Hamilton Cancellation Line — Page 113

If I paid hundreds of dollars to see this show, I'd be pissed if I had to sit next to someone who had slept outside for a week in the middle of summer.

Jordan Catalano said: "If I paid hundreds of dollars to see this show, I'd be pissed if I had to sit next to someone who had slept outside for a week in the middle of summer.

Part of the line is paid linesitters who switch off with someone who didn't wait. Another part took turns going home/to a hotel to shower and change before the show. You have nothing to worry about.

What if the producers wanted to give some tickets out at a homeless shelter as a charity project. Would you have a problem with that?

"What if the producers wanted to give some tickets out at a homeless shelter as a charity project. Would you have a problem with that?"


Well yes, actually I would if the tickets were given to people who were unbathed. And this is something that actually used to be done. TIckets were given out to the homeless on the streets. The last time I remember it personally was at JEKYLL & HYDE. It was Linda Eder & Christiane Noll's final performance and the smell was so bad in the orchestra that people were moving around constantly to find a place to comfortably sit and there was constant movement during the show. I was one of those people and while I felt bad for the person, it was a STRONG smell throughout the orchestra.

Now you can take that story to be mean and offensive to the homeless, but it's not. If you're in a theater you expect to be able to sit comfortably and enjoy the show. And sitting next to people who smell (for whatever reason) isn't fair to people who are there to enjoy the show. There was a woman near me when I saw NINE who had some of the worst B.O. I'd ever encountered and the house manager had to try to find new seats for a lot of people which for that show wasn't easy.

Updated On: 6/15/16 at 12:22 AM

I am assuming they let more people in line on Wednesdays. I walked past there this morning at 6:20 and the line was up to the Imperial stage door.

gypsy101 said: "i haven't followed this thread because it's a level of insanity I will not subscribe to, but I was wondering: after you've waited for like 40 hours to see a show, wouldn't you smell pretty bad? People don't get like a chance to shower, do they?"



I took a shower before I left and someone was super nice enough to lend me a guest pass for their gym membership to shower while I was there! I also don't think it was that bad since you are just sitting around most of the time and I brought a change of clothes. It was just the grimy feeling of dirt that felt uncomfortable.

Is anyone in line today (Wednesday) wanted to get a sense of what it's like.

Also, does someone want to be line buddies on Thursday/Friday? I'll bring snacks.

Awesome, just shot you a private message.



Would still love to chat w/ others planning to go & and share tips.

So someone I asked on Twitter said the first in line folks have been there since Sunday. Can you ask if they passed on Premium tickets or if there were none?

Wonder how long the wait will be starting tomorrow. Also, how does it work that you can buy two tickets for each person waiting in line? Do the +1s just show up at the last minute?

Can anyone confirm that the limiting to 20 people thing is still happening, and if these times are staying consistent?

"The people from the theater took the first 20 in line around 5:30 pm and told everyone else to disperse from the theater and come back at 11:30 pm"

Do people actually show back up at 11:30 pm and the video strategy is working, or do people try to continue the line across the street (despite being kicked out the first time)?

Hi everyone!

I'm planning to get in line late Thursday night/Friday morning, in hopes of catching the show by Saturday night (the 26). I'm assuming it's only going to get crazier in between Tony's and Lin Departure. Is there any difference in the line during the weekend vs the work week?

It sounds like an infinite amount of people can line up overnight, and then come showtime there is a video and numbering system for those who get cut off after 20. Can those people, #21-50 or whatever, go take a nap, shower, and come back whenever they please, knowing their place is accounted for? Or is it expected that those people will line up somewhere else and fiercely sleep on the sidewalk and wait it out the hard way?

Also what determines the number of SRO tickets that are given out? You can't just get those regularly can you?

Thanks everyone! Your experiences have been very helpful in my decision to take off of work and see the show. My friends and I are kicking ourselves for not buying $400 tickets in March when we had the chance.

I'll be meeting up with 2 friends.