Hadestown lottery - how popular?

[batboysings]

Posted: 11/5/21 at 10:42am

Does anyone have a sense of how busy the Hadestown lottery is at the moment? I will be in town the first week of January so can try every day, but just wondered if there's a sense of it being quieter or busier than usual. Thanks

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/5/21 at 10:44am

I'm sure it's "quieter" than usual as there simply aren't the same number of people ready for live theater.  That being said, it's likely still a long shot.  If "only" 500 people try a day, the odds are still against you.

The first week of Jan could be a different thing....dead of winter and all. But since the lottery peeps are often locals - there is still no guarantee.

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/5/21 at 10:49am

I've won twice since early October. Wednesday matinees though, 

[kwoc91]

Posted: 11/5/21 at 10:51am

This is purely anecdotal but I've entered almost every day since September and haven't won yet. And I've won quite a few lotteries in that same timeframe.

Hadestown still has strong ticket sales compared to a lot of other shows at the moment. When I looked a few weeks ago to get tickets for next weekend (a friend is visiting and really wanted to see it) I couldn't even find two seats next to one another for any of the weekend performances. Ended up buying two box seats - one behind the other - as that was the best option for our price range.

If you really want to see the show I'd recommend buying a ticket.