Hamilton Cancellation Line — Page 78

Jennabee said: "MISH2 said: "Looks like it's pretty random as to what time you have to get there/how many people show up/how many tickets there will be.  That's why it's so difficult to plan.  3 a.m. may be fine some days, but all it takes is 2 or 3 people to show up before you or 2 or 3 VIPs to be there the next day and get priority for house seats or everyone showing up for tickets won in the online lottery vs. 2 people forgetting to check their email at 4 p.m. - or a combination of all of the above!"

Exactly!  One thing I seem to notice since I've been researching this (although it could just be another coincidence) is that some of the unpredictable effects are *because* of the attempts at prediction.  That is, people say "Tuesdays tend to be light!" and so a bunch of people show up for the next Tuesday.  Then, "Wow Tuesday was SWAMPED" and then people stay away from the Tuesday after that.  

IF we decide to do this, I think I'm going to go ahead and give myself an out; show up, see how many people there are, and if I'm more than 10th in line (say) just give it up and enjoy NYC.  :)

 

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It's definitely a toss up. That's why it's so frustrating. When I got in through the cancellation line it was a Saturday and I assumed it was going to be a nightmare, being a weekend night. But 10-15 people got in to the matinee and 6 alone got lottery tickets for the evening performance, plus I don't know who many for the other tickets. It's such a crap shoot.

HAMFAN said: "Saturday the 14th they made everyone in the Sat line chose which show they were going to and they divided the line.  If you didn't get mat, you could go to the end of the long evening line.  It will be interesting to see what they do this week."

 

When you say "they made everyone..." who is they? Did people waiting in line decide this? Or did the RRT staff/box office decide this? I think having two lines for the two different shows on the same day is problematic - what if you are first in line for the Saturday matinee and there just happens to be no cancellation tickets for that showtime - it seems unfair that you couldn't just stay in line for another few hours and have the first shot at the evening show (especially if you got there first and have been waiting the longest for Saturday tickets), so I am interested to know if this happened because a patron decided to start the new line or if it is was an official decision by the RRT. 

As mentioned, I was #9 at 3am and didn't get a ticket because I passed on a single at noon, wanting to see it with my husband.  Had I accepted it, arriving at 3am, at #9 WITH four line sitters ahead of the line, odds weren't so terrible.  

Yes, a crap shoot.  All depends on the bet you put on the table.  My bet was for two tix that didn't pay off.

Jennabee said: "schubox said: "It's definitely a toss up. That's why it's so frustrating. When I got in through the cancellation line it was a Saturday and I assumed it was going to be a nightmare, being a weekend night. But 10-15 people got in to the matinee and 6 alone got lottery tickets for the evening performance, plus I don't know who many for the other tickets. It's such a crap shoot."

Dang, 10-15 people for the matinee?  Yeah, it really is.  So many variables.

 

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That's what I was told. I used a sitter and I only wanted evening so I got there after. But the guy behind me said he was trying to count and said it was at least 10 for the matinee and he though 12 or 13 got in. 

MyFavoriteBrunette said: "mbusani14 said: "If you are waiting in line for a matinee (let's say Saturday for example) and you don't get tickets...are you automatically in line for the evening show or are they two separate lines? 

 

Typically, yes.  You continue to wait for Sat evening but if someone comes And claims first spot for Sat evening before matinee tickets are distributed, not interested in matinee at all, then one must line up behind them after matinee tix are distributed.    

 



 

 

"This is no longer true. I was there last night and highly disappointed that the line rules had been changed by the patrons. I even got the theatre involved. They agreed with the patrons that if they don't get tickets one day they can stay online and be the start of the new line the following day. In the past (a mere week ago!), there were two lines running and if you didn't get your ticket for instance for a Thursday evening show, you could go to the back of the Friday line. It's all a mess now.

 

MISH2 said: "
I can't say for sure, but the fact that they mentioned having to buy 4 tickets wasn't so bad led me to believe their 4 customers were the people they were photographed with.
 
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"having to buy four tickets" as in two line sitters + two customers is the reason that the line sitters got in to see the show. You cannot honestly believe that Steven Spielberg has to hire a line sitter to get a ticket.
 

 

happydude said: "This is no longer true. I was there last night and highly disappointed that the line rules had been changed by the patrons. I even got the theatre involved. They agreed with the patrons that if they don't get tickets one day they can stay online and be the start of the new line the following day. In the past (a mere week ago!), there were two lines running and if you didn't get your ticket for instance for a Thursday evening show, you could go to the back of the Friday line. It's all a mess now.

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Well in the past before a week ago the first way you describe is how the cancellation line worked. When my friend did the line a month or two ago they sold the very last matinee ticket to the person in front of her, so she was the very first person for the evening line. There was no two lines nonsense.

Rosie O'Donnell retweeted the photo SOLD posted: 

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/Rosie/status/733147472760037380

Anyone in line today? Would love to know how many tickets end up getting offered!

Maybe it'd be valid to say it's unsafe to wait on the street by yourself as a woman in Spanish Harlem, but Times Square? Really? 

 

Updated On: 5/20/16 at 02:25 PM

It is VERY DANGEROUS outside the Richard Rodgers Theater.  Not safe for either men or women.  Please do not line up for tickets at night.  Go when there's a lot of daylight and people in the area, around 10 a.m.

MyFavoriteBrunette said: "It is VERY DANGEROUS outside the Richard Rodgers Theater.  Not safe for either men or women.  Please do not line up for tickets at night.  Go when there's a lot of daylight and people in the area, around 10 a.m.



 

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Hehehe!  Actually 10 AM is pretty early, I think it's a better idea to go at like noon… or two, two is nice and safe.  

Wick3 said: "I just signed up for the Hamilton digital lottery though I already know I won't be using them so those tix would go to the cancellation line."

Clever! But I don't think i could take it if I actually won the lottery when I was out of town.