Wicked Chicago Cancellation Line?

[SimpleJoysHaveSimpleVoice]

Posted: 8/25/05 at 8:07pm

Does anybody know the activity at this line? I am planning on going and I am deciding if I should buy tickets or take my chances on the cancellation line. Somebody help me.

[mermer20]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:10am

If you get in line right before the lottery, or are quick enough to get in line right after the lottery takes place, you most ALWAYS will be first in line. And if you're first in line, you will DEFINATELY get great seats! I've done it twice. The Ford holds 4 seats, 8th row orchestra, dead center for VIPs that want to see the show. On most days, no VIPs show up, so those seats are yours! I would definately recommend doing this, if you don't mind waiting or paying full price. Lots of times, they release these tickets an hour before the show and you don't even have to wait very long. Just make sure you tell the box office people that you want to be in the cancellation line. There is no official place for the line - unofficially it's by the public telephone, but if you let them know, then they will remember you as "first in line."

Generally, there tends to be 6-8 cancelled tickets per show. If you're 6th in line, I wouldn't wait, unless you're an extrordinary lucky person.

hope that helps!

Posted: 8/27/05 at 10:11am

I have never stood the cancellation line, however I did grab those VIP tickets the first weekend the tour was in town. It was right after the lottery and I walked right up to the window and bought 'em.

I did witness something last Wednesday night that amazed me. I was stopping by the Box Office to buy some tickets for December. I got there just as the show was starting. In fact, you could hear the opening music in the lobby. And STILL there were at least 10 people standing at the box office HOPING that some tickets would be released. The woman at the box office told them 2 or 3 times that the show was starting and there would be NO more tickets released and still they waited! It took me about 10 minutes to get my tickets and when I left there were still a half-dozen people in the lobby, hoping.

Wicked-mania is in full force in Chicago!

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/27/05 at 1:45pm

"Generally, there tends to be 6-8 cancelled tickets per show. If you're 6th in line, I wouldn't wait, unless you're an extrordinary lucky person. "

Wait, I'm confused. If they only hold 4 seats, how can they have 6-8 cancelled tickets per show?

[mermer20]

Posted: 8/28/05 at 2:33am

"Wait, I'm confused. If they only hold 4 seats, how can they have 6-8 cancelled tickets per show?"

The difference is made up by people who actually cancel their tickets. The first 4 are almost always a given, then 2-4 more people cancel their tickets bringing the total to 6-8.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/28/05 at 11:27am

I assume that you mean, there are ALWAYS four seats available, and that the production itself can already have given tickets away because ticketbuyers cannot return tickets as a matter of policy.

[Popular]

Posted: 8/28/05 at 2:01pm

I think you should just buy tickets and try the lotto. If you win you can always sell your tickets.