might be making some new friends on this board once the codes go out!

I wonder how Broadway's black and POC community overall will react if down the line the show wants to stunt cast someone like Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood from the films) or even Emma Watson if god forbid she has a downward career spiral over the next 5 years as Hermione. I just wonder considering this is post The Great Comet fiasco, and despite the multiple racial interpretations of the character, if the community will react similarly if Hermione was ever cast with a white actress.

bdn223 said: " I wonder how Broadway's black and POC community overall will react if down the line the show wants to stunt cast someone like Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood from the films) or even Emma Watson if god forbid she has a downward career spiral over the next 5 years as Hermione. I just wonder considering this is post The Great Comet fiasco, and despite the multiple racial interpretations of the character, if the community will react similarly if Hermione was ever cast with a white actress. "

I doubt there'd be much backlash if that happened, solely because the vast majority of people who protested the TGC casting change were teenaged/young adult Hamilton/Oak fans (a good amount of theatre professionals made comments too, yes, but the ones who were attacking the show's creative team were teenagers). This show's intended demographic is teenagers/young adults, all of which would probably do anything to see Evanna or Emma live, even at the expense of kicking out the one actress of color in the cast.

Plus of course, I'm sure the TGC fiasco is going to become producing folklore, a story told to aspiring producers about the dangers of having a bad PR team.

Probably totally missing the mark. They've been kind to the fans in UK providing very cheap prices, so hopefully that carries, but I could see it being $200 for per part (for the best seats, non-premium) and then maybe as low as $80 - to $100 for the worst seats.

Okay thanks. I saw this on the website:

"

Beginning in previews, every Friday at 1PM EDT, we will release 40 tickets for every performance the following week, for some of the very best seats in the theatre, at an amazingly low price. These tickets are known as ‘The Friday Forty’ and will only be available via the official website.



More information regarding The Friday Forty will be announced at a later date. "

I'm assuming it would be best not to rely on these but try and get with the release code, right? Would anyone happen to have info on this policy? Thanks