Hugh Jackman in The Music Man

[Terracentric]

Hi, The group sales show performances for a year. Would the leads be contracted the entire time typically? Any advice for someone flying in to see the show? Try to get tickets before April? Could leads be replaced halfway through? Thanks!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Terracentric said: "Hi, The group sales show performances for a year. Would the leads be contracted the entire time typically? Any advice for someone flying in to see the show? Try to get tickets before April? Could leads be replaced halfway through? Thanks!"

The initial interview in the Hollywood Reporter with Scott Rudin said Hugh had committed for a year. Safe to assume that he will be in for whenever tickets are on sale; and you could absolutely get a refund/exchange if a star of his magnitude is out that night. (They also might only put the first few months on sale at first, since his final perf would be 2 whole years away)

[Highland Guy]

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Terracentric said: "Hi, The group sales show performances for a year. Would the leads be contracted the entire time typically? Any advice for someone flying in to see the show? Try to get tickets before April? Could leads be replaced halfway through? Thanks!"

The initial interview in the Hollywood Reporter with Scott Rudin said Hugh had committed for a year. Safe to assume that he will be in for whenever tickets are on sale; and you could absolutely get a refund/exchange if a star of his magnitudeis out that night. (They also might only put the first few months on sale at first, since his final perf would be 2 whole years away)"

That's good to know.  Thanks for the info.  Like Terracentric, I will be flying in (in my case, from the West Coast, 2800 miles).  I would much prefer to see the show toward the end of its run, but only if Hugh Jackman is still with it.  

Which now makes me wonder if the other actors (particularly Sutton) have made similar one-year commitments.

[emma3386]

I’d think they’d both stay in it through the Tony Awards in June. At least that’s what I’m banking on. I’d like to see it in April 2021, so I hope they are on sale that far out on Saturday. I’m guessing they will be.

[PutonyourWarPaint]

I believe Jennifer may have been making a cheeky joke. She played Zaneeta Shinn in a community production of The Music Man. 

[AnnieBlack]

Aren't copies of the weekend Arts & Leisure delivered to media people Thursday? (they did that as of a few years ago when I worked as an assistant at a talent agency)... So surprised that word of what theatre hasn't leaked yet.

[magictodo123]

I am SO curious as to what the lowest ticket price will be, and if they'll have any SRO/Rush policy. Hmmm. Anyone have any predictions on the likelihood of this? 

[FANtomFollies]

When you check the ticket prices from the broadway bound link posted above, the lowest ticket price is listed as $120. Hopefully the ticket prices go down but for now they are unbelievably high.

[TotallyEffed]

I can only imagine the ticket prices will go UP.

[FANtomFollies]

Didn't "Hello Dolly" ticket prices go down after it opened?

[CT2NYC]

FANtomFollies said: "Didn't "Hello Dolly" ticket prices go down after it opened?"

Absolutely not.

[CT2NYC]

I'll be surprised if there isn't a $99 price point. In recent memory, I haven't seen a show whose lowest ticket price was over $100 at the time of the initial sale. Granted, this is a different animal, but I'm expecting there will be at least 1 row of "cheap" seats.

[kofler22]

Any news on the theatre? The add says A SHUBERT HOUSE....but no specific venue...

[GreasedLightning]

Nope.

[Steven A2]

It's playing out at Bob and Sally Shubert's house in Queens. Lovely little home, 4 BR/2BA, very big family room. I imagine they can seat 50 or so if they bring in the folding chairs from the garage. The limited capacity would explain the higher than usual ticket prices.

[kade.ivy]

Wowza. Has a show ever sold tickets without announcing a theatre? It’s a nightmare dealing with a hypothetical seating chart. Remember when DEH was originally announced for the Belasco? I ended up with worse seats when they moved to the Music Box.

[n2nbaby]

I was planning on buying a ticket tomorrow but there is no way I am going to without a theatre announcement. It sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.