Posted: 8/8/19 at 8:06am
Posted: 8/8/19 at 8:25am
Posted: 8/8/19 at 9:23am
(Insert Clever Name) said: "There will be no line? I got an email from the public saying that it would only be digital lottery & that the in person standby line would also be a lottery. I dont understand why they are doing this like this?"
Based on the fact that this will undoubtedly be an extremely popular production, it seems they're going the Hadestown SRO line route. To control what may become an out of control situation with people lining up before the park opens to get tickets, they have resorted to having everything on the TodayTix app. I think this is a good idea. Sure this means I may not be able see it, but I'm glad the same people won't be able to line up day after day since this is a limited production.
Posted: 8/8/19 at 10:09am
For something like this that is going to be extremely popular, I think this is a great idea.
Posted: 8/8/19 at 10:51am
Posted: 8/8/19 at 11:11am
Posted: 8/8/19 at 11:34am
Reading between the lines: This could also be a way to test how an "all tickets via lottery" system would work going forward. If the Public has to relocate for the 2021 season due to the Delacorte reno, the alternative space might not allow an all-day line outside.
Also, having seen the recent huge lines for Julius Caesar and Into the Woods (and the stories of lines for Pacino and Streep and others), it could be a way to handle things more "democratically" for shows with big stars or mass appeal.
Posted: 8/8/19 at 11:48am
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Reading between the lines: This could also be a way to test how an "all tickets via lottery" system would work going forward. If the Public has to relocate for the 2021 season due to the Delacortereno, the alternative space might not allow an all-day line outside.
Also, having seen the recent huge lines for Julius CaesarandInto the Woods (and the stories of lines for Pacino and Streep and others),it could be a way to handle things more "democratically" for shows with big stars or mass appeal."
PAUSE--2021 renovation?? When was that announced??
Posted: 8/8/19 at 11:49am
Posted: 8/8/19 at 12:07pm
magictodo123 said: "PAUSE--2021 renovation?? When was that announced??"
The $110million Delacorte renovation was announced in the NYT last October, to begin in 2020 and be completed in time for the 2022 season!
"During the summer of 2021, when the Delacorte is expected to go dark for construction, the Public is planning to offer free programming at an undetermined site." It sounds like the space is badly in need of repair (at least from a backstage standpoint).
Updated On: 8/8/19 at 12:07 PM
Posted: 8/8/19 at 3:44pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Reading between the lines: This could also be a way to test how an "all tickets via lottery" system would work going forward. If the Public has to relocate for the 2021 season due to the Delacortereno, the alternative space might not allow an all-day line outside.
Also, having seen the recent huge lines for Julius CaesarandInto the Woods (and the stories of lines for Pacino and Streep and others),it could be a way to handle things more "democratically" for shows with big stars or mass appeal."
I wondered this too actually. I wouldn't mind this being done in the future. Maybe not for every show qquuiittee yet, but for the ones that will obviously be popular, aka Hercules and the like, say, if they were going to do R and J again...we all know people will clamor to see the Bards' most popular piece. Therefore I don't understand the complaints about this system, do you WANT to wait for hours and hours to only MAYBE get a ticket?? I certainly don't. It would be a whole day spend just getting a ticket and going back to the theatre a couple hours later to watch. This will be a such coveted ticket that this really is the only sensible way to do it. I attempted Coriolanus yesterday and was no issue, so maybe those kinds of shows can still be done in person. Of course it was a huge waste as it rained like hell, but that's another story.
Posted: 8/9/19 at 7:17am
Huh. I was reading the fine print at the bottom of the lottery page on The Public's website, and it said you can only win tickets once. I actually really like this. It prevents people from entering day after day and seeing it multiple times instead of the same people seeing it over and over. Hopefully no one will try to get around this.
Posted: 8/9/19 at 7:53am
magictodo123 said: "Huh. I was reading the fine print at the bottom of the lottery page on The Public's website, and it said you can only win tickets once. I actually really like this. It prevents people from entering day after day and seeing it multiple times instead of the same people seeing it over and over. Hopefully no one will try to get around this.
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My understanding is that it will be like the Friday Forty for HP. You'll check off the days you'd like to enter, then, on 8/28, the lottery is drawn, and you'll find out that day if you've won, and for which show.
Updated On: 8/9/19 at 07:53 AM
Posted: 8/9/19 at 8:00am
CT2NYC said: "magictodo123 said: "Huh. I was reading the fine print at the bottom of the lottery page on The Public's website, and it said you can only win tickets once. I actually really like this. It prevents people from entering day after day and seeing it multiple times instead of the same people seeing it over and over. Hopefully no one will try to get around this.
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My understanding is that it will be like the Friday Forty for HP. You'll check off the days you'd like to enter, then, on 8/28, the lottery is drawn, and you'll find out that day if you've won, and for which show."
This may be a stupid thought, but it does make me wonder if everyone will get a chance to see it.
Posted: 8/9/19 at 11:28am
magictodo123 said: "CT2NYC said: "magictodo123 said: "Huh. I was reading the fine print at the bottom of the lottery page on The Public's website, and it said you can only win tickets once. I actually really like this. It prevents people from entering day after day and seeing it multiple times instead of the same people seeing it over and over. Hopefully no one will try to get around this.
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My understanding is that it will be like the Friday Forty for HP. You'll check off the days you'd like to enter, then, on 8/28, the lottery is drawn, and you'll find out that day if you've won, and for which show."
This may be a stupid thought, but it does make me wonder if everyone will get a chance to see it."
Probably not? Demand is definitely way bigger than supply.
Posted: 8/9/19 at 1:26pm
I really don't want to do the app but a friend of mine is in this and would love to see it. Thought of doing standby but my thought is that it will be really crowded and very few tickets.
Posted: 8/9/19 at 1:29pm
uncageg said: "I really don't want to do the app but a friend of mine is in this and would love to see it. Thought of doing standby but my thought is that it will be really crowded and very few tickets."
I think they usually have a time frame where you can start lining up, so hopefully it won't be like Hadestown where people were lining up hours beforehand. I hope. I don't know though.
