Why the 1:00 Start for 11/6 Hamilton

[Rebecca Lurker2]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 1:24pm

Anyone know why the Sunday, 11/6 performance of Hamilton has a 1:00 curtain? With an 8:00 show the night before, will standbys to the standbys be filling all the main roles?

[Huss417]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 1:27pm

I know its the day of the New York City Marathon but wouldn't think that would be the reason.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 3:29pm

do the standbys have their own standbys?

[HogansHero]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 3:36pm

Rebecca Lurker2 said: "Anyone know why the Sunday, 11/6 performance of Hamilton has a 1:00 curtain? With an 8:00 show the night before, will standbys to the standbys be filling all the main roles?"

Could be a public appearance (or a private one) that night.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 9:11pm

With an organization as big as the one running the marathon, I'm thinking too there's some Ham event related to it. 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 10:51pm

I doubt it is the marathon which is done and gone by then. It could also be something related to the election. or something else. 

Updated On: 9/15/16 at 10:51 PM

[gimlet2]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 10:59pm

It's also the end of daylight savings, but that would be more plausible if it were 2pm start...



Updated On: 9/15/16 at 10:59 PM

[HogansHero]

Posted: 9/15/16 at 11:27pm

not the end of daylight savings time. I hate that!

[MyLife]

Posted: 9/16/16 at 9:44am

This was the show that was released to the public much later, making us think that it was previously going to be a performance attached to an event (some guessed something Wesleyan related?) but got cancelled. It could be that this performance was always scheduled to start at 1:00pm because of whatever events were originally associated with it so when it was cancelled they kept the time.