Hamilton Special Announcement on August 11- Page 7

[gypsy101]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 4:13pm

what a boring few announcements that definitely did not need an image with today's date and "WAIT FOR IT." that definitely made it seem like something actually exciting was going to happen. lol what is going on over there that they'd oversell something like this??

[ChildofEarth]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 4:24pm

I honestly think My Fair Lady should announce casting today because Hamilton already won the underwhelming award of the day.

[10086Sundays]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 4:29pm

Itonlytakesajourney said: "Smart marketing yes, but it's tired and very unnecessary. Love the show, I just don't see how the app will be regularly used by anyone."

I'll use it to enter the lotto each day.  It's easier and more convenient than the webpage, mainly because no captcha is required and I'll get notified of the outcome on my phone instead of having to check the throwaway email I use for such things.

[zzdawgg]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 4:37pm

There already was an unofficial app which could do this. 

[trpguyy]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 4:42pm

gypsy101 said: "what a boring few announcements that definitely did not need an image with today's date and "WAIT FOR IT." that definitely made it seem like something actually exciting was going to happen. lol what is going on over there that they'd oversell something like this??"

They're not getting news coverage every time Lin sneezes anymore, so they had to do something to manufacture buzz. 

[ebontoyan]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 4:51pm

Folks have positive feedback in Facebook and Twitter, so there's still that

[Itonlytakesajourney]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 4:59pm

People will use it to enter the lottery, but what casual theater goer will use this in a diehard fan kind of way? It's useful to buy tickets/enter the lottery, but's it's not much better to use for anything else. It's a cute idea, one fans will love, but they overhyped this a little much. I was actually looking forward to a casting announcement/mixtape news lol

[gypsy101]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 5:32pm

like this is kind of a cool thing but it didn't need this several day build-up, they could have just announced it out of the blue. tbh the surprise release of the hamilton instrumental album would have warranted a build-up more than this app imo

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 6:50pm

I don't feel any differently about the show itself than I did before, but if no more announcements come today, this marketing has really jumped the shot.

The expression is "jumped the shark."

Google that so you learn it's origin.  We older folks know as we actually watched that episode when it originally aired.  

[rcwr]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 7:03pm

BrodyFosse123 said: The expression is "jumped the shark."

Google that so you learn it's origin.  We older folks know as we actually watched that episode when it originally aired. 

I know the expression. I'm 48. I watched that Happy Days episode when you did. I changed it to "shot" for Hamilton.

Updated On: 8/11/17 at 07:03 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 7:09pm

I know the expression. I'm 48. I watched that Happy Days episode when you did. I changed it to "shot" for Hamilton.

Love you.  This genuinely made me smile.  Hahahaha.  Grazie, mon ami.  

[rcwr]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 7:11pm

And I do grant, BrodyFosse123, that it wasn't an especially witty word substitution. Only the "sh" in common between the words. :)

[darquegk]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 7:52pm

The stickers don't even integrate with iOS properly. What an unnecessarily cumbersome feature.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 8/11/17 at 10:06pm

I don't disagree with the notion of an app, but this one wasn't even spectacularly well done. I now wish it would have been some kind of secret album drop for the mixtape.

[PepperedShepherd]

Posted: 8/12/17 at 1:15am

It's been over 12 hours since I installed the app and I have still not received an email verification. Furthermore, I entered the 3 lotteries that were available and only got a push notification that I lost one of them.  The lottery page on the app itself didn't update and I didn't receive emails on any of them.

It's going to suck if I win the lottery someday and the stupid app neglects to tell me....

[10086Sundays]

Posted: 8/12/17 at 1:21am

I'm assuming you checked your spam folder?  The email I got said that since they had such an influx of emails they automatically verified my account.  I couldn't enter the lottos until after that happened, so if you're able to enter, maybe yours was too?

There are 5 lottos available currently, are you sure 2 of the ones you entered weren't Sunday's? (Which aren't closed yet.)  I mean this sincerely, as I find the app somewhat user unfriendly.  Also, if you aren't talking about the LA lotteries, disregard.

There are definitely bugs to be worked out for sure.  I got 1 push notification but it disappeared so quickly, I'm only 75% sure I read correctly that I hadn't won.  Hopefully they fix it soon.  I switched the notifications to alerts since I'll have to interact with them.

Updated On: 8/12/17 at 01:21 AM

[PepperedShepherd]

Posted: 8/12/17 at 2:03am

10086Sundays said: "I'm assuming you checked your spam folder?  The email I got said that since they had such an influx of emails they automatically verified my account.  I couldn't enter the lottos until after that happened, so if you're able to enter, maybe yours was too?
 

Nothing in my spam folder. Been checking it all day.


There are 5 lottos available currently, are you sure 2 of the ones you entered weren't Sunday's? (Which aren't closed yet.)  I mean this sincerely, as I find the app somewhat user unfriendly.  

I only entered the Friday lottery via the app -- since I couldn't find the Saturday lotteries. Until I saw your "for the technologically challenged" post above. Thanks for that, btw. I don't think I'm technologically challenged; I just think the app was poorly designed.  But I digress....

So, I entered the 2 Saturday lotteries via the website.  However, I received no email or notifications on either of those, which is really messed up since technically those entries have nothing to do with the app at all!

I entered the Sunday lotteries via the app.  (I think. The lottery page says I have, at least.)

There are definitely bugs to be worked out for sure.  I got 1 push notification but it disappeared so quickly, I'm only 75% sure I read correctly that I hadn't won.  Hopefully they fix it soon.  I switched the notifications to alerts since I'll have to interact with them.

Yeah, the one push notification I got was gone in a blink of an eye. I think I'm going to install the app on my tablet, too, as notifications there are much easier to spot and read.

But the app's FAQ specifically asks "Haven't' received your notification? Don't worry - you can check your status by going to the lottery page in the App."

Well, the lottery page in my App still says "Thank You! You Have Successfully Entered the Lottery for Aug 11 - 8:00PM  Check Back Later."

I sent an email to Lucky Seat Support and received an automatic response telling me to restart the app to trigger the email verification. Tried it. Didn't work. Even rebooted the phone. Same non-result.

Furthermore, the automatic response restates that All entrants who entered through the Lucky Seat Website will receive an email notification advising if they have won or lost the drawing.  That obviously has did not happen in my case.

 

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 8/12/17 at 3:48am

I don't get how to use the stickers.  Can I use them as emojis somehow? 

[10086Sundays]

Posted: 8/12/17 at 1:08pm

The app seems to be working better today. I just got my notification for the Sunday Matinee (didn't win) and when I went to look at the in app lotto page it's showing the status.  Which it wasn't yesterday, as PepperedSheperd noted.

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 8/12/17 at 1:09pm

Also just got to be notification! Not the answer I was hoping for, but hey at least it works!

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 8/12/17 at 4:10pm

A brand new app with the traffic this one must be receiving is bound to have some errors. Give the app creators a break! I'm sure they're working on it. 

Updated On: 8/12/17 at 04:10 PM

[WDBNYC2]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 12:45pm

Is it possible to enter the app lottery for a single ticket, or are pairs compulsory?

[Theatrefan26]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 1:07pm

I tried to enter for today and it seems that now its 2 days in advance.  Both on the app and online.  Does anyone know when they notifiy you if its for two days in advance?  Do they let you know at least the day before?

[amysea]

Posted: 8/22/17 at 1:12pm

According to the app they will notify you at noon ET on the day before the performance and you have until 5pm ET to purchase.