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Hamilton Cancellation Line
ammurp
Chorus Member Joined: 5/6/16
#1850Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 10:32am
^Whoa that is SUPER cool!!
Apart from Mr. Olmos we also saw Marlon Wayans (he was row B, definitely bought his tickets resale as on Instagram he said he paid 3k per ticket so not all the celebs are getting handouts it seems!) and apparently Geddy Lee, the singer from Rush, was there too but we didn't see him unfortunately. Kind of funny that there was a Canadian celeb on the night we went though :P
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#1851Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 10:40am
The only people I saw when I was there were joe scarborough and john tesh
steins
Stand-by Joined: 4/10/16
#1852Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 10:50am
@MISH2 Wow, you drove from Canada! the dedication! and many congratulations!
#1853Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 11:45am
broadway_show_fan said: Hi guys! I know I'm late to the game, but I do know that row J is definitely the one in front of where the arrow points.
I'm obviously wrong and my eyes deceited me when I sat in that raised row and thought it was J.
Then I want row "K" LOL! No heads!
lbtn
Swing Joined: 9/9/15
#1854Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 12:09pm
ammurp said: "Hi all! Wanted to share my cancellation line story for the Tuesday, May 17th show!
6:00pm 5/16: My husband and I leave literally right from work in Ottawa, Ontario and we begin our 7 hour drive to NYC!
1:00am 5/17: We park our car in underground parking down the street and join the line. Originally the plan was I was going to wait and line and he was going to sleep in the car...turns out NYC parking garages are a lot different than Canadian ones haha. He joins me in the line and we are in it for the long haul. There are 4 people in front of us looking for a total of 6 tickets. I'm terrible with names but I affectionally have dubbed them The Roomates (ladies 1 and 2), Mother Daughter Duo (daughter was in the line overnight and mom joined later on in the morning) and Boyfriend Of The Year (dude sacrificed his entire night/day to get a ticket for him and his girlfriend for her birthday...aw). We are willing to go for premium tickets so we establish that we are first in line for those
3:00/3:30am: We are joined by chalklit and while everyone else tries to sleep (I gave up basically from the get go...made it the whole wait on one hour of sleep I got in the car) he and I chat and he makes the time before the sun rises FLY by. Thanks dude!
Not sure of exact times but between now and about 6:00am we're joined by a gentleman looking for two tickets, another gentleman looking for two tickets whose wife joins him later in the day, a woman going for a single I believe and then some others. Once the sun rises...the wait got slooooow. I think between 6 and 12 was when things felt longest for me, especially once the box office opened and I knew that premium tickets could come out at any moment. At 6 or 7 a gentlemen who works for the theatre arrived and sort of scolded the people who had chairs...but then came back out and we realized it was all cool and he was just making sure we put them away before any one else from the theatre arrived as they would kick anyone with chairs out of the line. He came out and chatted with us a lot in the morning, super cool guy.
As we're waiting my husband and I decide that if a single premium comes out that I should take it. Which leads me to
12:30pm: Single premium ticket is offered AND I HAVE MY HAMILTICKET. Row F, Seat 106...one off from dead center. At this point my husband asks that if a pair of premiums come out can he buy the pair and we return the single one or something along those lines. They say that if they come out with more than one premium ticket you don't have to buy the pair per say, you can just get one and then the other one will go down the line until it's claimed. We cross our fingers that another premium is offered since my husband has never been to NYC before and we would love to go and do some touristy things. Alas...mine was the only premium offered that day...so the wait continues...
4:30pm: The line is moved to the left side of the theatre to make way for the crowds. I am basically a ball of anxiousness even though I'm the only one in line with a ticket (go figure), and I'm trying to make complicated plans of what will happen if we're offered a pair of tickets but I'm delirious from lack of sleep and making it way too complicated. But we figure it all out, though it's still way too complicated for me to go into here...basically pairing up with other people in line and what not...turns out there was no need because....
6:30pm: Box office bouncer guy comes out with an offer of a pair (The Roomates take those) and a single ticket...Mother Daughter and Boyfriend of the Year skip on it and PERFECTION my husband takes it! When we enter the box office The Roomates discover they are getting unclaimed lottery tickets and are ECSTATIC. My husbands ticket is Row J seat 112. We won't be sitting together but that's okay we made it! But then something really cool happens.
