My December Broadway Trip ! - Page 2

[delilahjones77]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 12:05pm

Your trip sounds fantastic! Just wanted to pipe in--while I'm not sure how the secondary market will be so close to the holidays, my daughter and I recently scored Hamilton tix for an incredible price via StubHub. Keep in mind, we live in NJ and have been trying to see the show forever.....I'm a bit frugal and didn't want to pay an arm and a leg for subpar seats. I am constantly checking the secondary sites and one Saturday happened to be doing my usual perusing. I found 6th row side orchestra seats for $179/ticket for that Wednesday's evening show. We were right side orchestra, but in the center of the row and it was AMAZING! Granted, the fees bumped the prices up to over $200/ticket, but I feel like we got a bargain.  Fingers crossed you have the same kind of luck!

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 12:07pm

What a great trip you have planned! And great seats! Just be advised that some people have been surprised how much Groff spits when he sings. So you might get a free shower (or are you seeing it when he’s out?). I could see it from Row Q. If you stage door, he’s a sweetheart.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 12:36pm

delilah thank you, I will be checking StubHub for both Hadestown and Hamilton last minute and hope for the best !

Miles, I know about Jonathan's spitting and being Front Row I have to see how that will turn out LOL. I definitely checked if he is playing, since he is the main reason I am seeing the show.

By the way, on a side note, Miles I read the reports from your trip and enjoyed your reviews and was SO touched about your experience with Madonna ! Being a HUGE fan like yourself, I was so incredibly happy for you, having that once in a lifetime experience ! I am skipping this Tour, since she will do very few European dates and after my US trip, I will not be able to afford it but I was so touched and can only imagine how amazingly you must feel !!!! You certainly deserved it !!!

Updated On: 10/6/19 at 12:36 PM

[LexiGirl]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 2:16pm

Greekmusicalfan said: "FRIDAY Afternoon LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS tickets booked Front Row center"

I’m going to be at that performance, too! Wave back to me at 4th row center. I should be close enough to see you get spit on, but not close enough to actually get doused with any of it. Enjoy a great week of shows!

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 4:13pm

Will do !!! I'll be the one looking like a wet kitten, from what it sounds !

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 5:05pm

UPDATE and Final one, I promise.

Just got my DEAR EVAN HANSEN tickets for Orch 2nd Row Center AND as I was looking at HADESTOWN Matinee for that Wednesday and getting dizzy from the prices, noticed that the Side Orch Row N had a somehow logical price ($200), compared to other pricing, so grabbed a ticket, 2 seats from aisle ! I remembered MollyJeanne Music's advice here, to sit on the Left side !

So, I am all set and the only thing will be to look for a last minute single ticket for Hamilton on Tuesay, the day of my arrival. If I get one, great, if I don't, it's Ok I I am bummed though that, TM doesn't allow you to get a Single ticket when there are two together, though I understand the reason. Does the Box Office sell singles, if they show up as available on TM ?

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 5:14pm

If you call TM, they’ll either sell you a single ticket out of the pair or else they’ll grab one so you can grab the other of the pair online. That latter option is the better option astir avoid phone fees.

[delilahjones77]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 5:24pm

Nooo—I am loving your updates and looking forward to your trip review once it happens! I hope you’ll continue to post! Score on the DEH ticket—one of my favorite shows. As a mom of teenage twins, I feel it should be mandatory viewing (or reading) for all teens. Bring kleenex, my daughter & I ugly-cried the entire second act!

Also impressed with your Hadestown buy—guess I need to start stalking the sites again for tix even though I promised hubby we would slow down on our theater outings (one daughter is addicted and it’s an expensive hobby).

Am I the only one who would welcome being showered with Jonathan Groff’s saliva? It’s gross yes, but he’s just delicious.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 10/6/19 at 7:00pm

Hey delilah,

I meant that it was the final schedule update since everythng is set, not my final post.   I definitely love talking with kind members like you ! Love Jonathan too but depends on the quantity of spit I will receive, will get back to you on that !

I was also quite happily surprised about the Hadestown ticket. I have been checking very often one or two days ahead, to see what the trend is for last minute tickets and usually, a few in  the middle of Center Orch pop-up at around the $145 - $200 mark. Nothing last minute for Mezz though, ever ! So, as I was checking today for the actual date I want, after looking at the $300, $400 and even a couple over that, I noticed that Side Orch had some $199 ones (without fees). So, since this is a show I definitely want to see, I decided to grab it, instead of taking a last minute risk for not much price difference. I am not forgettting that I am visiting just before Xmas and perhaps last-minute demand will be much higher then, than right now. By all accounts and if I remember correctly (I saw Gentleman's Guide there) the theater is small and Row N is not that far back, the seat is not far to the side, so I believe I will be fine !

I am happy that I am seeing everything I wanted to see, plus a couple of last-minute impulse buys, like Little Shop and Come from Away and excited because I will be seeing different type of shows, from spectacular like MR and Frozen to poignant and deeper ones like DEH and HADESTOWN and from feel-good simple ones like CFA to Off Browaday like Little Shop !

I know I'll love them all but can't wait to see, which one is going to be my favorite !

Updated On: 10/6/19 at 07:00 PM