Hamilton Cancellation Line- Page 108

[eviliciouz]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 2:36pm

I'm thinking about flying to nyc just to be in this line because it will be cheaper than buying the crazy dollar amount tickets and plus I don't like to support scalpers. However, I'm new to this whole thing. I've been reading like crazy but this thread is so long. I know they don't perform on Monday...are we allowed to start lining up on Monday night for Tuesday's show?

[vomsy]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 4:06pm

Hello all! I've been lurking around this thread for a while and I'm finally jumping in with the hopes that someone can answer a couple questions. My brother and I had initially planned a trip to NYC for the weekend of July 7-10 with the intention being to try for cancellation line tickets. However, now that Lin has announced that as his last show, we're expecting that weekend to be a bust unless we can be line by late Wednesday/early Thursday. So our revised plan is now to head up over 4th of July weekend and hope that there being more shows over that weekend works in our favor. We're also going to get a hotel nearby to have a "home base" to run to for showers, clean clothes and quick naps.

My questions 1: Do both of us have to be present if we want 2 tickets? For example, if one of us steps away to shower, get food, etc, will the person still in line have an issue getting 2 tickets? We just want to be aware of whether or not we need to be in line at all times once the box office opens. 2: How much are the SRO tickets that get offered? I know there are the premium tickets for over $400 and house seats for $177 but what will you pay if you snag some SRO tickets or unclaimed lottery tickets?

Thanks in advance for helping me out and thanks to everyone who has shared their cancellation line stories! It's been really helpful to us already to have a reference for what we can expect and has given us a lot of ideas for what we need to bring if we take this on.

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 5:24pm

I don't get why people are passing on $40 SRO tickets for another day in the line and paying full price. 

[chalklit]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 6:12pm

total question out of curiosity - what is the expected turnaround time for the line now that lin announced his last day? i did the cancelation line on may 17th and waited 16 hours and got two tickets...what is it like now??

 

thanks

[ashk8177]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 6:22pm

My questions 1: Do both of us have to be present if we want 2 tickets? For example, if one of us steps away to shower, get food, etc, will the person still in line have an issue getting 2 tickets? We just want to be aware of whether or not we need to be in line at all times once the box office opens. 2: How much are the SRO tickets that get offered? I know there are the premium tickets for over $400 and house seats for $177 but what will you pay if you snag some SRO tickets or unclaimed lottery tickets?

1. One person can secure two tickets, so you would not both have to be line at all times. Only the $477 tickets are given out during the day, so if you want those just make sure 1 person is in line at all times. I would make sure you both are in line at least an hour before the show, when they start releasing the unclaimed lotto and house seats. After purchasing you are supposed to go directly in so it could get messy if you both are not there. 

2. SRO are $40, and unclaimed lottery tickets are $177 just like the other (non-premium) house seats. 

Hope this is helpful! 

 

 

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[MISH2]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 6:52pm

mailhandler777 said: "I don't get why people are passing on $40 SRO tickets for another day in the line and paying full price. 

 

Can't say for sure, but I'm guessing after standing on line for up to 48 hours, they want to finally get to sit down and enjoy the show!

 

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[Jessica1000cheng]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 7:02pm

A friend and I are going to try for the cancellation line tomorrow in the afternoon. We are going to try for Thursday but not hoping for much. We are hoping for tickets to see Friday's show, but are staying for Saturday's matinee and Saturday night's show. We would be willing to take two people with us as one person is allowed two tickets. All we ask is you pay for our ticket (we are willing to do premium and standard) and a tshirt for each of us. Contact me through PM if you are interested

 

 

 

Updated On: 6/8/16 at 07:02 PM

[MISH2]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 7:28pm

Jessica1000cheng said: "A friend and I are going to try for the cancellation line tomorrow in the afternoon. We are going to try for Thursday but not hoping for much. We are hoping for tickets to see Friday's show, but are staying for Saturday's matinee and Saturday night's show. We would be willing to take two people with us as one person is allowed two tickets. All we ask is you pay for our ticket (we are willing to do premium and standard) and a tshirt for each of us. Contact me through PM if you are interested

 

I know I've raised this question before, but so far I haven't seen a definitive answer.

Part of any such arrangement (2 people waiting for 4 tickets, all of which will be paid for by the "plus ones) is the understanding, I assume, that the 2 people who waited are entitled to the first 2 tickets that become available.  That is only fair.  If, for instance, there are only 2 tickets, they would get them, and pay for them themselves.

With that understanding, wouldn't this arrangement unravel unless 4 tickets are offered simultaneously?  Because the way I understand it, the person who waited is entitled to either 1 or 2 tickets.  Once those 2 people take 2 tickets (1 each), and they then have to go into the theater immediately, I would assume that their 2 "plus ones," who didn't wait the entire time, have no right to the next set of 2 tickets.  The people behind them could rightfully claim the next set of tickets.

