Hamilton Cancellation Line — Page 10

Well I ended up trying both lotteries that day and the obvious professional sitters were no longer there, replaced by the people that I hired them I guess. And then the 2 girls right in front of me that I chatted with were still here. So at 6:00 pm there were still at least 6 people in front of where I was. Glad I didn't wait.

If I was on line from 3:30 a.m., I'd be afraid of nodding off during the show!

I was able to get tickets Sunday through the cancellation line.

i got a line sitter to start for me (he got there at 5:30) and I took over at 9AM. I wholeheartedly recommend SameOleLineDudes.com. They were very professional and got me what I needed. Having them do only part of the line sitting seemed a great compromise to me financially. I was second in line; the first person was also a line sitter and got there at 3:30, and she stayed until just before the show - but make sure they have the ability to buy tickets for you if you do that. The people in line behind me got there at 7:00(3rd) and 7:30(4th and 5th). Your mileage may vary.

At noon when the box office opened they came out to offer us premium seats, at $477, and we all passed. Those were released on the Internet and seem to have sold extremely quickly. When I checked 20 min later they were gone.

At 1:00 they came out and had 5 seats - 2 pairs and a single. The first 2 of us took 2 each and they were looking for the first person in line that wanted only one ticket when I went inside to pay. I can tell you that at 2:30 the first 5 of us were gone, but people 6 and 7 were still in line. I'm not sure if they got in, but from reading this whole thread and talking to the guy who worked there it sounds like most tickets get sold at the very last minute, so I hope they did. The line was insanely long - like 20 people - by 11AM. My sense from reading is most of those people had little chance. I was thrilled to have long enough to run back to my hotel and shed my long underwear and extra socks :)

Our seats were J110 and 111 and were amazing seats, for $177 each. No additional fees beyond that, I believe.

Since I was the first in line without a chair (I flew in from Minnesota) the nice guy who worked there have me one that had been abandoned. He hoped I would make it go away - he was very unhappy people kept abandoning them - but I gave it to someone further back in line who abandoned it again, and he said after the show he took it in again. So, don't annoy the employees and abandon your chair. There was a big dumpster across the street in front of the Finding Neverland theater.

Tips: when it's this cold, wear extra layers under your jeans (I had long underwear and tights and was fine) and layers of warm socks and shoes. I had 3 layers of socks, but my dress shoes weren't warm enough and my toes were frozen. Also something around your neck/face, on your head, and good sturdy mittens.

My my two cents. Hope it helps someone.

Hi, its off topic but does someone knows how to reach the stage manager or someone in charge? My friend wants to propose to his girlfriend on stage.

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Tweet LMM's dad, I think he set up the other proposal. Fwiw, it looked so awkward but whatever

callmesurely said: "Hey! I'm planning to try my luck at the cancellation line this Sunday (2/14) but I'm going solo. Does anyone know if it's harder or easier to get a single ticket? Will they make you pass up a ticket and give it to people behind you if it's a part of a pair?

Also if anyone else was thinking of going solo on Sunday, would you wanna pair up?"

I'd say it's easier. When I did it a few weeks ago, 1 ticket became available. The first person passed since he wanted a pair. The second person passed for the same reason as the first person. The third person was solo so he got it.

Hi!

I will be in NYC with my 11 year old over her spring break. We are willing to devote a day (or two) to scoring Hamilton seats through the Cancellation line, lottery, whatever. Your tips here have been fantastic about the cancellation line, but to maximize our chances, could someone explain how to wait on the cancellation line AND enter the lottery? And if she's 11, can she enter the lottery too to double our chances? We'd probably do this on a double show day, so feel free to advise for how to best navigate a Wednesday, perhaps.

Appreciate it!

I was in the cancellation line on Saturday as well so here's my story.

