MY HAMILTON CANCELLATION LINE EXPERIENCE AND HOW WE ALL GOT F***ED OVER IN THE END — Page 14

jdra said: "Theater_Nerd said: "I also cannot imagine sleeping on a city street to get a ticket to any show let alone paying upwards of 1k for one.

As much as I love live theater, I wouldn't let it take precedent over my life, my time or my wallet."

I agree. But a good portion of the people sleeping on the street are young. Many people do that sort of thing when they are young. And most of the people paying 1k and up can easily afford it.

Yes, I agree. This is true.

I've seen "Hamilton" - once at The Public, twice at the Rodgers - I just can't see myself shelling out that kind of money, even if I could afford to do so. Kudos to those who can part with that kind of money. I just can't wrap my head around it.

Hamilton is an excellent show, don't get me wrong - but it's importance in the grand scheme of things is being taken so out of proportion so much so that these kids are willing to sleep on a city street for a chance to see it is strangely fascinating.

I guess when we are younger we tend to get obsessive about our "stuff". I've been known to have my share of obsessions, but never on that kind of level.

I'm not judging - - - I am in absolutely no position to judge - - - and I guess it's not for me to understand and for those to do what they feel pleases them the most whether it be spending a thousand dollars on a theater ticket, or sleeping on a city street over the course of 96 hours to obtain one.

 

 

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I find it unfathomable, as well, but I guess when you're young, you feel like A. you have to experience the latest craze because you don't want to feel left out, and B. your time isn't so precious that you can't afford to lose large chunks of it. People just love waiting in lines, whether it's for Hamilton, or Star Wars, or cronuts, or the newest iPhone. When The Halal Guys opened a store in Costa Mesa, CA, people were waiting in line for four hours, based entirely on, I guess, word of mouth and Yelp reviews from New York. It's crazy to me, but, like Theater Nerd said, I guess it's not for us to understand.

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Kad said: "I can't imagine waiting on a sidewalk for much of 96 hours for anything, regardless of how much I love it.

I sat for 5-6 hours for SRO at the height of Book of Mormon's popularity and even then I thought that was pushing it.

 

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I agree. I did 9 or 10 hours when Into the Woods was at Shakespeare in the Park. And those tickets were free. 

^^^ I don't understand what people get out of judging strangers' life choices. If you feel superior by tearing down other people online, perhaps you should be taking a hard look at your own life.

OP decided that Hamilton was worth investing her time into, abided by the rules, played a gamble, and lost out in the end. I personally wouldn't have made that choice, but I still feel bad for the turn of events.

As for the people gloating that they got their tickets the normal, "sane" way - the OP clarified that the priority was to see the OBC. The show only confirmed in recent weeks that Lin, Leslie, and Pippa are leaving. The OP could have had tickets for later in the run and still decided that cancellation line was worth it to see the full OBC (minus Groff).

It's also especially ridiculous to make this argument when so much has been made of scalpers scooping up tens of thousands of tickets. People are battling sophisticated bots, and many have lost out on tickets - not for lack of effort.

I got my tickets before the Broadway transfer and saw nearly the full OBC (Anthony and Pippa were out) back in December. I'm glad that I scored tickets before the hype. I also don't feel the need to rub it into the faces of those who have missed out on that chance. If they want to try their luck by sleeping on the sidewalk for a few days, best of luck to them.

belrowley said: "If they want to try their luck by sleeping on the sidewalk for a few days, best of luck to them."

Or try their luck over the Hamilton digital lottery.... $10 for a front row seat. That may be the best deal in town.

 

adamgreer said: "At what point did Philippa Soo become Pippa?

Since before she got to Broadway!

 

gypsy101 said: "adamgreer said: "At what point did Philippa Soo become Pippa?"

Her friends and cast members have always called her Pippa. I guess some fans have taken to it as well.

Ahh yes, the fans that want to feel like they're "friends" with a performer.  

But is it worse than RENT?

Read the first few pages of this, not all, so forgive me if I'm repeating what other have said. I doubt that if OP had walked up to the theatre just an hours before and had the chance for tickets, they'd happily stand aside for people who'd been waiting for four days. There's never a guarantee for anything, they're not legally required to give tickets to whoever been there the longest, you don't win a prize being daft enough to sleep out from Tuesday to Saturday. Also, you had your chance, you had tickets and you passed. There's no star name above the title, the show is the star and really if you were that much of a desperate fan to see it, you'd want to see it anyway, despite Lin, Phillipa and Leslie being out. I would have thought you'd be happy to just have a ticket after that long a wait tbh. Of course you want to see them, but it doesn't always work like that, and I'm sure you missed out on some brilliant performances by I presume it was Javier and other understudies. It's your loss, and honestly your fault for not taking an opportunity when it's handed to you. 

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Liza's Headband said: "If it's a personal nickname used by her friends and colleagues? Yes, scary and concerning (otherwise known as "terrifying). I haven't seen her call herself Pippa nor any media outlets call her that in corresponding articles, interviews, videos, etc. 

Pippa is used extensively in the book. Overly familiar? Yes. Terrifying? We will have to agree to disagree on that one. To each his own (-: