Hamilton Lottery- Page 2

[MNC77]

Posted: 2/20/15 at 4:52pm

Any information on Student tickets to this?

[macnyc]

Posted: 2/20/15 at 5:23pm

How is the first row? Did you notice any flashing lights at any point? My tickets for April (if they don't get canceled) are in Row A.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 2/20/15 at 5:49pm

Can't recall whether there were flashing lights or not, but I found the first row to be great! The stage is not raised very high, so I had a great view of everything, including the tears forming in Lin-Manuel's eyes.

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 2/21/15 at 12:59am

re; Student ticketing. The Public has always done advance student ticketing based on availability. I bought my student ticket for this months ago. At this point you either have to win the lotto to get in or buy a ticket on the secondary market.

[macnyc]

Posted: 2/23/15 at 9:19am

Did anyone happen to do the in-person lottery last night at the Public? With Lin-Manuel's understudy going on for him, plus the Oscars telecast happening at the same time, I was wondering if fewer people showed up. Was anyone there?

[asmith0307]

Posted: 2/23/15 at 10:02am

I was there. Still packed.

[macnyc]

Posted: 2/23/15 at 10:26am

Thanks for the info!

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 2/23/15 at 10:29am

Re: student advance

Yes they had them but when the show is sold there are no more. If you wanted them you had to be on the ball. Gone now.

[mamaleh]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 12:31pm

Can't locate the info on lottery timing: Are names submitted 2 and a half hours before curtain and then drawn a half-hour later? Thanks.

UPDATE: Was just so informed; don't see how to delete post.
Updated On: 2/24/15 at 12:31 PM

[macnyc]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 1:49pm

^^^ The above information is correct for evening shows. For matinees, names are submitted starting an hour and a half before curtain, and drawn a half hour later.

[MNC77]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 1:59pm

If this announces a Broadway transfer today, do you think they'd change the rush policy?

[mamaleh]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 1:59pm

Thanks.

[MyLife]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 2:08pm

Remember, there is not lottery for tonight's performance according to the Public Theater's website.

[VirginiaK]

Posted: 2/24/15 at 11:28pm

Does anyone know this: at what time do they start the waiting list for tickets on days when there is only an evening show? I've been there on Saturdays in the daytime, they started taking names for the list at 1. This is for full- price cancellations only.

($20 Lottery is a separate thing. On 2 Saturdays and a Sunday, about 200 people each day for matinee tix.6 to 10 dustributed to winners. )

[theateraddiction]

Posted: 3/15/15 at 12:04pm

Does anyone know if the $20 lottery is inside or outside?

[round2]

Posted: 3/15/15 at 12:09pm

The lottery at the Public Theater is inside their large lobby.

[peacelovemagic1]

Posted: 3/15/15 at 12:47pm

Have tried the lottery 8 times now at the public, and one thing that surprised me is they don't have some sort of Matilda policy about repeat winners (at Matilda the same person cannot win twice within 30 days) One man who won last time I went said it was his 5th time winning.

[smidge]

Posted: 3/15/15 at 1:54pm

That's interesting. How does Matilda monitor repeat winners? I think the Hamilton Today Tix lottery limits repeat winners. Yesterday tried both Hamilton lotteries and both Curious Incident lotteries and lost all 4.

[peacelovemagic1]

Posted: 3/15/15 at 5:31pm

For Matilda they keep a list of all the winners from the past 30 days on hand at lottery, and they check the list before everyone goes in to get tickets. Never takes very long, as they have two people normally at lotto so one person starts checking for names as soon as they are pulled.

[bstoll1]

Posted: 4/10/15 at 9:27pm

What time do sign up's begin for the in person lottery?  On the website it says 11:30am with the drawing being at 12pm, but some times they have a 1pm matinee and a 2pm matinee....it seems the drawings are 2hrs before curtain, but if the show is at 1pm then I would think they would draw at 11am.  

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 4/10/15 at 9:37pm

"What time do sign up's begin for the in person lottery?  On the website it says 11:30am with the drawing being at 12pm, but some times they have a 1pm matinee and a 2pm matinee....it seems the drawings are 2hrs before curtain, but if the show is at 1pm then I would think they would draw at 11am.  "

I entered for Wednesday's lottery which had a 1pm curtain and the lottery was from 11:30-12:00pm. They gave 14 lottery tickets that day; I didn't win. There seemed to be about 70 people there. 

[bstoll1]

Posted: 4/10/15 at 10:16pm

Thanks for letting me know.

[MadonnaMusical]

Posted: 4/10/15 at 10:30pm

I won about a month ago on a Tuesday night... they gave away 12 tickets and there were about 125 people there per my count. Not bad odds...

[starcatchers]

Posted: 4/11/15 at 12:14am

Matinee lottery still pulls 1hr before curtain. The lottery for night shows is still5:30-6, despite the earlier cutain times. 

[brdway411]

Posted: 8/6/15 at 1:30am

Opening night lotto and firework details