I got a line sitter to get in line for me at 6 AM because I was flying in from San Francisco that morning. Landed at 7:30, got to the theatre at 10 to relieve my line sitter. (I used sameoldlinedudes which I highly recommend! I paid $30 deposit before and then $50 cash when I got there so $80 total for 4 hours.) He was second in line, behind the two people who got there at 3:30 AM and eventually won cancelled lottery tickets. Those same people said they had tried the cancellation line the previous day (Friday) and had sat out there almost all day and didn't get tickets so they decided to get there super early and be first in line. From what I understand, the guy behind me got there around 7, 2 people behind him at 7:30, and then another group at 8 AM and so on.

When the box office opened at 10, I'd say there was probably 15 people in line. Some premium seats were avail but everyone passed. At noon, they came to say they had 2 lottery seats that no one paid for so the 2 in front of me got those. I didn't see them again to ask how much they had to pay for them (I assume $177 and not the $10 lottery price but I don't know). Around 1:30 everyone started lining up to go in and the nicest human being in the world asked what my line was for and when I explained it was for the cancellation line she offered an extra ticket that she had because her husband had gotten ill and couldn't make it. After almost passing out, I immediately asked how much she wanted for it and she said not to worry about it, that she just wanted it to go to someone who really wanted it and would enjoy it. I offered to buy her drinks or T shirts or whatever, but she wouldn't take it! She ended up leaving in the second act after receiving a text so I never got to like get her name and stuff after the show but I hope her husband is okay and I hope she receives all the good karma in the world because she made me just about the happiest person on the planet.

After I left the matinee show I went back by the cancellation line and didn't recognize anyone in it so at least the next 6 people after me either got in or bailed and didn't stay in line for the night show but I assume they got in.

sharing my cancellation story last Wednesday matinee. Had success I got online around 7:15 AM and they were three people in front of me, to hired nine sitters that got there around 530 and one college kid who got there around 7 o'clock. Probably around 745 a few more people came and got online. Around 1030 the box office lady came out and offered some premium tickets for 400+ dollars nobody took them. Around 11 o'clock she came out with two cancellation tickets which the first line sitter took , then around 1115 she came out with a single ticket, I was looking for a pair so everybody in front of me passed on it, the person behind me was looking for a single ticket and took it but I heard it was pretty far back. 15 minutes later another single ticket was available and again somebody behind me took a that as the girl only wanted a single ticket. Around 12 o'clock two more tickets became available. The line sitter in front of me couldn't take them because the person he was waiting therefore did not pay in advance which I thought was kind of crazy. He was being relieved at 1:00 PM so basically that person hired a line sitter to watch from 530 to 1:00 PM but didn't pay in advance. Finally around 12:45 PM four more tickets became available I took two of them and to people behind me who were single people took the last two. These were awesome seats wrote J in the center orchestra 101 and 102. Couldn't ask for better seats. So paid about $170 each ticket and danced all the way back to my hotel LOL. I lucked out because the line sitter was being relieved at 1 PM so I just made it in the nick of time LOL

I definitely have to agree about wearing two layers of pants I had a ski jacket hat and gloves and I was still freezing the first couple of hours good my legs were so cold. Also definitely bring a seat it made it so much easier. It is an absolutely phenomenal show and it was totally worth waiting about five hours for the tickets. I brought my iPad and just watched some Netflix videos but mostly talked with people online everybody is really nice. I even was able to go to the bathroom at the Marriott twice and they held my line spot for me. Didn't even think about what happens if a ticket is available while I'm gone but luckily that didn't happen. Good luck to everybody who's planning on doing this I thought the wait would be painful but it was actually kind of fun

Updated On: 2/9/16 at 01:04 PM

They said if we passed on the premium prices seats they'd go back and offer them online. I checked only about 20 min later and there weren't any available, so either they were gone or not yet posted, but I'm actually guessing the former.

I've heard line sitter can get there anywhere from 3:30 to 5:30 and other trickle in starting at 7. I'm doing it this Sunday and planning to get there around 5.

You could probably do it, but if you bring one of your family members with you, you can definitely get two pairs.