HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Set for April 2018 Opening at the Lyric- Page 7
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Set for April 2018 Opening at the Lyric
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#150HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/27/17 at 5:46pm
So, not accounting for the exchange rate, the ticket prices for Broadway are pretty much double compared to London. The two-show price for London is essentially the per performance price on Broadway. And they haven't released the premium pricing yet. I had a feeling that's what they were going to do. Those $200/per performance seats are still going to be terrible seats, based on the fact that the show will have premium seats and what a barn that theater is.
raddersons
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/14/13
#151HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/27/17 at 6:57pm
Listen. I'm excited about this. I've refrained from reading the play because I knew it would transfer to Broadway pretty soon from London. It's finally arrived, and now it's time to pay for the tickets. But...
I can't believe this is two plays. At this point is JK Rowling just asking "How can I make as much money as possible? I know! I'll write a play! No... I'll write TWO plays! Brilliant!" Everyone in my immediate family was a Harry Potter fanatic when I was growing up, and I want to be able to take them for Christmas. Four tickets turned into eight ticket, turns into... more of a Christmas budget than I've ever had before.
Maybe I should just wait three years for the hype to die down. It's not like it's going anywhere any time soon. I'd rather use my money on Angels in America.
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#152HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/28/17 at 1:18am
I really hate this unnecessary garbage format to get tickets. My gf is a huge Harry Potter fan and if it wasn't for that I wouldn't even bother with these shows.
#153HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/28/17 at 2:41am
I want to see this show with my mom when we go to NYC in July. Are you guys going to bit the bullet and buy your tickets (if you get the code) on the day they're posted for sale? Or take the risk and wait for the Friday forty?
rodrigo_ca
Stand-by Joined: 12/12/15
#154HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/28/17 at 2:54am
Fosse76, what do you mean by barn?
raddersons J.K. Rowling don't make ticket prices and yet she made if pretty sure everyone would get to see the play. I doubt you'd get trendy show tickets for like, 80 bucks (and I'm not counting the 20 dollars/part tickets).
Broadway Joe k
secretschuylersister I don't know if you live near or far from NYC, but I live pretty far away and wouldn't risk my odds at seeing the play, so I'm buying them. If I get to buy them again on the Friday 40 on the week I'm there, then fine, I'll see it twice haha. I guess its worth the risk only if you live in NYC or if you can go on a plane from one week to another at the drop of a hat.
#155HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/28/17 at 5:27am
rodrigo_ca said: "I don't know if you live near or far from NYC, but I live pretty far away and wouldn't risk my odds at seeing the play, so I'm buying them. If I get to buy them again on the Friday 40 on the week I'm there, then fine, I'll see it twice haha. I guess its worth the risk only if you live in NYC or if you can go on a plane from one week to another at the drop of a hat."
I'm all the way in Guam, which is over 24 hours of traveling to get to NYC, so you have a point! Thanks a bunch.
kade.ivy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#156HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/29/17 at 6:21pm
In case anyone was wondering, I contacted Broadway.com today to ask if they'd be getting tickets for this and they WILL NOT. I'm considering contingency plans if I don't get a code, and they were my absolute last resort due to their obscene markups, but it looks like the only way truly will be through Ticketmaster. Kudos to the producers and good luck to us all! It's not perfect, but I appreciate the gesture toward fairness.
#157HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/29/17 at 6:53pm
I just saw the production in London, and wanted to chime in that I thought it was absolutely sensational. I confess I have never read the books nor seen the films, and so I was a bit wary, but everything you need to know is given to you in the course of the play. It’s simply dazzling theatrical stagecraft.
“I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.”
#158HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/29/17 at 7:09pm
I'm also getting very worried. Hoping to the Harry Potter gods that I'm able to get tickets. Harry Potter was most of my childhood and this is pretty pefect for me. I'm wondering if I can get my friends to sign up also and use their codes if they happen to get one and not me? Or is it linked to that one account? Also thinking that worse comes to worse, those $20/$40 tickets will probably end up on StubHub for hopefully not too much.
kade.ivy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#159HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 9/29/17 at 7:29pm
Just did some quick math based on lots of assumptions.
They're putting seats on sale for 36 weeks of performances. If we think along the lines of 4 "sets" of performances per week (even though there will be a chance to purchase single seats), so seats will be on sale for approximately 144 "sets" of performances. I'm not sure how many seats will be in the renovated Lyric, but let's underestimate at a shot in the dark of 1300. That would be 187,200 seats available for the 144 "sets" going on sale. Even if they only give out codes for half of those, the math helps my feelings about the odds.
Feel free to shoot me down now! :)
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#160HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:03am
Registration just opened and the website has crashed, this system is a joke.
amysea
Understudy Joined: 8/1/17
#161HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:06am
Yeah I keep getting a 504 Gateway Timeout message. Has anyone had luck registering yet?
#162HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:06am
This whole process is a joke.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
The Pecan Sandies
Chorus Member Joined: 3/16/14
#163HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:07am
Broadway Joe said: "Registration just opened and the website has crashed, this system is a joke."
I’m surprised they didn’t prepare for this more it’s not like they didn’t know this was going to be popular
overthemoon2shiz
Understudy Joined: 2/26/06
#164HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:11am
Never done anything like this before. Since it crashed, should I stop trying, or keep trying in hopes I catch it when it's back up?
<3
#165HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:12am
Irritating.
#166HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:14am
This is beyond frustrating.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#167HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:15am
Mine got as far as letting me fill out my info and select how I wanted to see the show and how many tickets I'm interested in. After I hit submit, it "loaded" for a few seconds and then went back to the main screen. I don't know if it actually went through or not. I haven't received any kind of confirmation email or any screen like "application submitted" it just went back to the original page. Anyone else have something like this?
"In here, life is beautiful"
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#168HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:15am
overthemoon2shiz said: "Never done anything like this before. Since it crashed, should I stop trying, or keep trying in hopes I catch it when it's back up?"
Registration goes until October 5th at 10pm and the selection process is supposed to be "random" so it shouldn't matter when we register but who knows.
#169HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:17am
So irritated I am going to take a knee about it.
To seek revenge may lead to hell yet everyone does it but seldom as well......
#170HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:18am
nrocke731 said: "Mine got as far as letting me fill out my info and select how I wanted to see the show and how many tickets I'm interested in. After I hit submit, it "loaded" for a few seconds and then went back to the main screen. I don't know if it actually went through or not. I haven't received any kind of confirmation email or any screen like "application submitted" it just went back to the original page. Anyone else have something like this?"
Same thing happened to me. I don't think it actually took the registration.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
FlySkyHigh
Understudy Joined: 4/17/16
#171HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:18am
I kept refreshing and finally got through, but when I pressed submit it went back to the sign in With Ticketmaster page. So, I have no idea if it went through and I have not received a confirmation email if it did.
#172HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:18am
I'll try again later, this is just giving me a headache TBH
The Pecan Sandies
Chorus Member Joined: 3/16/14
#173HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:19am
nrocke731 said: "Mine got as far as letting me fill out my info and select how I wanted to see the show and how many tickets I'm interested in. After I hit submit, it "loaded" for a few seconds and then went back to the main screen. I don't know if it actually went through or not. I haven't received any kind of confirmation email or any screen like "application submitted" it just went back to the original page. Anyone else have something like this?"
same me thing just happened to me I just checked my email to see if I got some sort of confirmation email but nothing
#174HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD to Take the Lyric Theatre in 2018
Posted: 10/1/17 at 10:20am
It says that we'll receive a confirmation email, so I guess just hold out for that? If I don't get one in a few hours, I'll start trying again.
"In here, life is beautiful"
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