When we get to our seats I'm blown away by how awesome my seat is and I wave at my husband who is sitting one seat in from the aisle, with an older gentlemen on the aisle. My husband comes to chat with me then returns to his seat and the older gentlemen asks if we're together and then offers to switch seats with me. Now...I know some maybe wouldn't give up their premium seat but I would have rather experienced the show beside my husband so we take him up on his offer. Turns out the man is Edward James Olmos for any of you Battlestar Galactica fans out there (Side note...Lin tweeted a pic of him and Mr. Olmos and I replied to it in the morning to say that he switched seats with me and how kind he was and Lin liked my tweet and I died, writing this from my grave.)
We saw almost all our other line friends get in as well which made us so happy! Glad we took the premium and the single, otherwise chalklit and his mom wouldn't have both gotten in. It was the most amazing thing we have ever seen. So many goosebumps, laughs and tears. 7 hours of driving, 17 hours of waiting (LOL) completely worth it.
TLDR: We got tickets for the May 17th show after 17 hours of waiting and it was THE BEST.
So glad you were able to enjoy the show together!
HAMFAN
Swing Joined: 5/18/16
#1855Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 1:33pm
As Lin said in his Penn state speech, "Every story you choose to tell, by necessity, omits others from the larger narrative. One could write five totally different musicals from Hamilton’s eventful, singular American life, without ever overlapping incidents. For every detail I chose to dramatize, there are ten I left out." This is exactly what you just did when telling the version on the Friday the 13 line sitter story. Here are at least 10 things you didn't mention, and likely didn't know......
1. #1 in line was not from SOLD, #2 in line left mid day on Thurs, and #3 in line was SOLD, who we hired, and arrived at 3am on Thursday (for the Friday show) before the rules were posted. Box office told him that day that they were fine because they were there before the policy was in place.
2. The two line sitters who were there looked after 3 single girls in line all night and were two of the kindest people I have ever met. Employees at the car lot across the street charge phones for them and seem to like their presence by the theatre. Both guys were very helpful to people who asked questions about what usually happens. They were tucked in a corner by the gates to the garage, not making the theatre look like a homeless shelter at all.
3. At 8am none of the awful fans were there but somehow starting around 10:30 they arrived and felt like they had some right to tickets, despite every post on here suggesting to get there way earlier than that.
4. At some point during the morning 4 premium tickets were sold and people were closer in line.
5. The rude line standers were were chatting up the line sitters, only to use all of that information against them at the first chance they got. Definitely not the line friendliness others have experienced.
6. When I arrived, it was seriously riot like (My husband had already been there for a couple hours witnessing this). Fans started screaming at me and shouting for the box office that I wasn't in the line (my line sitter had been there for 36 hours at this point, with us bringing him food on a semi regular basis so he didn't have to leave the line). Like a fool, I tried to explain things to people who were unwilling to listen to anything...."in NY people pay for line sitters for lots of things, this isn't just a Hamilton thing", "our line sitter was here before the rules." "yes, we had been here before any of them got there."......each comment I made was thrown back at me with an unintelligent comment (whoever mentioned survivor later in this post is spot on). At this point grey shirt yells, "This woman's son died of cancer and you think you deserve a ticket more than her." My reply was, "that is terrible but we all have stories as to why we should get a ticket." and not in a rude voice at all. So to answer her...."yes I have lost a child and I would never use that as a card for anything." Grief for her son's death is horrible but it really has nothing to do with where you are in a cancellation line. She did buy a premium ticket and I hope it was all she hoped for!
7. When things escalated, box office came out and told the entire line that they knew the order and line sitters in front were fine. More escalation occurred at that point, with rude fans shoving phones in their faces and screaming at them. Grey shirt guy was especially rude. Lawyer lady started shouting that she would get in touch with people and get them fired for not enforcing the rules.....it was truly more like the worst white trash event you can imagine than a theatre event.
8. Box office employees said they had never experienced ruder theater fans (lucky for those fans they were professional enough not to throw them out of the line--which I do feel should be rule #1, "Box office has a right to remove any rude line waiters." 
. Line sitters who had done this 40+times said the same thing. We were assured they knew what they were doing and pleasant patrons were not going to be punished because those further back in line were trying to throw them under the bus.