Has this situation arisen as far as anyone knows?  It seems to me that this arrangement has a better chance of success with 1 person waiting with 1 plus one joining later, as tickets are often offered in pairs.

Welcoming comments, especially from those who have cancellation line experience.  I would love to enter into this sort of agreement, as I am not available to wait all that time, but it seems doubtful to me.

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

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Updated On: 6/8/16 at 07:28 PM

[Jessica1000cheng]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 7:40pm

What my friend and I are planning is that one of us would go in with the plus one, and the other will go in with the other plus one once the next set of tickets are available. We would then switch in the theater.  If there are only two premium and two standing room, we would get the premium but you have paid much less than regular tickets. 

Updated On: 6/8/16 at 07:40 PM

[casedilla2]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 7:47pm

@MISH2, from my understanding and from my experience with the cancellation line thus far, one of the people waiting in line could buy the first pair of tickets offered. They could then wait in the box office area with the tickets, and wait to see if a second pair is offered, in which case the second person waiting would purchase those tickets and everyone would head inside. If it is not, the two people waiting in line would head inside with the first two tickets purchased. I think waiting in the box office area is okay as long as you don't leave and they don't see you passing off the tickets. After all, the person who bought the tickets could still be waiting for their plus one to arrive.

[MISH2]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 7:55pm

casedilla2 said: "@MISH2, from my understanding and from my experience with the cancellation line thus far, one of the people waiting in line could buy the first pair of tickets offered. They could then wait in the box office area with the tickets, and wait to see if a second pair is offered, in which case the second person waiting would purchase those tickets and everyone would head inside. If it is not, the two people waiting in line would head inside with the first two tickets purchased. I think waiting in the box office area is okay as long as you don't leave and they don't see you passing off the tickets. After all, the person who bought the tickets could still be waiting for their plus one to arrive.

 

So they don't force you to be seated as soon as you buy the tickets?

I know the cancellation line is getting longer and longer, and I am sure there is resentment when someone who has just arrived at 5 or 6 p.m. gets in as a "plus one" before those waiting much longer.

 

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[casedilla2]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 8:05pm

I'm not sure, since it was just myself and one other person last time I waited, so we did head in as soon as we got our tickets. But there are a lot of people in the box office area, and it doesn't seem to me that they would notice or care if you waited there for a few moments before actually getting your tickets scanned. Even if they do force you to go in, it's not like you can't leave the theater and then come back in. Worst case, the plus one could leave and give the ticket to the other person who waited in line, and then they could join the person who bought the tickets.

And honestly, if anyone has any resentment over that, it's their own problem because it's 100% inside the rules.

[snl89]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 8:21pm

Hey guys! So I've not ever had luck with the lotto yet, and the more I've thought about it, the more I really, REALLY do want to consider all possible options for seeing the show before Lin/probably some of the other cast leaves. I just know it will always be an incredible memory for me if I can find a way to manage it.

I really don't know if I'm up for the cancellation line with as crazy as it sounds, so I wanted to see if people might have more insight into the resale options. 

Are there really single tickets available for $500/$600 dollars shortly before the show on StubHub and/or TickPick? I actually just got a promotion/raise at work, so I'm a lot more inclined to let myself splurge on a resale ticket, but every night I've checked between 6:00-6:30 or so, the tickets I see on Stubhub and TickPick all still seem to start at no lower than $1,200 or $1,300. 

I guess maybe my question is two-fold: 

1) Is there some method that I'm missing of finding cheaper resale tickets that are good seats? I do work just on 7th Ave and 28th Street, so I could even buy the tickets at work if need be, print them out, and hop right on the subway two stops to be there in about 15/20 minutes. So it would be a great option for me, but all the tickets still seem to be extremely high from what I'm finding. Is it just that it's getting all the more nuts with Lin's leaving? Or are people really still being able to find semi-decent priced seats in the orchestra or front mezzanine? 

2) If I WERE to, say, brave the cancellation line on a Friday after work and stay overnight for one of the Saturday shows, it sounds like premium tickets do go out that not everyone takes. Would it make it significantly more possible for me to get in in that time frame, with as nuts as it's been, if I were to take a premium seat, do you think? Or would it still be slim chances unless I could wait closer to 48 hours on the line? I'm thinking, if I did one night over and was able to get premium tickets for the Sat matinee, that sounds somewhat less daunting, but it kind of sounds like even that might be really not likely to happen. 

If it comes down to it, I'm considering if I'd be willing to spend closer to $2,000 to just get a good resale ticket and have it be a simple process... I technically do have the means to do it, but that doesn't mean it would in any way be a SMART or even reasonable use of my new income haha. It's really, really tempting though. So I totally appreciate any feedback you guys who've had luck getting tickets might have!! 

