Broadway Doofus said: "Hey everyone. So I'm in New York this week and I got to the Hamilton cancellation line at 6:00 AM this morning. There were close to 20 people in line so I just assumed it was hopeless and went back to my hotel. I will be going back tomorrow, much earlier than I got there today, but does anyone have suggestions as to what my timeframe should be? Is it like a camp out all nighter kind of thing, or can I just wait until 5:00 to 5:30ish?
"Since today is a double show I would head back down because if you dont get the matinee then you may be able to get the evening show. I was at the theater yesterday at 4:30pm and there were about 20 people ahead of us. The front of the line said that about 4 pairs of tickets were already given out. I was lucky in Feb to see the show through the cancellation line (it was freezing cold out so not as many people were waiting) but I was with my son this time and thought it didn't hurt to pass by. Not sure how many folks got in at the end of the day. On a total separate note we headed to The Lion King and there were only 2 people i front of us, we got tickets at 6pm and seats were center orchestra so all worked out! My takeaway - cancellation lines are totally worth it for any show because the seats are amazing. Just need to sacrifice waiting and if the show has been around for a awhile it may not even be that long (the couple behind us ended up going to Book of Mormon, her husband got tickets right away 2 hours before showtime).