9. Line sitters (sold and other guy plus the two companies that were there for Sat shows) were mortified that all of this was going on and SOLD was in touch with us (others from the company came to see what was going on). They were completely professional the entire time. Never once, did they accuse the theatre of anything, or engage in any of the line screaming. Classy guys in my mind.
10. When the line was trying to get our guy thrown out, we asked why he couldn't buy one ticket and we take the other. Had I thought of it, I would have offered it to the guy who was #1 in line since his client hadn't arrived yet. Box office said that would work great. 90 minutes before the show, our SOLD guy was called into the box office and bought two tickets. We were told by the "bouncer" guys (who remember had been telling the line earlier that day that our guy had been there before the rules were in place) that what they didn't see wouldn't hurt us or them.
11. We both went to the show and enjoyed the front row seats so no you were totally wrong when you said they threw us out. I would have been happy to have sat with our SOLD line sitter if that was what would have needed to happen but was much happier that it worked out like planned. He was far classier than many of the people in this line!
Everyone has a reason they want to see the show and a method for doing it. The lottery is a way for anyone (with any amount of money) who wins to be able to see the show. This line is not. If you have money to pay a line sitter do it. If you have time/ability to sit there for 30 hours do it. It is sad that this chat has turned to a smack down. Let's use our energy for good in the world and all worry about ourselves and what we each can do to make it a better place. The theatre is an amazing place to find yourself, connect, and enjoy! None of this hate/rudeness fits here. In my 25 years of theatre I have never experienced anything like this. I'm all for theatre being accessible to all (Love this show even more because of what it is doing for our NYC teens) but if these are the "fans" it brings out, it's not a plus.
#1856Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 1:44pm
steins said: "@MISH2 Wow, you drove from Canada! the dedication! and many congratulations!
No I was quoting someone else's post and join you in congratulating them!
AnnaGirl
Swing Joined: 5/19/16
#1857Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 1:55pm
Hello everyone!
I'm a uni student from AZ and I'm hoping to travel to NYC next month. I've been reading through most of this thread and my friend and I are a bit worried that if we try to do the cancellation line for, let's say, the 28th of June show, that the lines will be even more long than they are today. I'm willing to wait however long but my friend is afraid of spending days on the line and missing out on NYC touristy stuff. What do you guys think?
#1858Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 1:58pm
steins said: @MyFavoriteBrunette did I mentioned I am from China? haha
LOL! My husband and I figured you were Asian from your Food Posts on Instagram, DELISH!! Then when I went to the line to check if you needed anything and cheer you on I saw an Asian man in a hair similar to mine-the one you bought on Amazon so I knew it was you =) You recently mentioned you giving away your Les Mis ticket in China so my husband and I were =)
The cancellation line is filled with so many nationalities and people from different states and countries! The wait time can be a new Olympic category! LOL! Gold medal goes to Steins from China at 28 hours! LOL!
BTW...anyone here ever wait more than that?
meepsnyc
Chorus Member Joined: 5/12/16
#1859Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:00pm
AnnaGirl said: "Hello everyone!
I'm a uni student from AZ and I'm hoping to travel to NYC next month. I've been reading through most of this thread and my friend and I are a bit worried that if we try to do the cancellation line for, let's say, the 28th of June show, that the lines will be even more long than they are today. I'm willing to wait however long but my friend is afraid of spending days on the line and missing out on NYC touristy stuff. What do you guys think?
"
I think this really depends on your risk tolerance! How long is your trip for? If you're only in the city for a few days, would you regret it if you stayed in line and weren't able to get a ticket, making your trip basically one long wait? OR, are you willing to take that risk knowing that lines will probably be even crazier once people are out of the summer and have more time to wait?
If you've been to New York before and don't really care about the other touristy things or standing on line for 12-24 hours, then I say go for it! But if you think you may regret it, ESPECIALLY if you might not get tickets, then I would reconsider. Just my two cents!
jdra
Understudy Joined: 5/9/16
#1860Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:09pm
HAMFAN said: "As Lin said in his Penn state speech, "Every story you choose to tell, by necessity, omits others from the larger narrative. One could write five totally different musicals from Hamilton’s eventful, singular American life, without ever overlapping incidents. For every detail I chose to dramatize, there are ten I left out." This is exactly what you just did when telling the version on the Friday the 13 line sitter story. Here are at least 10 things you didn't mention, and likely didn't know......
