Hamilton Tix for under $200
Hamilton Tix for under $200
42nd & 9th
Swing Joined: 11/14/15
#1Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 11:40am
First time poster, long time reader. Saw Hamilton last summer for $160. Loved it! Want give tix as a gift to my children. At Ticketmaster I can't seem to find anything for under $500. Are there any options for advance tix for under $200?
According to Broadway Grosses their average ticket is "only" $154.60. How is that possible based on published prices? Would love to find something near that price. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Updated On: 12/26/15 at 11:40 AM
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#2Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 11:44am
Mother of God. I don't care how good a show is, i'm not paying 150 dollars for any type of entertainment. Hamilton isn't worth 150 dollars, no show is. Especially in this economy. Save your money.
#3Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 11:45am
Hamilton is well worth $150. In fact, the regular ticket price is now $177. Thousands of people would be happy to fork over their $177 for a seat, if any were available. Maybe you're looking at premium seats? Those are $470.
Many of the seats you might be seeing on Ticketmaster are resales. That's why they are so much money. They are marked with a reddish symbol on the seat.
People initially buy the tickets for the regular prices, then resell them on Ticketmaster for whatever price they want. So, when you look on Ticketmaster for Hamilton tickets, pay attention to the message you get before the seating chart for your chosen date appears. The ones you want will say from the venue.
If you're okay with paying the regular price for a partial-view seat, here's a recent thread about it. I haven't sat in a box yet, but I am seeing the show from box B in May.
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1087460
Updated On: 12/26/15 at 11:45 AM
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#4Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 11:51am
42nd & 9th said: "First time poster, long time reader. Saw Hamilton last summer for $160. Loved it! Want give tix as a gift to my children. At Ticketmaster I can't seem to find anything for under $500. Are there any options for advance tix for under $200?
Buying them the day a new block goes on sale is the only way I've been able to get a ticket for face value.
According to Broadway Grosses their average ticket is "only" $154.60. How is that possible based on published prices? Would love to find something near that price. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks."
I think others have spoken to this in another Hamilton thread and/o a grosses thread. If I remember right the average price is the average face value. So none of the highly inflated resale prices would be included.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#5Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 11:51am
I think you have to wait for the next batch of tickets to be released. In my ticketmaster search, it seemed all the tickets regularly priced below $200 (so, the mezz seats and the orch sides (not premium)) were gone by now.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
42nd & 9th
Swing Joined: 11/14/15
#7Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 12:04pm
Thanks, Mac. Will head to box office and check out avails for box seats.
bfreak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/6/11
#8Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 12:19pm
You could also go and wait in the cancellation line one day. People usually get pretty lucky.
#9Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 1:04pm
Hamilton22 said: "Clearly I'm just a cheap bastard.
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It really just depends on how people value different things and their disposable income. Like, if they want $500 tickets and a $15 haircut what's the difference? Most of us spend on at least a few things that others think are crazy. As long as you pay your bills, save for the future and have a stable job, then who cares? Plus, it depends on your personality, some people (like me) find it more rewarding to blow money on experiences and some want things.
Auggie27
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/03
#10Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 1:41pm
I saw it, and well, for $89. If you plan ahead, you can pay face value, that hasn't changed. But if you must suddenly have seats for a particular moment, in a particular part of the house, you will find obstacles ($$$).
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Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#11Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 2:38pm
I bought my tickets for July 2016 in September when the new block of tickets went on sale. Got front row rear mezz for 77 bucks each though which is all I was willing to spend on this show.
Updated On: 12/26/15 at 02:38 PM
42nd & 9th
Swing Joined: 11/14/15
#12Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 3:11pm
Bfreak wrote,"You could also go and wait in the cancellation line one day. People usually get pretty lucky."
Is cancellation line only for that day's performance or could it be for a future show?
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#13Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/26/15 at 4:59pm
There is an entire thread about the Hamilton cancellation line with lots of good info.
42nd & 9th
Swing Joined: 11/14/15
Cupid Boy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/5/13
#15Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 2:15am
I had success finding advanced tickets a month or two ago for this spring for $89 by checking a ton of dates on Ticketmaster every day. I found what appeared to be a group cancellation seeing as there were a good fifteen to twenty seats available together in the rear mezzanine, and they were snapped up within a day or two. I might have just gotten extremely lucky, but it could be worth a shot to try a similar approach yourself.
LaneBryant
Understudy Joined: 12/20/15
#16Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 2:48am
"Mother of God. I don't care how good a show is, i'm not paying 150 dollars for any type of entertainment. Hamilton isn't worth 150 dollars, no show is. Especially in this economy. Save your money. "
You're not a cheap bastard. Truer words have never been spoken. Unless Jesus is ushering and handing out free money and VIP passes into the kingdom, I'll see something else.
#TooMuch #TheyTriedIt LoL
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#17Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 8:35am
What is the need of some people to crap all over others? No one asked your opinion of the show or of how they spend their money OR how you choose your money.
The need for self importance is overwhelming.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Updated On: 12/27/15 at 08:35 AM
#18Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 10:39am
I agree with drama mama. I wish people would participate if they have something constructive to add to a thread, and shut the hell up if they don't. The OP has seen the show already and wasn't asking for your opinion.
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#19Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 10:40am
"I saw it, and well, for $89. If you plan ahead, you can pay face value, that hasn't changed. But if you must suddenly have seats for a particular moment, in a particular part of the house, you will find obstacles ($$$)."
I saw it for that price also the day before Labor Day and my only complaint was the leg room - lol.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#20Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 11:25am
Truer words have never been spoken. Unless Jesus is ushering and handing out free money
I think it's back to remedial philosophy and comparative religion 101 for you.
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#21Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 11:33am
I just wanted to add that if anyone is considering the box seats, a web site called A View From My Seat has quite a few photos. Based on looking at these, I would recommend the lower boxes only. I believe they are A, B, C and D (but double-check at the box office). I think the upper boxes are fine, but you're looking down from much higher. Because of that, I think they should be discounted and not sold at regular price. I'm personally okay with paying full price for the lower boxes, but your mileage may vary.
http://aviewfrommyseat.com/venue/Richard+Rodgers+Theatre/
Updated On: 12/27/15 at 11:33 AM
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#22Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 3:19pm
Take a chill pill, losers. If someone wants shill out that much money then that's their business. I however am not and never had to pay that much money for any Broadway show. People think they have to pay 150 dollars for tickets when their are dozens of ways to get great seats for a cheaper price.Do some people actually think the described ticket prices on the Hamilton website is the be all and end of all? lol. Hey OP, if you want to downgrade your ticket price, pm me.
Updated On: 12/27/15 at 03:19 PM
#23Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 6:59pm
Hamilton22, I'm still trying to figure out why you hate Hamilton so much and always harass people that love it with such vitriol.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#24Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/27/15 at 7:24pm
I was able to get a ticket for $177 for a show in April. It's obstructed view but it was the only ticket in the orchestra available so I took it. I found it after searching Ticketmaster's website. Then I just went to the boxoffice and bought the ticket to avoid paying the service charge. There were people looking for tickets at the boxoffice and it seemed pretty easy for the agent to look up available seats.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#25Hamilton Tix for under $200
Posted: 12/28/15 at 10:13am
Hamilton22, I'm still trying to figure out why you hate Hamilton so much and always harass people that love it with such vitriol.
Right. Cause the guy with the Hamilton profile name and the picture of King George, who just offered to help someone get Hamilton tickets for a cheaper price, certainly HATES Hamilton. That's Broadway world logic 101 for ya.
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Updated On: 12/28/15 at 10:13 AM