Hamilton Cancellation Line — Page 148

Got in line at 6am today. I was first, next people came at 7 and then 7;45. No tickets until noon and those were 2 pairs of premium. At 12:40ish, me and the 2 people behind me got called in and we got the unclaimed front row lotto seats for 199. Fantastic show. Brandon Victor Dixon is fantastic and Nicholas Christopher was phenomenal as Washington.

Just thought I would give a little more info from yesterday. We won the online lottery for the evening performance but the people sitting next to us in the front row were from the cancellation line. They said they got there yesterday at 4:40PM and I guess one of the first in the line after the line reformed for the evening performance. They were offered the tickets for $199.00 ea at 7:45PM.

Maybe someone can explain if after the hour to purchase the tickets from the online lottery ends at 5:00PM and seats weren't purchased why do they wait so long to curtain to re-release the front row seats for purchase at the box office?

Thanks for explaining that Anakela. I'm still too trusting but makes sense and the same reason when you win the digital lottery you cant pick up till the doors are open and both you and person going with you are ready to walk into the theatre.

Good question regarding if you pay and don't pick up. I know you would be out the 10.00 or 20.00 but no clue if they can/would resell.

Thanks. Winning the digital lottery is like finding The Golden Ticket.. :)

I agree, if the digital lottery tickets are paid for, they're not selling them to anyone in the cancellation line. They only sell the tickets that are not claimed. Someone mentioned to me outside the box office that they wait until right before the show to release some really wonderful center orchestra seats that are saved until the last moment in case one of the previous cast members or another celebrity wants to come to the show that night. I believe I have read on here about people getting $199 tickets hours before the show, although the two times I waited on the line, we did get the tickets just a half an hour before showtime.

I have been reading this thread for a while for tips and I wanted to thank everyone for their helpful information. I decided to wait on the Wednesday evening cancelation line on 8/31 for a single ticket. Here is my experience. BTW this was my first time seeing Hamilton.

• -arrived 4:40: No clear line. I decided to stand on the left side of the box office. Shortly after, unofficial lines form on both side of the B.O.
• -5:15 they scattered the line to the right of the BO so people from the matinee could exit the theater. The line to the left was left alone.
• -5:30: the line to the right of the BO is now official. People start jockey for position and it gets very crazy. People are pushing and shoving and there is a debate as to who was here first and which line counts. Eventually that calmed down and we have a somewhat orderly line that starts by the second doors to the right of the BO. I'm about 13 in line.

This was by far the worst part of the evening and really poorly handled. I decided the next time I wait in the cancelation line, I'm coming on a single show day. The process was uncomfortable and many people were upset about their new line positions.

• -5:34 we are offered 4 premium seats. People in the back of the line take them. I know most people have reported that the usher will send people home after 20th in line; Tonight, everyone was able to wait.
• -5:41 to about 6:00: The first several people are pulled inside to purchase lotto and cancelation tickets. I think it was about 4 people, each buying 2. Now there are about 7 people in front of me.
• -6:45 I'm getting hungry and i'm too nervous to order seamless to be delivered to the line :) More people are pulled inside. A father and daughter 2 ahead of me was offered 1 ticket and my heart dropped. The father decided to take the single ticket and they prayed the daughter would get another ticket in a few minutes.
• -7:30 Only 2 people (or 3 tickets) in front of me now.
• -7:57. MY TURN! I rush inside and give them my credit card. I'm shaking like a leaf as I beg the usher to tell me where I'm sitting. Row G seat 101. Amazing view
• -8:05 I'm in my chair and practically hyperventilating as Burr enters the stage.

A couple of notes. It looks like they sold about 20 cancelation tickets. Then moved onto standing room. I don't think they sold many SRO tickets to the public that night. I only recognized one person in the back of the theater when I went to check out the SR view. I could be wrong and maybe the people I knew from my part of the line were in the bathroom.

Also, I highly recommend ordering the Founders Fizz. Supper yummy.

Washington, Laf/Jef, Laurens/Phillip, Mulligan/Madison, & Seaburry were played by understudies. Renee was fabulous as Angelica and will be missed. I loved Brandon V. Dixon's singing, but I wasn't quite sold on his acting for Burr just yet. I'm sure he'll improve as he gets comfortable with the roll. I have tickets on Dec 20th and I look forward to seeing his growth. I loved everything about Javi's Hamilton.

I would never have attempted the cancelation line without the help of this message board. THANK YOU!

Updated On: 9/2/16 at 07:08 PM

Any updates on the line for today?

