Is anyone going to Hamilton on the 9th?- Page 6

[Kbaum15]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 8:42am

Anakela said: "Aww, I thought The West Wing theme was a nice touch. (Yes, yes, for some of you: OMG, how dare they play a few notes that are different from the usual curtain call music that happens ever other show, how inappropriate to ruin it for everyone who just so happens to be seeing Hamilton for the first time tonight.)

for the record, I've always found the da - da - da part to be weirdly directed. I remember the first time I saw Hamilton at The Public wondering if that "everybody" meant we the audience are or are not supposed to do the da - da - das with the King. 

 

"

 

I'm not sure if the audience singing along with the da-da-das is unique to this performance because when I saw it in May many around me sang along when he said "everybody."  I agree it's kind of confusing in the moment because you're not really sure if you're supposed to or not, but I'll admit it was fun to join in.

 

[AnnieBlack]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 8:43am

I'm just chuckling at the description of Lin's entrance, starting last night into this morning. First Rory O'Malley tweeted 'Audience cheered for 25 seconds' regarding his entrance. Then CNN actually reported last night 'A MINUTE OF ENTRANCE APPLAUSE' on their scroll- this morning its 'at least two minutes of entrance applause'.... In 10 years, when people are reminiscing about it, it will be the show stopped for a half hour of entrance applause! 

No matter what, its great seeing Broadway be an international news story in these dark times. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 9:03am

gypsy101 said: "they are clearly chastising Liza's Headband and Jordan.

i was kind of surprised there was no whoop. not a single speech from any of the three leads who are leaving. strange.

as for singing along to the da's...when I saw it I didn't feel it would be appropriate to sing along but I think I hummed along. my boyfriend and my best friend were on either side of me so I'm sure they didn't mind some light humming.

 

"

Except NO ONE made any negative remarks about the music being played at cc.....Jordan even said it was a nice touch.   

[peachesthecat]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 9:13am

Wow Cercle what a great story! Happy to see someone look out and enjoy a fantastic evening. :) What a memory!

I really don't understand the nay-sayers on every Hamilton thread, but what can ya do? Apparently it's not cool to sincerely like something a whole lot but it IS cool to mock those who do. *yawn*

[Platypus]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 9:23am

CercleRouge said: "I texted the guy (and the text didn't turn blue like an iMessage... a warning sign to me that someone is possibly using a burner phone)..."

You do realize that iPhone now holds a minority of the smartphone market share, right?? So the fact that the person on the other end doesn't have iMessage means absolutely nothing? If you text me, it won't turn blue either, cause I have a Samsung, as do most people that I know...and I've never owned a burner phone in my life, nor do I know anybody who has. You were absolutely right for being skeptical of a Craigslist purchase and I think it was a great idea that you didn't pay for the ticket until after it successfully scanned. And I'm glad you had such an amazing time. But the fact that the reseller didn't have iMessage is completely irrelevant and of all things that should have worried you about using Craiglist, that should not have even been a consideration... Just a random non-Hamilton related thought. 

 

[ashk8177]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 10:03am

AnnieBlack said: "I'm just chuckling at the description of Lin's entrance, starting last night into this morning. First Rory O'Malley tweeted 'Audience cheered for 25 seconds' regarding his entrance. Then CNN actually reported last night 'A MINUTE OF ENTRANCE APPLAUSE' on their scroll- this morning its 'at least two minutes of entrance applause'.... In 10 years, when people are reminiscing about it, it will be the show stopped for a half hour of entrance applause! 

No matter what, its great seeing Broadway be an international news story in these dark times. 

I noticed that too, lol. And I agree that either way it is nice to see something positive this week. 

@CercleRouge- I am green with envy but am so glad it worked out for you and you had a great time!

 

[Wick3]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 10:27am

That's super awesome!!!! :) I was at peace with not getting into the last show so am ok with it. I'm actually surprised that the box office sold cancellation tix to that evening's show given all their leading actors/actress are leaving that day. I'd presume they'd sell or give all those tickets to their friends and family first before the cancellation line.  Given those folks got there at 11pm, that's a short wait compared to those who waited over 100 hours!

