Best way to get tickets to Hamilton

[Karin87]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:31pm

Hi!

I will be visiting from Sweden the first weekend of november (wednesday-sunday) to celebrate my birthday. I really want to go see Hamilton, what's the best way to score cheap tickets?

I really don't think I will able to convince my company to pay 500 dollar/ticket :) 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:33pm

Godspeed. 

[Margo319]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:35pm

[Karin87]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:38pm

lmao, you guys sure are friendly <3

 

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:41pm

Your best bet is to find someone coming off the subway who looks like they are headed to the theater and might have tickets. Pull them into an alley, threaten them and grab their tickets. Pick an older person cause they don't typically fight back as much.

 

[10086Sundays]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:46pm

Serious answer ahead:

The cancellation line.  Get there early, 6am-ish, and you should be able to get tickets.  They'll cost you $229(unless they raise it again) for a seat.  You might also get standing room for less.  I think it's around $50?  Keep an eye on this thread closer to your dates to get an idea of how it's going.  You'll lose a day, but you'll see the show.

 

 

[Karin87]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:46pm

Cool, thanks. I'll bring my Lisbeth Salander outfit for the trip then!



 

 

[Karin87]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:48pm

Thanks!
 

[Margo319]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:50pm

"Cheap Hamilton Tickets"

[Karin87]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:52pm

[LxGstv]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 2:54pm

You can always try the lottery. It's $10 if you win, but that's a pretty big if... I believe some of us here have been trying for over a year and still no luck... but some people report winning on their first attempt, so you never know!

[Margo319]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 3:02pm

Poor people don't spend money on Broadway tickets, it's a luxury.  They spend their money on the essentials. Look at the demographics of people who buy Broadway tickets.  Perhaps it will come around your town in a few years or you can wait 6 years to possibly get a cheaper ticket.  But, based on the Book of Mormon, I doubt that will ever happen.  

[guppy150381]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 3:07pm

you can always have a look at stubhub.com. just twenty minutes ago, there were some tickets there for today for $100 (plus fees). you have to be close to the theater and to a printer, but that probably is your best chance, if you do not win the lottery.

[Karin87]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 3:12pm

I actually don't know much about the demographics of people who buy Broadway tickets seeing as I live in Sweden where the tickets for musicals/shows/plays typically cost 30-50 dollars at most. I doubt Sweden will set up a play about American history anytime soon but hey maybe Björn och Benny will take a ABBA-aproach on it in a few years. 

Don't mention Book of Mormon, that was two hours of my life I will never get back (yes, that show they actually set up in Sweden). To illustrate a exempel, that show premiered in February 2017 in Sweden and the tickets cost 33 dollars..

Thanks for the help, I will prob. go with the robbery. 

[Margo319]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 3:16pm

Well, good luck.  But, I have to say, there are a lot of other wonderful shows around NYC right now, Broadway and off Broadway as well.  I visited Sweden years ago and it is BEAUTIFUL!  Have a pleasant summer.  

[reginula]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 3:52pm

I know this won't be of use this right now, but from one international visitor from another, and in case there's someone else like us out there or planning to see this, I say: get the tickets first, and plan around that.

I saw it last December and I got the tickets in may. I think I only got mine because they were among a batch bought back from scalpers. That's why there were for a performance happening in only... seven months?

(but good luck. I think your best shot is the cancellation line)

[reginula]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 4:07pm

LxGstv said: "You can always try the lottery. It's $10 if you win, but that's a pretty big if... I believe some of us here have been trying for over a year and still no luck... but some people report winning on their first attempt, so you never know!

 

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I've always wondered how many (thousands of) people enter the lottery everyday.

 

[LxGstv]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 5:42pm

reginula said: "LxGstv said: "You can always try the lottery. It's $10 if you win, but that's a pretty big if... I believe some of us here have been trying for over a year and still no luck... but some people report winning on their first attempt, so you never know!

 

"

I've always wondered how many (thousands of) people enter the lottery everyday.

 

 

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More than 10,000 people everyday according to the lottery website.

Updated On: 5/21/17 at 05:42 PM

[reginula]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 6:23pm

LxGstv said: "reginula said: "LxGstv said: "You can always try the lottery. It's $10 if you win, but that's a pretty big if... I believe some of us here have been trying for over a year and still no luck... but some people report winning on their first attempt, so you never know!

 

"

I've always wondered how many (thousands of) people enter the lottery everyday.

 

 

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More than 10,000 people everyday according to the lottery website.

 

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Sweet Jesus. Thanks for the info.

[SeanD2]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 6:47pm

Buy more tickets than you need then sell each at a markup. That's how I've seen the show for free several times now. You just need to be willing to front the cash.

[Big Apple2]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 10:25pm

Karin87 said: "I really want to go see Hamilton, what's the best way to score cheap tickets?"

"Cheap" and "Hamilton tickets" should never be used in the same sentence.

[Dave13]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 11:49pm

Sexual favors?

 

In all seriousness, Cancellation Line. I haven't checked the Hamilton Cancellation Line thread lately, but there is usually good tips on when to arrive. 

[And Peggy]

Posted: 5/21/17 at 11:59pm

Dave13 said: "Sexual favors?"

 

In this age of computerization and automation, a willingness to debase yourself just doesn't carry the same currency that it used to . . . dammit. 

 

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 5/22/17 at 8:55am

Few options...

1.) A healthy kidney brings in big bucks that could easily buy a ticket or two.

2.) Buy a ticket off of Stubhub. The closer it gets to show time, the more the price drops.

3.) Find someone in the cancellation line willing to stay the entire time and purchase 2 tickets. Pay for their ticket for their time.

 

[Lot666]

Posted: 5/22/17 at 9:13am

Karin87 said: "Hi!

I will be visiting from Sweden the first weekend of november (wednesday-sunday) to celebrate my birthday. I really want to go see Hamilton, what's the best way to score cheap tickets?

I really don't think I will able to convince my company to pay 500 dollar/ticket :)"

Karin87, I'm sorry that so many of the responses to your post have been mean-spirited rather than trying to offer any usable advice. Unfortunately, people often have little empathy for those traveling to a different country or whose first language may not be English.

There are very few cheap tickets to be had for Hamilton on Broadway. As new blocks of tickets are released, they sell out quickly from the house and then the scalpers (i.e., resellers) step in and inflate the prices to thousands of dollars. Honestly, $500 is almost (but not quite) a "cheap" Hamilton ticket. 

As a few have mentioned, the daily lottery and the cancellation line are pretty much the only means of obtaining cheap tickets to this show. However, I would caution against getting your hopes up if you go this route because there innumerable others out there hoping for the same success every day. If Hamilton is a "must-do" experience for you, the only sure thing is to have your ticket in hand upon arrival. Unfortunately, that probably means giving in to the scalpers. Good luck, happy birthday (in advance), and enjoy your visit.