1. #1 in line was not from SOLD, #2 in line left mid day on Thurs, and #3 in line was SOLD, who we hired, and arrived at 3am on Thursday (for the Friday show) before the rules were posted. Box office told him that day that they were fine because they were there before the policy was in place.
2. The two line sitters who were there looked after 3 single girls in line all night and were two of the kindest people I have ever met. Employees at the car lot across the street charge phones for them and seem to like their presence by the theatre. Both guys were very helpful to people who asked questions about what usually happens. They were tucked in a corner by the gates to the garage, not making the theatre look like a homeless shelter at all.
3. At 8am none of the awful fans were there but somehow starting around 10:30 they arrived and felt like they had some right to tickets, despite every post on here suggesting to get there way earlier than that.
4. At some point during the morning 4 premium tickets were sold and people were closer in line.
5. The rude line standers were were chatting up the line sitters, only to use all of that information against them at the first chance they got. Definitely not the line friendliness others have experienced.
6. When I arrived, it was seriously riot like (My husband had already been there for a couple hours witnessing this). Fans started screaming at me and shouting for the box office that I wasn't in the line (my line sitter had been there for 36 hours at this point, with us bringing him food on a semi regular basis so he didn't have to leave the line). Like a fool, I tried to explain things to people who were unwilling to listen to anything...."in NY people pay for line sitters for lots of things, this isn't just a Hamilton thing", "our line sitter was here before the rules." "yes, we had been here before any of them got there."......each comment I made was thrown back at me with an unintelligent comment (whoever mentioned survivor later in this post is spot on). At this point grey shirt yells, "This woman's son died of cancer and you think you deserve a ticket more than her." My reply was, "that is terrible but we all have stories as to why we should get a ticket." and not in a rude voice at all. So to answer her...."yes I have lost a child and I would never use that as a card for anything." Grief for her son's death is horrible but it really has nothing to do with where you are in a cancellation line. She did buy a premium ticket and I hope it was all she hoped for!
7. When things escalated, box office came out and told the entire line that they knew the order and line sitters in front were fine. More escalation occurred at that point, with rude fans shoving phones in their faces and screaming at them. Grey shirt guy was especially rude. Lawyer lady started shouting that she would get in touch with people and get them fired for not enforcing the rules.....it was truly more like the worst white trash event you can imagine than a theatre event.
8. Box office employees said they had never experienced ruder theater fans (lucky for those fans they were professional enough not to throw them out of the line--which I do feel should be rule #1, "Box office has a right to remove any rude line waiters." . Line sitters who had done this 40+times said the same thing. We were assured they knew what they were doing and pleasant patrons were not going to be punished because those further back in line were trying to throw them under the bus.
9. Line sitters (sold and other guy plus the two companies that were there for Sat shows) were mortified that all of this was going on and SOLD was in touch with us (others from the company came to see what was going on). They were completely professional the entire time. Never once, did they accuse the theatre of anything, or engage in any of the line screaming. Classy guys in my mind.
10. When the line was trying to get our guy thrown out, we asked why he couldn't buy one ticket and we take the other. Had I thought of it, I would have offered it to the guy who was #1 in line since his client hadn't arrived yet. Box office said that would work great. 90 minutes before the show, our SOLD guy was called into the box office and bought two tickets. We were told by the "bouncer" guys (who remember had been telling the line earlier that day that our guy had been there before the rules were in place) that what they didn't see wouldn't hurt us or them.
11. We both went to the show and enjoyed the front row seats so no you were totally wrong when you said they threw us out. I would have been happy to have sat with our SOLD line sitter if that was what would have needed to happen but was much happier that it worked out like planned. He was far classier than many of the people in this line!
Everyone has a reason they want to see the show and a method for doing it. The lottery is a way for anyone (with any amount of money) who wins to be able to see the show. This line is not. If you have money to pay a line sitter do it. If you have time/ability to sit there for 30 hours do it. It is sad that this chat has turned to a smack down. Let's use our energy for good in the world and all worry about ourselves and what we each can do to make it a better place. The theatre is an amazing place to find yourself, connect, and enjoy! None of this hate/rudeness fits here. In my 25 years of theatre I have never experienced anything like this. I'm all for theatre being accessible to all (Love this show even more because of what it is doing for our NYC teens) but if these are the "fans" it brings out, it's not a plus. "
**Thank you. I appreciate hearing your perspective!**
#1861Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:09pm
HAMFAN - Thanks for the detailed account.