[CercleRouge]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 10:57am

After Eight said: ""I sent a text that I knew was going to inconvenience some of my co-workers... that I had to switch shifts last minute and there was nothing I could do to avoid it.  "


In what way was that true? There was easily something you could have done to avoid it: show up at work and do your job. Or failing that, owning up to the real reason you were not showing up at work.  I guess satisfying your own  wants was of greater importance to you than not causing needless inconvenience to others.

 the emoji is there to indicate this statement is tounge-in-cheek.

 
"I was already feeling extra irresponsible for switching up my work shift just for the possibility of getting a ticket to the show,"

 

You should have felt that way, and you should still feel that way.
Well, although I usually DO let people from the internet dictate my feelings, today I actually still feel like I'm walking on air!


Now are you going to tell your co-workers where you actually were last evening?"

lol, they definitely know what I was doing because of my instagram and snapchat, and they were very excited for me. I work with adult humans in a creative field, not petty teenage trolls.

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 10:59am

Cercle, your candor is much appreciated, and I loved hearing your experience and review (and I'm so glad you had a life experience!). Thank you so much for sharing!

[CercleRouge]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 11:05am

Platypus said: 
You do realize that iPhone now holds a minority of the smartphone market share, right?? So the fact that the person on the other end doesn't have iMessage means absolutely nothing? If you text me, it won't turn blue either, cause I have a Samsung, as do most people that I know...and I've never owned a burner phone in my life, nor do I know anybody who has. You were absolutely right for being skeptical of a Craigslist purchase and I think it was a great idea that you didn't pay for the ticket until after it successfully scanned. And I'm glad you had such an amazing time. But the fact that the reseller didn't have iMessage is completely irrelevant and of all things that should have worried you about using Craiglist, that should not have even been a consideration... Just a random non-Hamilton related thought. "

You're right, I just looked it up, I just almost can't believe it. I can't think of a single person I know with a non-iPhone. Of course, if you have an android it doesn't make you a scammer, it's just that you can't fake or dupe an iPhone iMessage, so if the text had turned blue, at least that would have made me probably 10% more confident about the transaction. Like at least I KNOW this guy is using a non-disposable number. Usually if I text someone and it doesn't go to iMessage, I will think "oh damn, homie's phone is broken!" 

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 11:27am

The Playbill write-up makes it sound like the second coming, complete with the requisite misspelling of Rodgers and cheesy "Room Where It Happens" pun.

http://www.playbill.com/article/what-was-it-like-outside-the-richard-rodgers-theatre-last-night

Good grief. I thought Playbill was one of the last bastions of legitimate theatre journalism we had. 

[BdwayLife]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 11:29am

JBroadway said: "Come on guys, I agree we didn't really need a new thread, but can we at least stop pretending that the OP was actually asking if any human beings would be attending the show tomorrow? Clearly she meant to ask if anyone ON THIS BOARD would be attending, the last part being implied. 

 

"Exactly JBroadway.  Thank you.  I used the term "closed run" in a different thread, and LizzieCurry pretended he/she didn't know what I meant, but, in reality, knew I was referring to "limited run."  I love getting to Broadway one a year to catch a few shows, but, I'm certainly no expert on the technical language of theatre.  I wonder if these people ever consider how and in what ways their tone may deter people from creating new threads and/or replying to posts...

 

[jomilo21]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 11:39am

CercleRouge said: "After Eight said: ""I sent a text that I knew was going to inconvenience some of my co-workers... that I had to switch shifts last minute and there was nothing I could do to avoid it.  "


In what way was that true? There was easily something you could have done to avoid it: show up at work and do your job. Or failing that, owning up to the real reason you were not showing up at work.  I guess satisfying your own  wants was of greater importance to you than not causing needless inconvenience to others.

 the emoji is there to indicate this statement is tounge-in-cheek.

