HAMILTON on Broadway
HAMILTON on Broadway
#1HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/29/15 at 11:58pm
Is it really possible that almost all of the tickets to HAMILTON for the first few months are nearly completely sold out? Does it really have that kind of draw amongst tourists, who have never heard of it? Or is it just New Yorkers rushing to see the show they couldn't get into at the Public? I've checked through the end of August, and there are nearly no tickets for any performance, and the few "prime seats" are going for $277!
dramamama611
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#2HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 12:01am
As talked about in another thread: SCALPERS.
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#2HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 12:01am
I went to the box office yesterday to get a $57 seat and they're all sold out until after opening night. But they do have seats (at least that's what I was told there) for performamces at higher prices.
#3HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 12:26am
Does it really have that kind of draw amongst tourists, who have never heard of it?
Clearly, some of them must have heard about it or it wouldn't have sold out for several months both off-Broadway and on Broadway.
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Updated On: 4/30/15 at 12:26 AM
mamaleh
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#4HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 12:27am
The other day I picked up a couple of nice $77 seats for September.
#5HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 12:39am
Does it really have that kind of draw amongst tourists, who have never heard of it?
No. It has draw among tourist who HAVE heard of it.
I live in Oregon and it is certainly part of my NY travel plans (tickets for opening night)
#6HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 1:15am
A couple of observations, one data-driven and one anecdotal.
The show has sold about $20 mil in tickets. If we assume $1.5 mill a week, that's over 13 weeks which, starting from july 13 takes you to roughly october. that seems to be the gist of it.
As I have traveled around the country the last few weeks, the first thing that folks who pay no attention to the theatre have asked me about was Hamilton. I think the show transcends the usual demographics.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#7HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 2:13am
Having nothing to do with the show, I'm excited to see it. It seems, for whatever reason, to be a big deal. It doesn't interest me - being in my early 20s - to the least, but I'm excited to see it and see what all the hype is about. i'm excited that more and more original shows - Something Rotten, Book of Mormon, Drowsy Chaperone - are doing well.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#8HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 5:13am
When I was.looking at seat selection yesterday, (sadly can't afford to buy for two more weeks!) I could literally see seats being purchased as the available seats dots disappeared. It must have happened 3 different times within 4 minutes. Since I'd NEVER seen that happen before, it was pretty strange. Scalpers just continually buying two seats at a time?
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#9HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 8:47am
I actually was in the process of buying two just-okay orchestra seats last night, and as the purchase was being processed, a note came up to tell me that those tickets had just been sold! So yes, they are "flying off the shelves" and take a look at today's NY Times' article. The last time I recall something like this phenomenon was when A CHORUS LINE opened (again, at the Public) and then moved to Broadway.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/fashion/the-musical-that-michelle-obama-the-clintons-and-madonna-couldnt-wait-for-broadway-to-see.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0
dramamama611
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#10HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 4/30/15 at 8:51am
But are they? As another thread points out, there are hungreds of seats for each performance available on Stub Hub. Hundreds. So, is the public demand making them fly off, or are scalpers?
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#11HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/7/15 at 2:59pm
I was happy when I saw this photo on Twitter today, thinking that it is the set being built at the Rodgers, but it was pointed out to me that it's the set of the Newman, I guess being dismantled. So I'm sad. 
Updated On: 5/8/15 at 02:59 PM
#12HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/7/15 at 3:27pm
Last week when I was in NY for a theater trip, I went to the Richard Rodgers to purchase a ticket for Hamilton during my October trip. I was looking at October 14th to the 17th matinee, as I already have plans for the evening of the 17th. The 14th was sold out completely, but I was able to get a mezzanine seat for the 15th.
Never been in the mezzanine at that theater, so I hope it's good. At least it's an center aisle seat, and it's the fourth row. The person who sold the ticket said it would be a great seat.
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gmhots
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#15HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/7/15 at 4:43pm
Sorry to say that the mezz at the Richard Rodgers has below-average sightlines. If you're in the first 2 rows, the railing blocks you slightly, also, since the mezz is really high up, some of the action downstage will be painful to watch as you stretch your neck quite a bit.
Rear mezz is also reallllllly far. It's one of the worst mezzanine's I've sat in. Orchestra is a different matter – there's some interesting stadium-style seating going on right where the mezz overhangs that has great views.
#16HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/7/15 at 5:15pm
More than the viewing from various locations and the reported lack of leg room at the Rodgers, I'm actually more concerned about the sound design for this show. Every lyric has to be crystal clear. If it's a Matilda situation, where the words can't be understood, that will be a disaster. I'm sure the production team knows this!
I sat in the rear mezz for If/Then. It is far, but a good view.
#17HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/8/15 at 9:29am
My favorite seats for nearly any musical in nearly any theatre would be first row mezzanine. But I did that for If/Then at the Richard Rogers, and it was the WORST seat I ever had. I literally could not put my feet flat on the floor in front of me, as there was not enough room for my legs between the seat and the wall at the front, unless I'd twist my legs sideways. The woman next to me, got up and moved to somewhere else -- she was in agony. It was a blessing for me, because I could then sit sort of sideways, putting one leg in front of her seat and the other twisted sideways in front of my own chair. It was awful. I remember the pain more than the show.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#18HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/8/15 at 10:25am
^ That sounds awful!
So if you guys had to choose, would you go farther back in the orchestra, mid-to-back of the front mezz, or just go for rear mezz? How bad are like Rows T-W of the orchestra? Normally I'd hate to sit at the back of the orch but this theatre seems a mess anyway.
#19HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/8/15 at 10:27am
I sat in the rear-orchestra for If/Then. The overhang blocked the 2nd and 3rd levels completely. Given the fact that Hamilton also has a 2nd level, I'd avoid it if possible (but if it's your only option, go for it because you shouldn't miss this show)
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#20HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/8/15 at 10:30am
I have to disagree with Patash. I saw If/Then from the rear mezz, and then later in the run from the front mezz. Both of which I had a fine time at with no issues with my seating at all.
rjm516
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/09
#22HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/8/15 at 10:32am
If anyone really needs leg room in the Rodgers, the first row of the REAR mezz has plenty. You sit behind a short curtain, and you can stick your feet and legs under it.
#23HAMILTON on Broadway
Posted: 5/8/15 at 11:23am
Just FYI -- that photo posted above IS the set at the Public Theatre.
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