Updated On: 9/4/16 at 05:41 PM

Sydney, last Wednesday's matinee line experience was safe and enjoyable. Arrivals: 4:00-19 year old woman, 4:30 20 year old woman, 5:00 26 year old Max from Germany, 5:30-16 year old woman, 6:00-16 year old man. Arrive around 5:30 for matinee. It will be safe and you will likely get in.

First I just want to say thank you so much for this forum and everyone who has contributed to it!

I'm in NYC this week and planning to wait in the cancellation line, possibly on Wednesday as I haven't made any plans on that day so I'll be willing to wait for as long as it takes. At first i thought I'd get there early morning for the martinee but from what I can gather from this board - it seems to be much quicker to wait for the evening show as some are saying to go at 4:00-5:30? It's good to hear that the wait has got a lot shorter with time. Does the fact that there are two shows make it a better day to wait? And is it better to wait for matinee or evening show when it comes to the likelihood of getting tickets/a good place in the line?

Also this is sort of off topic but does anyone know if there are fixed days for the actors and understudies? I really want to see Andrew chappelle as Lafayette/Jefferson (I know he played mulligan/Madison all last week) and Anthony Ramos as Laurence/Philip. Does anyone know if/when they have days off?

Thank you!

aaaaaa15 said: "Andrew Chappelle and Seth Stewart alternate weeks playing Lafayette/Jefferson. I believe Seth played the role last week so you should have Andrew. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong). Anthony Ramos has no weekly scheduled days off and should only miss days for illness or vacation. I believe he just got back from being off for a few days so hopefully you will get him too.

I believe that in at least some of the weeks prior the this past one (when Oak was on vacation), Andrew and Seth alternated during the week - e.g., a couple of weeks ago, Seth was on Mon. - Wed. and Andrew was on Thurs-Sat. But I don't know whether that reflects a typical pattern. When I was looking into this for my performance, I saw that Andrew sometimes indicates his schedule for the week on Twitter. So, I'd suggest you keep an eye out there.

It wouldn't let me finish typing, so here's part 2 lol.

If you decide to do evening, you are not allowed to line up til 5:30. However, people will try to form a line on their own earlier, and than think they can move to the official line in the same order.

There are a lot of variables, so it's hard to say for sure.

If I were you, and ha she time to wait, I would go for matinee and go early. I think it's less risky and more of a guarantee of getting in.

As far as reformable schedule, I agree with the previous posters.

I hope this helps, and if you have any questions, feel free to pm me!

Good luck!!

Hi Jack363, yes one person my purchase up to 2 tickets per Hamilton's rules (see #3 in tweet link below). Good Luck!
https://twitter.com/HamiltonMusical/status/730819065594400768

Relevance81491, there's no need to be rude, this is supposed to be the place to ask anything related to the cancellation line!

***Edited as the link did not originally work

Updated On: 9/6/16 at 05:03 PM

Okay so I have a question that's sort of been answered but I just want a clarification. (I did the cancellation line in February before all the changes and am coming back to NYC at the end of Sept and want to try again)

So I'm flying in at like 7 AM on a Wednesday and think that'll be too late to really have a chance for matinee tickets by the time I make it to Times Square from JFK. So since I probably won't be there with a chance to get matinee, I was going to try for the night show. So my understanding is that after the matinee show starts, they disburse the line and then the night show cancellation line starts at 5:30. So do I need to just get there around 5 ish to line up right when the line starts after the matinee crowd leaves? Or is there an order of the line that gets written down before they make everyone leave the line and then when the line starts at 5:30, everyone goes back into their original places? If so, does the theatre keep that list or like random people in the line keep that list and it's sort of self policing? Do the people that were in line need to stick around the theatre until the line restarts or is that a good time to go and grab food and rest up in order to wait again at 5:30?

Thanks for any help anyone can give me!

countabby said: " I have been reading this thread for a while for tips and I wanted to thank everyone for their helpful information. I decided to wait on the Wednesday evening cancelation line on 8/31 for a single ticket. Here is my experience. BTW this was my first time seeing Hamilton.

• -5:34 we are offered 4 premium seats. People in the back of the line take them. I know most people have reported that the usher will send people home after 20th in line; Tonight, everyone was able to wait.
• -5:41 to about 6:00: The first several people are pulled inside to purchase lotto and cancelation tickets. I think it was about 4 people, each buying 2. Now there are about 7 people in front of me.
• -7:57. MY TURN! I rush inside and give them my credit card. I'm shaking like a leaf as I beg the usher to tell me where I'm sitting. Row G seat 101. Amazing view

"

@countabby

Reading your post I was curious about a couple of things. You mention people farther back in the line took the first premium tickets offered. When you got your ticket for Row G 101 was that for Orch or Mezz and how much was the ticket?

Thanks. :)