Hamilton Cancellation Line- Page 183

[hk123]

Posted: 7/2/19 at 8:25am

I am looking to offload some tickets for the 2PM showing on 7/5, if you'd rather not wait and take your chances with the cancellation line.  They are Price Level 1 tickets - Rear Mezz Center, Row L.

 

[bpete]

Posted: 7/28/19 at 10:38pm

My experience on Sunday, July 7: Arrived at the theater at 11:30 a.m. and was 7th in line for the matinee. I was willing to wait in line, but, when the box office opened, I asked if there were any cancellation line tickets available for the week. I was first offered tickets for Tuesday night, but they were above face value price so I refused them. I was then offered tickets to the Wednesday matinee at face value so I took them. The tickets were Row L Center. Here's an important note: The Richard Rogers Theater has a steep incline that begins at around Row J. From that row on back, the seating is similar to stadium seating in a movie theater. Therefore, Row J and those immediately after it are some of the best in the theater because of the unobstructed views. 

[(Insert Clever Name)]

Posted: 7/29/19 at 12:29am

The box office will never sell tickets above face value

[chuckydisc]

Posted: 7/29/19 at 10:19pm

(Insert Clever Name) said: "The box office will never sell tickets above face value"

I think they meant that a Premium-priced seat was first offered.

 

[Fredd3]

Posted: 8/2/19 at 9:44am

It is 9:45 AM and my wife and I are the only people on the cancellation line. Is anybody coming by? We could use the company

[W1nd0what]

Posted: 8/2/19 at 3:06pm

Any SRO lately? I was wondering if when you get to the window and they offer you a cancellation ticket, can you ask to wait for standing room or do they just kick you out? Any help is appreciated :)

[Fredd3]

Posted: 8/2/19 at 3:09pm

They will offer a ticket to the first person in line and you always have the option of refusing it in which case it will go to the next person in line and you will keep your spot online. However SRO tickets are very rare so there’s a decent chance you may not get in if you have to get SRO

[bpete]

Posted: 8/2/19 at 5:23pm

When I was there on July 7, there were people in the cancellation line waiting for SRO tickets, but they were told SRO would not be offered that day.  

 

[Fredd3]

Posted: 8/3/19 at 10:41am

Has the NYC cancellation line died down in the past year?  I was there a couple times in the summer (always on Fridays) last year where i got in line between 9AM and 10AM and there were already 6-8 people on line.  

My wife and i went there yesterday 8/2/19 at 9AM and there was nobody else there! Not even any pros and i always saw one or two of those.  Nobody else showed up until 4:15!  Is this normal now?

I just assumed that being summertime, the line would be longer than usual due to people being out of school.

Has the interest decreased that much in the past year? 

[bpete]

Posted: 8/3/19 at 11:21am

I think the interest in Hamilton in NYC has leveled off significantly. I've read some articles about the marketing strategy and it's different than with some other shows in that they established the second permanent venue in Chicago relatively quickly and they have multiple touring companies saturating the U.S. The touring companies have taken the pressure off of NYC and Chicago and Chicago is actually closing in January. 

On another note, can you tell us how many people ultimately showed up last night for cancellation tickets, how many got in, and what time did they start offering the tickets? Thanks. 

 

[Fredd3]

Posted: 8/3/19 at 11:44am

Starting around 5:00 people started showing up rapidly.  By 6:00 i'm sure there were too many to get in - probably around 20.  Since i was first, i can't tell you how many got in but my wife and i got our tickets about 7:15 - 8th row center orchestra.   I can tell you that t least 10 get in every night.(although there are no guarantees).

In the interest of full discolsure, i should tell you that at around 11:00, i was offered two tickets that i turned down because they were on the side - 12th row, and if i'm paying that much money to see a play, i'd rather wait for fantastic seats than just good ones.

Also,  a few people did show up during the day and got tickets right away for the next day or later in the week.  If you're going to be in the area for a few days and the day you see the show doesn't matter, it always pays to ask at the box office as they frequently have tickets for upcoming days available.

 

[Fredd3]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 9:22am

Another kind of question - the VIP cancellation tickets don't become available until after 7:00 for an 8PM show.  I was first in line last time and got my tickets at 7:15.  Does anyone know if there is a policy not to tell the purchaser the seat location prior to buying the tickets when they're being sold that close to showtime.

I've purchased tickets earlier in the day and gotten them to tell me the location, but this time, the ticket agent wouldn't tell me.  I kept asking for the seat location but they kept joking around saying things like "you don't want to ruin the surprise, do you?" and "you're going to love these seats, trust me".  No matter how many times i asked for the location, i couldn't get it.  I finally gave up and put my credit card in the machine and then was told the location.  

FWIW, they were great seats so i had no complaints about the location but i thought it was bad form that i couldn't find out where they were until after i bought the tickets.

What i thought about later is, maybe it's the policy of the theater not to give people the locations for cancellation tickets because it's so close to showtime and they want to keep things moving so people aren't going back in line to wait for better seats and holding things up for everyone else.  I'd just like to know if this is a policy of the theater or if it was just this one person busting my chops.

I plan on calling the box office later this week, but does anyone know if they have a policy like that?  I guess i can understand if they do, i just wish the person would have told me that.

 

[ashk8177]

Posted: 10/17/19 at 11:04pm

Has anyone tried the line recently? Is the price still $230? Thanks in advance if you have any information. 

