Hair only 83 % ?- Page 2

[CSonBroadway]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 9:51pm

Comps are given out. Expect higher numbers since this week is a popular spring break week.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:55pm

I just heard that Tom Hanks was there tonight.

[viola13]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 2:02am

According to their twitter, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Dan Akroyd, and Issac Mizrahi were all at the show tonight. They certainly get their share of celebrities, I think there's been someone at every show I've seen.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 11:09am

You guys haven't been following. Dame got tickets before the reviews came out and then they came out and were so good, he was counting on the show selling out and tickets to be hard to come by. There's that extra thrill of having tickets to the hottest, sold outest show in town. He's looking for that extra endorphin rush a person gets when he has a ticket that others would sell their children to get their hands on. No harm there, it's part of the fun for some people. But it's like real estate speculators and house flippers. The economy has its impact.

Dame, I recommend not swinging by TKTS before the show. If you do, just don't look at the board.

PS "Hair" might also suffer after Isherwood called it an "also ran" and "the Yul Brenner of musicals" his guilty pleasure rave review of "Rock of Ages" today in the times.

Updated On: 4/8/09 at 11:09 AM

[DAME]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 10:16pm

Namo... As always.. Your right on the money.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 10:51pm

Yes, but I'm humble about it.

[uncageg]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 1:44am

Well, in this economy and even at the percentage it is at, it is a "hot Ticket". Not everyone can afford even the discount prices. So stop saying it is only at 83% like it is not "A Hit". Pay attention to the economy and realize that, it is a hit. It is lucky right now to have those numbers.

[winston89]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 3:07am

Given the way things are this show is doing more then just okay. I honestly have the feeling that DAME started this thread just so that they could have bragging rights about how they have the hottest ticket in town and someone else they know doesn't. Kind of childish if you ask me.

[jennamajig]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 9:50am

Dame, I can understand wanting the thrill of having a ticket to the hottest show in town. I bought tickets for the Producers a week pre-Tonys when the buzz and sales were already high (the tickets were for Jan, six months in advance). After the Tonys, forget about it! I took my parents and my dad was so impressed that I had gotten tickets. It was pretty cool :).

I think sell-outs can happen, but the economy isn't helping. Billy Elliot is selling extremely well and in my mind, is a hot ticket, but you can walk up the box office day of and they will most likely have a ticket to sell you (it may not be a good seat). That may change come summer, of course. Even Wicked and Jersey Boys see their perfect attendance sell-out rate dip a bit during the slower months because $125 a seat is a lot to shell out for one night of entertainment.

I think Hair could be a very hot ticket this summer, but we'll see. I only wish it the best and it's on my list to see.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 9:59am

Just to provide some clarity to this issue: I was there last night (tickets purchased in early March) and the show seemed entirely sold-out. Mind you, this was a Wednesday night performance...I can only imagine what the weekends look like. I'm confident that next week's grosses will reflect this fact.

Having said that, the show has only grown stronger since previews and I am already planning my next (5th) return visit.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 10:37am

"I honestly have the feeling that DAME started this thread just so that they could have bragging rights about how they have the hottest ticket in town and someone else they know doesn't."

The insight of your honest feelings is staggering. (Did you actually read the whole thread?)

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 12:38pm

poor Dame started a thread from an observation they made and gets branded a Hair hater grrrr

[singtopher]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 12:43pm

Hair has only been at TKTS twice in the past two weeks.

[mgcproductions]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 3:02pm

hair https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cummings_Stoney_Hollock_Harmon_Perform_At_Vlada_Lounge_Easter_Sunday_20090409

[DAME]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 3:36pm

By the way.. the weather in the city today is glorious. And Namo.. I did glance at the tkts booth. Sad. Very sad.

[Q]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 4:01pm

Wow. They really have stopped teaching reading comprehension in schools, haven't they?

But, I suppose it's possible that some of these folks simply haven't reached that grade yet.

Enjoy the show, DAME!

[winston89]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 4:58pm

Actually Namo, I did read the whole thread before posting thank you very much. And, i still find what DAME is doing to be rather sad and pathetic. You have a ticket to a show that you want to see. Who gives a rat's ass if the show is the hottest ticket in town or not. You are seeing a show that you want to see and that should be the end of it.

What I do find sad is that DAME is crossing their fingers hoping that they can brag about and say " Ha ha, I have tickets to Hair and you don't. Nanny nanny poo poo." That attitude about the whole thing is what I find to be childish and rather immature.

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 5:42pm

you know what, if we're going to brag, i have a front row ticket! BOO YAH! lol no i agree, it shouldn't be about having the ticket in town. you should be happy your experiencing it. i could care less if you know i have a ticket, i just can't wait until may 9th!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 5:45pm

Actually Namo, I did read the whole thread before posting thank you very much.

LOL

[theminutepast]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 5:47pm

As someone with zero interest in seeing Hair, I don't expect it to do well. Hair is a musical about teenagers in the 1960's. Does it have a story line? Its most recognized song, "Age of Aquarius," is about what, exactly? I'm sorry, but Hair just screams bland and uninteresting. Maybe that's why it isn't doing well.

Let the rock throwing begin. :)

[sgv123]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 5:56pm

No, the show really does not have a real storyline...more like mini plots. The story certainly has a place in today's society. Sex and drugs are very relevant today and well as war. Diane is aware that some of the material is outdated, and I think that she has done a great job with making the show connect with teens and young people today.

I am not sure about everyone else, but I keep going back and will continue to go back for the cast. They are completely in their own league compared to some other casts. Like everyone has been saying...it is more then a show, it is an experience. Each time I have seen the show, something different and unexpected happens. As far as the music goes, I believe the score is hit after hit (many recognizable songs( Let the Sunshine in, Good Morning Starshine, I got Life,) these songs have been remade many times. I think that the show is doing well now and within the coming months it will be doing better.

PS- where exactly are you sitting yay gerb.
Updated On: 4/9/09 at 05:56 PM

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 7:04pm

I don't have the ticket on me but i 'm pretty sure it's A112. Its the second seat from the left. First time I saw the show I had A107 so it was really amazing

[sgv123]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 7:13pm

oh, ok. I sat in B9 on the left. The view there i is pretty great too. Have fun!!