Question. Not sure of the timing. You said your sitter arrived 3 a.m Thursday. Did you mean 3:00 a.m. Friday? Because you then mentioned others arrived at 10:30 a.m. and went on to say who received premium tix for that night's show, so I assume that was Friday
Thanks.
HAMFAN said: "As Lin said in his Penn state speech, "Every story you choose to tell, by necessity, omits others from the larger narrative. One could write five totally different musicals from Hamilton’s eventful, singular American life, without ever overlapping incidents. For every detail I chose to dramatize, there are ten I left out." This is exactly what you just did when telling the version on the Friday the 13 line sitter story. Here are at least 10 things you didn't mention, and likely didn't know......
1. #1 in line was not from SOLD, #2 in line left mid day on Thurs, and #3 in line was SOLD, who we hired, and arrived at 3am on Thursday (for the Friday show) before the rules were posted. Box office told him that day that they were fine because they were there before the policy was in place.
2. The two line sitters who were there looked after 3 single girls in line all night and were two of the kindest people I have ever met. Employees at the car lot across the street charge phones for them and seem to like their presence by the theatre. Both guys were very helpful to people who asked questions about what usually happens. They were tucked in a corner by the gates to the garage, not making the theatre look like a homeless shelter at all.
3. At 8am none of the awful fans were there but somehow starting around 10:30 they arrived and felt like they had some right to tickets, despite every post on here suggesting to get there way earlier than that.
4. At some point during the morning 4 premium tickets were sold and people were closer in line.
5. The rude line standers were were chatting up the line sitters, only to use all of that information against them at the first chance they got. Definitely not the line friendliness others have experienced.
6. When I arrived, it was seriously riot like (My husband had already been there for a couple hours witnessing this). Fans started screaming at me and shouting for the box office that I wasn't in the line (my line sitter had been there for 36 hours at this point, with us bringing him food on a semi regular basis so he didn't have to leave the line). Like a fool, I tried to explain things to people who were unwilling to listen to anything...."in NY people pay for line sitters for lots of things, this isn't just a Hamilton thing", "our line sitter was here before the rules." "yes, we had been here before any of them got there."......each comment I made was thrown back at me with an unintelligent comment (whoever mentioned survivor later in this post is spot on). At this point grey shirt yells, "This woman's son died of cancer and you think you deserve a ticket more than her." My reply was, "that is terrible but we all have stories as to why we should get a ticket." and not in a rude voice at all. So to answer her...."yes I have lost a child and I would never use that as a card for anything." Grief for her son's death is horrible but it really has nothing to do with where you are in a cancellation line. She did buy a premium ticket and I hope it was all she hoped for!
7. When things escalated, box office came out and told the entire line that they knew the order and line sitters in front were fine. More escalation occurred at that point, with rude fans shoving phones in their faces and screaming at them. Grey shirt guy was especially rude. Lawyer lady started shouting that she would get in touch with people and get them fired for not enforcing the rules.....it was truly more like the worst white trash event you can imagine than a theatre event.
8. Box office employees said they had never experienced ruder theater fans (lucky for those fans they were professional enough not to throw them out of the line--which I do feel should be rule #1, "Box office has a right to remove any rude line waiters." . Line sitters who had done this 40+times said the same thing. We were assured they knew what they were doing and pleasant patrons were not going to be punished because those further back in line were trying to throw them under the bus.
9. Line sitters (sold and other guy plus the two companies that were there for Sat shows) were mortified that all of this was going on and SOLD was in touch with us (others from the company came to see what was going on). They were completely professional the entire time. Never once, did they accuse the theatre of anything, or engage in any of the line screaming. Classy guys in my mind.
10. When the line was trying to get our guy thrown out, we asked why he couldn't buy one ticket and we take the other. Had I thought of it, I would have offered it to the guy who was #1 in line since his client hadn't arrived yet. Box office said that would work great. 90 minutes before the show, our SOLD guy was called into the box office and bought two tickets. We were told by the "bouncer" guys (who remember had been telling the line earlier that day that our guy had been there before the rules were in place) that what they didn't see wouldn't hurt us or them.
