Matthew Morrison won WICKED Lottery

[chad2]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:32am

On 4/18 Broadway star Matthew Morrison (Hairspry, Light) was the second name pulled in the Wicked lotto. Why would he be on line, doesn't he have friends and money?

[outovfashion07]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:34am

maybe he wanted to play the lotto for fun. is that a crime?

[Popular]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:34am

Over the summer when Wicked was touring L.A., I saw Stephanie win the lottery. Yep, even they can't get tickets for their own show at times. Pretty crazy, eh?

Edited to add: She was playing to help get friends in to see her. Updated On: 4/20/06 at 12:34 AM

[HBG]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:53am

I saw Eden Espinosa at the Wicked lottery about a month ago...she too was helping friends. But my friend won, and since we already had tickets to the show for that night (we were only lotto-ing to try to get front row seats) we ended up selling our tickets to Eden's friends. Eden seemed very nice.

I also met Tracy Miller back in October at the Wicked lottery. She was trying to get tickets for her sister and nephew. Needless to say we all lost.

I don't think there's anything wrong with an actor playing the lotto, especially at a show like Wicked where you have to buy tickets months in advance. Besides, actors are people too.

[zepka102]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:55am

that would be cool!

"hey, i loved you in the show you were just in. but i'm winning this, not you."

[ze emcee]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:56am

That's kinda cool!

[thetheatrekook]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:57am

I don't see how Matthew Morrison playing the Wicked lotto is any different than someone who isn't an actor playing the Wicked lotto...I highly doubt that EVERYONE who plays the lotto does so solely because of financial constraints. So just because he's an actor means he should be paying top price for a show?

I've had an actor friend help me with thier own lotto before...which I think also isn't any different than having a non-actor friend help with lotto.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:59am

Maybe Matt was trying to help someone out...? There is a chance he has connections to get tickets, so I wouldn't be suprised if those tickets weren't for him.

[mrkringas]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:59am

Dont the Wicked cast get house seats? Or is it such a big fat hit that they dont even get the freebies!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:08am

maybe he just decided he wanted to see it last minute...

[camthom]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:08am

Ooooh you're GRAVELY mistaken. No one gets freebies. House Seats are never free. House seats are full-price, they're just "reserved" for performers, producers, etc. But no, they are not free, they are the full price of all the rest of the seats around them.

And Matt may very well be at the lottery. Who wants to pay $100 for a show, when they can pay $25?

[chad2]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:09am

I don't think its out of the world..just wanted to post a sighting!

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:14am

Zepka i will buy You tkts.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:27am

i think all performing unions should get some kind of broadway discount by showing your equity card. its research after all!
at least its tax deductable! MOST actors are out of work and poor...all others are the exception! sad but true!

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 10:49am

Haven't a clue.

[zepka102]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 10:51am

SWEET curtain! i'll make my list of what i've got to see :-P

[popular_elphie]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 10:52am

It's not uncommon. This past Summer Mary Bond Davis was at lotto, and the Wicked ensemble members do it all the time.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 10:55am

There's nothing wrong with it, maybe he wants front row or cheap tickets, I mean he is also really young, he's not loaded.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 11:56am

Isn't it just something fun to do?

Like, see if you win the lottery or go to the movies.

And doesn't it just mean he's lucky?

[bwayfan3]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:53pm

Wow...I never knew that house seats needed to be paid for. I always thought it was a perk that the performers got. I figured that not every cast member would get an equal amount. I think I thought that everyone was entitled to a certain number per month, but I always thought they were free.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:53pm

Nope.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:56pm

Michele Federer managed to get me and my friend house seats for a birthday gift, yet its assured we paid 100 per seat. No different, just nicely reserved seats.
I would have died if I was lottoing amongst distinguished names lol

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:04pm

A Miss Saigon lead gave me a house seat they had received as a comp when they stepped in for the role, but it is rare, and it was very sweet.

[WickedOne2]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:08pm

House seats aren't always comped. My aunt is friends with one of the company managers from Jersey Boys and although we got amazing house seats, we had to pay for them.

[HBG]

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:33pm

House seats to Wicked are NEVER comped. Not even for whoever's playing Elphaba or Glinda. They are regular price, which now I believe is $110. Maybe at other shows they might make occasional exceptions, but not at Wicked.