 
"I was already feeling extra irresponsible for switching up my work shift just for the possibility of getting a ticket to the show,"

 

You should have felt that way, and you should still feel that way.
Well, although I usually DO let people from the internet dictate my feelings, today I actually still feel like I'm walking on air!


Now are you going to tell your co-workers where you actually were last evening?"

lol, they definitely know what I was doing because of my instagram and snapchat, and they were very excited for me. I work with adult humans in a creative field, not petty teenage trolls.

 

"

Hehehe

[jbird5]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 11:40am

^ I think that's their intent.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 11:42am

There is nothing wrong with helping to stem the inundation of repetitive threads. It ultimately allows for a more effective and organized discussion. Get over it. 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:04pm

kade.ivy said: "Good grief. I thought Playbill was one of the last bastions of legitimate theatre journalism we had. "

Seriously? 99% of their "journalism" consists mostly of cutting and pasting press releases and most of the other 1% is content generated by stringers with no meaningful experience or training of any kind. 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:05pm

BWW does the same thing with most of their "articles" which is truly obnoxious.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:12pm

CercleRouge, Curious if  Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez interacted  with each other or avoided contact?  Not sure how well they got along while making the movie Monster In Law.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:12pm

double post

Updated On: 7/10/16 at 12:12 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:37pm

HogansHero said: "kade.ivy said: "Good grief. I thought Playbill was one of the last bastions of legitimate theatre journalism we had. "

Seriously? 99% of their "journalism" consists mostly of cutting and pasting press releases and most of the other 1% is content generated by stringers with no meaningful experience or training of any kind. "

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[Hellob]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:44pm

Cercle I was just wondering if the person you got the ticket from was cool or bitter towards you  about selling it relatively cheap? I'm so happy for you but I wonder why they didn't list on SH cuz it would have sold for $1500 easy. The only thing left at 7:59 were a few pick up tickets and I think if the sellers dropped the price 15 minutes earlier they would have sold. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 12:46pm

I was following the ridiculously priced tickets on stubhub last night and nobody bought any of them for the last hour or so before the show. The prices went down on some, but they all went unsold. 

[schubox]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 1:11pm

Kbaum15 said: "Anakela said: "Aww, I thought The West Wing theme was a nice touch. (Yes, yes, for some of you: OMG, how dare they play a few notes that are different from the usual curtain call music that happens ever other show, how inappropriate to ruin it for everyone who just so happens to be seeing Hamilton for the first time tonight.)

for the record, I've always found the da - da - da part to be weirdly directed. I remember the first time I saw Hamilton at The Public wondering if that "everybody" meant we the audience are or are not supposed to do the da - da - das with the King. 

 

"
 

I'm not sure if the audience singing along with the da-da-das is unique to this performance because when I saw it in May many around me sang along when he said "everybody."  I agree it's kind of confusing in the moment because you're not really sure if you're supposed to or not, but I'll admit it was fun to join in.

 

 

"

He says "everybody" to the side and then all the soldiers come out. I never took it as an invitation to sing. 

[schubox]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 1:12pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I was following the ridiculously priced tickets on stubhub last night and nobody bought any of them for the last hour or so before the show. The prices went down on some, but they all went unsold. 

 

"

Happens a lot. There are usually little pockets of empty seats. Scalpers don't want to drop their prices and screw up their profits 

[Hellob]

Posted: 7/10/16 at 1:19pm

Jordan Catalano said: "I was following the ridiculously priced tickets on stubhub last night and nobody bought any of them for the last hour or so before the show. The prices went down on some, but they all went unsold. 

 

"

Not true, I watched until showtime and the only ones that were left were 4 in row J that dropped to $1795 iirc and a single one in row L, but they were both pickups. The rear mezz dropped to $675 and disappeared, the single row T and the pair of row U went, too. I saw others gone as well. I'm not sure if they were sold or deleted but at 7:59 only 2 options were showing up for sale on my app.