11. We both went to the show and enjoyed the front row seats so no you were totally wrong when you said they threw us out. I would have been happy to have sat with our SOLD line sitter if that was what would have needed to happen but was much happier that it worked out like planned. He was far classier than many of the people in this line!
Everyone has a reason they want to see the show and a method for doing it. The lottery is a way for anyone (with any amount of money) who wins to be able to see the show. This line is not. If you have money to pay a line sitter do it. If you have time/ability to sit there for 30 hours do it. It is sad that this chat has turned to a smack down. Let's use our energy for good in the world and all worry about ourselves and what we each can do to make it a better place. The theatre is an amazing place to find yourself, connect, and enjoy! None of this hate/rudeness fits here. In my 25 years of theatre I have never experienced anything like this. I'm all for theatre being accessible to all (Love this show even more because of what it is doing for our NYC teens) but if these are the "fans" it brings out, it's not a plus.
"
#1862Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:11pm
broadwayfever said: "BroadwayFan2 said: "Thanks to everyone on this forum that helped answer my questions yesterday. I was able to call the line sitting company (SOLD) today and the person who answered was very helpful. I am definitely using their services. I just feel better knowing that I tried to get Hamilton tickets by using their services rather than just running there on my lunch break to constantly ask the box office because it just wasn't cutting it. I am so glad to know there is such a thing as line standing and had I known, I would have used them earlier. I am fine if they don't get tickets, but I feel reassured knowing that I paid someone to be there and at least TRY! You can't put a price tag on reassurance. Oh, and I see they do Crounts from their website so I am going to use them for that as well. I keep hearing about Cronuts and always wanted to try one. I am going to see about June performances when relatives come to visit for the summer. Thanks, SOLD!"
------------------------
...says the professional line sitter trying to pass as a patron. You and a couple of others make it too obvious. Especially, when you sound like an infomercial...lol.
"
I'm thinking they are probably working for the sold competition and trying to gaslight people into thinking it's sold being shady. TBH, sold doesn't need to pull this corny stuff.
#1863Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:24pm
MISH2 said: "HAMFAN - Thanks for the detailed account.
Question. Not sure of the timing. You said your sitter arrived 3 a.m Thursday. Did you mean 3:00 a.m. Friday? Because you then mentioned others arrived at 10:30 a.m. and went on to say who received premium tix for that night's show, so I assume that was Friday
Thanks."
Their line sitter got there on Thursday 3am, for the Friday night show. Nothing happened/nothing to report on Thursday's tickets, because their sitter wasn't there for that performance. Then everything went down the next day, when it came time to distribute tickets for Friday night. -that was my read of it, especially when OP mentioned bringing food to her sitter for 36 hours, etc.
(eta: also, the rules were posted on Thursday, so their sitter couldn't have gotten on line before the new rules were posted if their sitter got on line Friday morning.)
HAMFAN I also appreciated hearing your account.
#1864Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:27pm
ammurp said: "
When we get to our seats I'm blown away by how awesome my seat is and I wave at my husband who is sitting one seat in from the aisle, with an older gentlemen on the aisle. My husband comes to chat with me then returns to his seat and the older gentlemen asks if we're together and then offers to switch seats with me. Now...I know some maybe wouldn't give up their premium seat but I would have rather experienced the show beside my husband so we take him up on his offer. Turns out the man is Edward James Olmos for any of you Battlestar Galactica fans out there (Side note...Lin tweeted a pic of him and Mr. Olmos and I replied to it in the morning to say that he switched seats with me and how kind he was and Lin liked my tweet and I died, writing this from my grave.)
"
When I was a kid I had SO MANY teachers who thought throwing on "Stand and Deliver," and making us watch it for the umpteenth time, was a way to inspire/encourage/etc. us, so this is my current favorite story on this thread - Jaime Escalante switched seats with you!
#1865Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:27pm
HAMFAN said: "Box office employees said they had never experienced ruder theater fans"
I'm so sorry to hear about this line experience and I hope it didn't take away from experiencing the performance for you.
Tuna2
Understudy Joined: 4/30/16
#1866Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:27pm
Even though I saw the show a little over two weeks ago (5/2) from the Cancellation Line (my first and only time), I still love reading all the posts on this board! It's amazing how much has changed since then regarding line sitters and the hours folks have been waiting in line (I arrived at 9:50 a.m. on the day of the show I went to and got in!). Makes me that much more appreciative of how my situation worked out!