(and sorry for the long rambly post!) 

Updated On: 6/8/16 at 08:21 PM

[MISH2]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 8:58pm

snl89 said: "Hey guys! So I've not ever had luck with the lotto yet, and the more I've thought about it, the more I really, REALLY do want to consider all possible options for seeing the show before Lin/probably some of the other cast leaves. I just know it will always be an incredible memory for me if I can find a way to manage it.

I really don't know if I'm up for the cancellation line with as crazy as it sounds, so I wanted to see if people might have more insight into the resale options. 

Are there really single tickets available for $500/$600 dollars shortly before the show on StubHub and/or TickPick? I actually just got a promotion/raise at work, so I'm a lot more inclined to let myself splurge on a resale ticket, but every night I've checked between 6:00-6:30 or so, the tickets I see on Stubhub and TickPick all still seem to start at no lower than $1,200 or $1,300. 

I guess maybe my question is two-fold: 

1) Is there some method that I'm missing of finding cheaper resale tickets that are good seats? I do work just on 7th Ave and 28th Street, so I could even buy the tickets at work if need be, print them out, and hop right on the subway two stops to be there in about 15/20 minutes. So it would be a great option for me, but all the tickets still seem to be extremely high from what I'm finding. Is it just that it's getting all the more nuts with Lin's leaving? Or are people really still being able to find semi-decent priced seats in the orchestra or front mezzanine? 

2) If I WERE to, say, brave the cancellation line on a Friday after work and stay overnight for one of the Saturday shows, it sounds like premium tickets do go out that not everyone takes. Would it make it significantly more possible for me to get in in that time frame, with as nuts as it's been, if I were to take a premium seat, do you think? Or would it still be slim chances unless I could wait closer to 48 hours on the line? I'm thinking, if I did one night over and was able to get premium tickets for the Sat matinee, that sounds somewhat less daunting, but it kind of sounds like even that might be really not likely to happen. 

If it comes down to it, I'm considering if I'd be willing to spend closer to $2,000 to just get a good resale ticket and have it be a simple process... I technically do have the means to do it, but that doesn't mean it would in any way be a SMART or even reasonable use of my new income haha. It's really, really tempting though. So I totally appreciate any feedback you guys who've had luck getting tickets might have!! 

(and sorry for the long rambly post!) 

 

You have a real advantage in working so close to the theater, because you can wait such a long time to buy and print tickets.

As recently as one week ago tonight, there were row P orchestra seats on Ticketmaster more than an hour before curtain for around $480 each including fees.  I wanted to scream because there was no way I could make it on time - in fact, I posted the info about the tickets here on this board in the hope that someone else here would get them.  I do know that they were gone a few minutes later.

Unfortunately, I do see a big change since the announcement that LMM would be leaving July 9. Apparently that was big news for the uninitiated, because since then, I have been looking at the resale sites an hour before and there was nothing even near that low price.

Doesn't mean it won't happen though.  There is always the chance that an individual theatergoer has a last-minute emergency that prevents him from attending, and decides to list the tickets at a price guaranteed to sell.  I really think that is what happened last Wednesday, because I doubt a scalper would have dropped the price so low so early.

There are a couple of other sites you didn't mention:  VividSeats and Seatgeek.  Seatgeek includes all fees in the listed price.

So keep trying and good luck!

 

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[snl89]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 9:08pm

Thanks so much for the advice! I will definitely continue to keep an eye out :) It really does kill me a little that I work SO CLOSE BY and still can't seem to find tickets that wouldn't be crazy expensive *le sigh* 

But yeah, I actually noticed when I went on at about 6 today that StubHub said the tickets were starting at around $700, which was a lot lower than I've seen before, but then when I actually clicked to see what the options were, I guess that number just hadn't been updated since there were only a few left and all well above $1,000. But it makes me wonder, if I check it closer to 5:15/5:30 maybe, if there might not be some other cheaper options then. 

Either that, or maybe it's just more of a rare case and if I'm diligent about checking I'll come across something cheaper at some point in the 6-7pm hour! 

[vomsy]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 9:18pm

ashk8177 said: "My questions 1: Do both of us have to be present if we want 2 tickets? For example, if one of us steps away to shower, get food, etc, will the person still in line have an issue getting 2 tickets? We just want to be aware of whether or not we need to be in line at all times once the box office opens. 2: How much are the SRO tickets that get offered? I know there are the premium tickets for over $400 and house seats for $177 but what will you pay if you snag some SRO tickets or unclaimed lottery tickets?

1. One person can secure two tickets, so you would not both have to be line at all times. Only the $477 tickets are given out during the day, so if you want those just make sure 1 person is in line at all times. I would make sure you both are in line at least an hour before the show, when they start releasing the unclaimed lotto and house seats. After purchasing you are supposed to go directly in so it could get messy if you both are not there. 

