Danielle49 said: "I woke up late and have been in the queue for half an hour, without moving up in the line at all. Wonder if their server’s pooped out."
Your place in line number doesn't change, it's just the little bar above it that gets bigger.
So I just bought tickets via Today Tix because it was easy and I was starting to get worried about availability of good seats - an hour and a half in line at the Old Vic's site, and the bar representing my place in line has only moved like a third of the way over.
Of the shows you've mentioned, I'd highly recommend both Hadestown and Betrayal, but especially Hadestown. I also come from LA a few times a year and see as many shows as I can, and they are two of my favorites from this year.
As far as Broadway shows, I saw Betrayal, Slave Play, Moulin Rouge and Oklahoma, all of which were pretty packed from what I could see. I was able to get discounted or lottery seats to all except MR.
I wish that Oklahoma was doing better. I saw it for the third time this week, and even with alternates for Annie and Laurey, it was still the best show I saw out of seven on my trip.
ArtMan said: "I'm in the minority on this. I hated it and couldn't wait for it to be over. The best thing was the legroom of my $39 ticket in the rear mezz."
Hah, if this is true, you must have loathed it, because our lottery seats were in the rear mezz last night (C 115-117), and I haven't sat in a seat with that little legroom in a very long time. It was extremely tight (and completely packed!) up there. But the sightlines are very good,
Things we liked: Peter Dinklage's performance (aside from the singing, which was not good, especially compared to the vocals of the rest of the cast). I loved the mini-Great Comet cast reunion of Grace McLean and Scott Stangland, and I actually liked the set, even if it was a bit spare.
But we had a lot of issues with the rest. I love The National's music in general, but this was all pretty forgettable&nbs
CB4Ever said: "Any discount codes for this? Does the Pasadena Playhouse do rush tickets, or has anyone gotten tickets through TodayTix for this?"
I bought tickets through TodayTix for this for $49 + fees and ended up with great second row seats, but that was before the show opened, so I doubt there's anything like that available for the remainder of the run. But TodayTix does have $20 rush tickets available daily.
ModernMillie3 said: "I know the reviews haven't been stellar with this production, but watching George and MJ absolutely crush "Suddenly Seymour" makes it seem pretty wonderful. Wow.
I am one of the people who wasn't a fan of this production, but this number was definitely the highlight.
Saw this last night, and we didn't like it very much.
Ronnette, Crystal and Chiffon all sounded great, were well-utilized and had excellent stage presence, especially Crystal. And Amber Riley was great for Audrey II, imo.
But the stage design was pretty ugly all around, as were the costumes, and I didn't like the way they handled Audrey II. Most of the time, she was a normal sized plant (as seen in the preview pics
Thanks so much for the detailed seat breakdown of D8! We have D8 and D10 for a show in October and I feel a little better about it now after those early reports (though I am still debating an exchange).
I saw some people tweet at the show to ask if there were planned outages, and they said they don't make that info publicly available. I'm sure Denver Milord is great, but I'd be really disappointed to miss Damon, so I get it. Hope he's back for you!
Bought some $25 seats toward the front of the right side orchestra thanks to the comments in this thread. They aren't labeled partial view (even thought it seems like they should be), so I am hoping that most of the action for this is toward the center of the stage.
I agree with some of the posters above in that if you're even remotely curious about the show and you have the opportunity, you should check it out for yourself. They have discount codes, they have a lottery (which I've won), they are on TKTS.
I absolutely loved it (saw it twice, and I hope to get back for a third time before it closes), and it's given me a new appreciation for a show I otherwise wasn't interested in at all. We even rented the 1955 movie
We drove up to NYC from PA on July 5th to check out a couple of shows, since we were free and Friday had a few additional matinee performances. We were hoping to see Oklahoma! and Hadestown for the second time each, since we loved them both when we saw them earlier this year.
We won the Oklahoma! lottery for the matinee on the way to the city. Then we bought center orch Hadestown tickets for waaaay unde
My husband and I both won the lottery yesterday (and we brought family with us to the city, so it worked out well).
One pair of our seats were Floor 402 and 404, on the stage and all the way to the wall. Gertie sat in front of me for a good chunk of Act One, but I could see fine. Not the ideal angle for the show as we saw a lot of backs, but still excellent to be so close for $40.
The second pair was in row C in the same section - 406 and 408. No obstructed