[Alyssa Norris]

Posted: 10/19/19 at 10:24pm

I went on Friday, 10/18/19. I was 11 or 12 in line and the tickets were $225, though by the time they got to #8 they only had standing room for $40, but I gladly took that! The SRO section was right at the back of the orchestra so occasionally you couldn't see the cast members if they were on the scaffolding of the set but that was only for a second and you didn't miss anything but a few words. 

[hicaesar]

Posted: 10/19/19 at 10:29pm

I stopped by the box office around 3:00 on Tuesday October 8. Nobody was in the cancellation line outside. I asked at the box office for one ticket for either tuesday night or either of the Wednesday shows and I got a center orchestra Row J ticket for $237. Was a great seat and loved the show. (first time seeing it after years of trying in both NYC and Chicago.). 

[ashk8177]

Posted: 10/20/19 at 9:42pm

Alyssa Norris said: "I went on Friday, 10/18/19. I was 11 or 12 in line and the tickets were $225, though by the time they got to #8 they only had standing room for $40, but I gladly took that! The SRO section was right at the back of the orchestra so occasionally you couldn't see the cast members if they were on the scaffolding of the set but that was only for a second and you didn't miss anything but a few words."

 

Congrats on getting a SRO ticket, what a great value! What time did you go? 

 

[Rebecca G]

Posted: 10/22/19 at 10:35pm

Alyssa Norris said: "I went on Friday, 10/18/19. I was 11 or 12 in line and the tickets were $225, though by the time they got to #8 they only had standing room for $40, but I gladly took that! The SRO section was right at the back of the orchestra so occasionally you couldn't see the cast members if they were on the scaffolding of the set but that was only for a second and you didn't miss anything but a few words."

That’s really amazing... What time did you go and what time did you get your tickets? Trying to see if I can do this some time next week. 

[pac2015]

Posted: 11/5/19 at 2:22pm

have any tickets (seats) been sold via the cancellation line?  thanks

[pac2015]

Posted: 11/5/19 at 5:20pm

hmm..this is odd.  i don't see my previous post when i look at the page, but then i see it when i go to place a new reply.

 

sorry for a double post, but positing so i can see any recent insight.

 

haev any seated tickets been sold via the cancellation line for same day performance?  thanks

[aw42]

Posted: 11/19/19 at 11:09pm

(edit: didn't see my initial post, rm double post)
moderator please feel free to delete this

Updated On: 11/19/19 at 11:09 PM

[aw42]

Posted: 11/19/19 at 11:13pm

Thread seems a bit inactive, so not sure if anyone's still curious, but
For today's 7pm (Nov 19) show, I showed up around 6pm and I didn't even realize initially that there was a cancellation line; there was just 1 girl standing near the steps. Asked the box office; after I walked out there were 5 people in line. Around 6:55, the cancellation line started moving. I believe only the first girl got a seat; everyone else (including me) took $40 standing spots

Jennie Harney-Fleming (not Mandy Gonalez) was in for Angelica

[Yensoj]

Posted: 1/30/20 at 4:21pm

Are they still selling SRO tickets? Planning on going Saturday, and I really hope they’re available.

[bwayoutdoors]

Posted: 1/30/20 at 5:24pm

I recently tried for SRO tickets, but was told both by security monitoring the cancellation line and by the box office that they no longer sell SRO tickets. They indicated there was a miniscule possibility that a cast member would not use access to SRO that they would sell very last minute, but that it was highly unlikely and rarely happened. I decided to wait it out, unsuccessfully - and just FYI the security guy was completely unhelpful once the process of selling cancellation tickets began (since you wait in the same line) - never communicated to us about SRO at all.

[daijop]

Posted: 1/30/20 at 5:40pm

I got standing room about 2 weeks ago on Saturday matinee from the cancellation line.

[nycW44]

Posted: 2/1/20 at 2:30pm

Since there hasn’t been a lot of SRO experiences on here, I hope my experience will be helpful:

I got SRO on a Friday night in late August. I would recommend coming at least 45mins before the show starts cause I arrived 7:30pm for 8pm show. At 730pm they started to let in patrons and there were too many lines so I couldn’t find the cancellation line. I went to the box office and was stop by security guard who told me: we don’t have SRO, we have cancellation, be prepare to pay $225.

The cancellation line is the back line on the stairs. There were 6people ahead of me, I believe mostly tourists who told me they got there 7pm.

At around 745pm they started to take people from the cancellation line in to the box office to purchase cancellation tickets. There was 1 girl behind me who I had started to chat with and she was a tourist wanting in for the show, so I mention to her that I was looking for SRO & they would probably call her in before me. Which is what happen, when they got to my turn I told the same security guard from before that I wanted SRO & he stop me from entering and took in the girl. At around 755pm the guard came and told me to go to 1st box office. I ask for SRO & paid $40 & got left Center SRO.

The girl who was behind me was also offered SRO & we stood with 2 others who were friends of the actor playing Aaron Burr. At the beginning of Act 2 we were offer front mezz seats. Great experience overall!

Be prepare to deal with waiting for something not guarantee and dealing with rude guards. Over a year ago I stop by the box office and they denied having SRO so nobody is gonna guarantee that they still have it.

I would also suggest not trying during holidays or when new cast members join cause their family and friends are more likely to want to come & use SRO.

Weekdays will probably be easier but you also want to check on ticketmaster that the show looks like it gonna sell out. Hope this helps & good luck!