2. SRO are $40, and unclaimed lottery tickets are $177 just like the other (non-premium) house seats. 

Hope this is helpful! "

 

Thank you so much! This is very helpful :)

[franch2]

Posted: 6/8/16 at 11:22pm

i can't imagine sitting next to someone who just spent two days and nights in nyc summer heat. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 3:16am

I'm still looking for someone I can buy a non premium ticket for waiting for the 8pm June 11th show or either show on the 15th. Or someone who wants to team up and brave the line together!  

[peachesthecat]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 9:05am

MISH2 said: "mailhandler777 said: "I don't get why people are passing on $40 SRO tickets for another day in the line and paying full price. 

 

Can't say for sure, but I'm guessing after standing on line for up to 48 hours, they want to finally get to sit down and enjoy the show!

 

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Standing room has a bad reputation for its partial view, which is why I hesitated and why people turn it down. We would have considered waiting for the evening show for better seats if there weren't still about 12 people in front of us, though personally we would not have waited another 24 hours. I also think people get their hopes up for really good seats from the line, sometimes front row, which would make someone feel a little disappointed by SRO- I wasn't disappointed at all though. I thought the view was way better than expected, especially for the price. I'd encourage anyone who's on the fence about SRO to take those tickets if given the chance!

And honestly, most of the time in line was spent sitting uncomfortably, so I was happy to stand for the show (though the person with me did say that his legs were tired by the end).

[ElleEmm]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 9:49am

Hello lovely people of this board!

 

I have been reading with interest since January, but first time posting. Back in April I booked my trip to NYC from July 5 - 8 to attempt the cancellation line (travelling from Canada!). Now that this coincides with Lin's last week in the show, I'm getting very nervous about my chances!

 

I noticed that the schedule for this week seems to be somewhat unusual, with 2 shows on both Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th. This seems strange to me and I'm wondering (although I know that no one here has a crystal ball!) your opinions on whether Lin is likely to perform 8 shows from Tuesday - Saturday inclusive? I know that Javier has always done 1 performance a week, meaning Lin would typically perform 7 shows. Anyone care to speculate? On the one hand, I'm hoping that because there are 5 shows happening during the three days I'll be there, that might give a better shot but equally wondering whether anyone would hazard a guess that this actually means my odds of seeing Lin are lower since he may not do both matinees? Has anyone noticed this performance schedule in past weeks?

 

Thank you all for being such a wonderful source of info and inspiration on the cancellation tickets quest!

[Anakela]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 10:05am

ElleEmm said: "
I noticed that the schedule for this week seems to be somewhat unusual, with 2 shows on both Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th. This seems strange to me...

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There's an added Thurs matinee that week to make up for the fact that the show is dark on Monday (US holiday, 4th of July.)

The Hamilton website lists Javi's performance dates (click on the "click here" link halfway down the main page), but only through July 3rd for now, so I'd keep an eye on that to get a better idea of the schedule for the week of the 4th - 10th.

[n8leagr8]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 11:54am

Hello all, I've been stalking the boards (like many others) and have signed up for an account to ask a question about the recent price increase announcement.  

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HAMILTON-Premium-Ticket-Price-Raised-To-849-Number-of-10-Tickets-To-Be-Increased-20160609

Is the new $849 premium seat pricing only for the online pre-sale, or also for premium seats that are being offered through the cancellation line at the theatre? Please, dear Geebuz, tell me that's not the case. 
 
I called the theatre ticket sales office to confirm, and the person I talked with didn't know the answer. He said he found it "absurd" to think that the theatre would consider charging people who waited through the cancellation line $849 for a ticket, but he clarified that he didn't actually know for sure. It was clear he hadn't heard about the price increase and didn't really understand what I was talking about. :/  

Anyone have some insight?

 

Updated On: 6/9/16 at 11:54 AM

[schubox]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 12:01pm

I wouldn't think the new premium price would kick in for the cancellation line until the date for the next block of tickets. So January 

[vomsy]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 12:04pm

schubox said: "I wouldn't think the new premium price would kick in for the cancellation line until the date for the next block of tickets. So January "

That's definitely what it sounded like to me from the news articles on it. What I really want to know is when the increased number of tickets available for the lottery will begin? My guess is also not until January but it would be nice if it were sooner.

[schubox]

Posted: 6/9/16 at 12:09pm

vomsy said: "schubox said: "I wouldn't think the new premium price would kick in for the cancellation line until the date for the next block of tickets. So January "

That's definitely what it sounded like to me from the news articles on it. What I really want to know is when the increased number of tickets available for the lottery will begin? My guess is also not until January but it would be nice if it were sooner.

 

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If it's really going to be the second row then those seats are already sold through January. Wherever they are, unless it's SRO they'll have been sold through January