@myfavoritebrunette -- I love reading your posts! You offer great insight and you have a good sense of humor! Hope to run into you if I do the line again in the next month or so! I don't think lightning will be striking twice compared to my first cancellation line experience for my next line wait, LOL!
Jennabee
Understudy Joined: 5/12/16
#1867Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:37pm
Tuna2 said: "(I arrived at 9:50 a.m. on the day of the show I went to and got in!)."
<swoons>
Wow, that's amazing.
ammurp, what a story, and well-told! Glad it all worked out for you guys.
#1868Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:38pm
Tuna2 said: @myfavoritebrunette -- I love reading your posts! You offer great insight and you have a good sense of humor! Hope to run into you if I do the line again in the next month or so! I don't think lightning will be striking twice compared to my first cancellation line experience for my next line wait, LOL!
Aw! Thank you @Tuna2! I remember reading your post, you went on 5/2, the same day I went. Yes! Just post when you're on line and I'll be happy to cheer you on, too!
I share info as best I can, even if its wrong! (I want row K! LOL! ) and keep things light and happy because life is too short to take things so dang to heart! I grew up an inner city rebellious angry teenager and when I look back, I say "Wow! What a waste of my time in my life!" LOL!
Life is good! I am blessed! And love helping and cheering people here!
Daina
Swing Joined: 3/1/12
#1869Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:48pm
*Waves* I'm more of a lurker than a poster.
Really late to the game on this one, but I'm planning on going up to try my hand at the cancellation line sometime soon. I was thinking about getting a room for a couple nights at ROW around the corner to use for a place to change clothes, charge phones & use the bathroom and offer it up to others waiting with me to butter everyone up for holding spots for 15 minutes here and there. (Clearly, I wouldn't keep anything valuable in the room.) Plus if I can grab a premium ticket, maybe I'd have a few hours to rest and shower beforehand.
I've read through the whole post, and I think most of my questions have been addressed, I just want to make sure of one thing before. Just want to confirm that I can pay with a credit card. I would assume so, but I don't like to carry much cash on me in NYC and it doesn't hurt to make sure :)
Daina
Swing Joined: 3/1/12
#1870Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:51pm
Adding that as of now, my hubby can't take off work, so It'll likely be a single ticket I need, so if anyone wants to team up for longer breaks, I've got the room! PM me for the details :)
sundaymourning6am
Chorus Member Joined: 2/24/16
#1871Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 2:56pm
Wow. I am shocked (though I shouldn't be - hi, out of towners!) at all the sexism in the minds of people who are or want to wait on the line. Do some research about NYC. It's one of the safest large cities in the world.
The line sitter looked after two single girls?! Are you f***ing kidding me?! I'm sure he WASN'T. I'm sure EVERYONE there looks after each other if there was some trouble. The insinuation that women can't wait on this line by themselves with a big strong man there to protect them is absolutely bat**** insane and offensive.
Excuse me. I have to check my calendar. I was pretty sure it was 2016 not 1956. /end rant
ALSO has anyone heard about anyone being hassled or assaulted on the line?? No?! Well, I guess you're good then because you'd sure hell hear about it if anyone was. That person would probably be showered in show merchandise and tickets by Lin himself.
TaliBL
Swing Joined: 5/17/16
#1872Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 3:13pm
Any updates on the cancellation line today?
schubox
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/16
#1873Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 3:14pm
I honestly think you probably only have a couple weeks to see the OBC. Once the Tony's are over you have about a month before they OBC leaves. Lin and Leslie specifically. With them leaving and the show, presumably, winning a crap load of Tony's I imagine the line and famous people coming to the show is going to be insane
#1874Hamilton Cancellation Line
Posted: 5/19/16 at 3:21pm
If it makes any ladies feel better, I was the only woman on line when I showed up at 3am. The other 8 were male, 4 line sitters were snug as a bug sleeping in their tents, wish that was me! 3 other trying to sleep and another on FaceTime.
If someone came up to me to start beef or try to slash my face, I was ready. I had a chair in a drawstring bag that would HURT had I hit you with it. LOL! Or I could have carried a sock full of quarters and do a Charles Bronson on them...
The night was fine... One chick got into my face, I eased her. Two high kids asking why we were all there... And a few homeless striking up convo.
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