Son really wants to see Dear Evan Hansen

[leemo1981]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 2:50pm

Traveling to New York City for a family trip and our 17 year old son is really wanting to see Dear Evan Hansen.  Of course, the shows are all sold out the days we are there.  We've never been to a Broadway show in NY, only traveling shows in our region.  I've read about TKTS and Standing Room and the lottery, what are our chances of him getting in to see a show one of those ways?  Or do we just need to fork out premium money for tickets through an on-line ticket broker?  On a 20 day trip to the northeast, it is truly the only thing he has begged to do!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 3:04pm

Shows that are sold out will NOT be on TKTS.   SRO and or the cancellation line is an option, but that's going to require LOTS of time....and getting in line very early, so it eats up a lot of your day.  

 

I would say, if you're budget can afford it....I'd look at stubhub.  

[Polka Dot2]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 3:05pm

The lottery is pretty hard to win and you won't find it at the TKTS booth. Try ticketmaster resale. 

[jpbran]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 3:38pm

^^ I think DEH is on Telecharge. 

[SarahNYC2]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 3:40pm

Unfortunately you will need to pay a premium to see it-unless he/all of you wants to get on line for cancellation-sro (standing room only). But those and lottery are not guaranteed.

My daughter is disappointed I can't get her seats-but she's 9 and while I know it won't be the same it will tour so we'll see it then.

I saw it and though it was hands down one of the best shows I ever saw. I also think every high school student should see it. The message in the show is great for teens-everyone really-we are all trying to find our place.

Updated On: 6/3/17 at 03:40 PM

[Wick3]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 4:27pm

If your son really wants to see it, tell him to research the prices of the show so he can see first hand how hard it is to get a ticket unless you pay premium prices. Perhaps he can ask you guys for a loan of $399 for a premium ticket and then find a job to pay you guys back? Or do the SRO line wait since SRO is only $42.

[Margo319]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 4:38pm

This show is so important for youth to see so I would say look at StubHub or pay on a ticket broker's website, and just allow him to go.  It's a brilliant show that will probably change his life.  If you can afford it, please allow him this experience.  

[PJPan]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 4:59pm

What can work is if you do standing room, get there very early (like 3 or 4am) and you guys can wait in line. It's a bit of a slog but you see the show for relatively cheap and a good view.

[SarahNYC2]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 6:45pm

Margo319 said: "This show is so important for youth to see so I would say look at StubHub or pay on a ticket broker's website, and just allow him to go.  It's a brilliant show that will probably change his life.  If you can afford it, please allow him this experience.  

I truly wish all our youth could see it. I'd love it if they filmed it for PBS like they did Falsettos since the message is incredibly important. I always felt so awkward in high school and I am now friends with peers from HS on FB and also run into them in person and it's crazy -I don't think there is one person I know who I went to high school with who doesn't say they felt alone, awkward, out of place etc in high school. And some of these are the kids who were "popular" and looked like they had it all.

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[bear88]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 7:13pm

I don't know when you're going, if you want to go as a family, or your budget.

One thing I would try, because it worked for me and has worked for others on this board, is checking the Telecharge website five and especially four days before the show. It's possible you might get non-premium tickets that way, although you may not be able to sit together. (We saw it in April after I followed suggestions on this board, and we ended up with three seats together.) Try in the early afternoon, Eastern time. A few seats have showed up in the recent past.

Things may get more difficult going forward, especially if the show wins a bunch of Tony Awards, as expected. Someone mentioned that the "four-day trick" is getting harder to pull off now.

I haven't tried it, but a lot of people do like StubHub. That can be helpful if you want to plan ahead, although prices are better if you wait.

The lottery is highly unlikely. Other methods do require a lot of time and an early alarm clock. 

[Mediamaven2]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 7:17pm

  On a 20 day trip to the northeast, it is truly the only thing he has begged to do!

 

Wow. How great if you could find it in your budget to give him that experience. Maybe if just one adult attended with only him - not sure how many people in the 'family' trip - I would go to stubhub now before the tonys and get two tickets, preferably orchestra/closer. Especially if this is his FIRST broadway show, and he is begging for it. Obviously I'm a big believer in the power of live theater or I wouldn't be reading these boards or writing on them. While I don't think this is the greatest show on earth, it is certainly very good, and very worthwhile for all young people to see! I saw it more than once, originally at the Second Stage, and I took my own son in early May. He is younger (13), but he and other friends of his who saw it loved it. 

Your son will remember this show always, just like I remember my first broadway shows for which I was much younger than 17. He will remember the experience. And real life experiences, together: this is so much of what the theater, and the show itself, is about.  What a gift, and lifelong memory, to give your son!

 

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[Mediamaven2]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 7:56pm

I realize my post wasn't completely responsive to your query, but what I meant to say was shell out the money sooner (will get worse later) for tickets because I it's impossible to get on TKTS and standing room is just so difficult and unpredictable--I wouldn't want to camp out beginning at 3 or 4 am....spending $350 per seat on stub hub would be worth it to me to have my seat guaranteed, a decent night's sleep, and the morning to do other things as I wished.  Besides I am to old to get up that early and then stay awake and enjoy the day ahead including the show!

[vickster51]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 8:16pm

I was in NYC last week. I hadn't booked for it but kept checking telecharge and on Tuesday afternoon, there was a premium ticket for Wednesday. I sucked it up and paid it, as it wasn't the top end of the premium bracket. If you can afford to do that, then keep checking the site.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 10:17pm

leemo1981 said: "Traveling to New York City for a family trip and our 17 year old son is really wanting to see Dear Evan Hansen.  Of course, the shows are all sold out the days we are there.  We've never been to a Broadway show in NY, only traveling shows in our region.  I've read about TKTS and Standing Room and the lottery, what are our chances of him getting in to see a show one of those ways?  Or do we just need to fork out premium money for tickets through an on-line ticket broker?  On a 20 day trip to the northeast, it is truly the only thing he has begged to do!

 

"When are you coming...DEH is pretty much sold out till fall but you'll have to pay premium prices but check telecharge

https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Dear-Evan-Hansen/Overview

 

[Dfgtoronto]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 11:18pm

If you keep going to the Telecharge website and putting in the range of dates when you intend to be in New York, you should be able to get decent seats for $299 or even $250. There are other methods, but if those prices are doable, it will alleviate the anxiety of not knowing whether or not it's going to work out and you can all look forward to seeing the show. I will say that it's touching to know that your 17-year-old has parents who take seriously what is important and meaningful to him. I hope it works out! 

[leemo1981]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 11:23pm

We will be in New York June 17-21.  I realize this is just after the Tony's and I suspect Dear Evan Hansen will win a few and thus make it an even more difficult ticket to get.  I guess we'll just pay the premium price and promote our son's interest in the arts.  He's a good kid and three weeks on a road trip with your parents deserves a reward!  

I appreciate all the advice from the forum.  You made the decision clearer.  If it wasn't so important to him, we'd try some of the other options, but hopefully it's a memory he'll carry with him for years to come.

 


"When are you coming...DEH is pretty much sold out till fall but you'll have to pay premium prices but check telecharge

https://www.telecharge.com/Broadway/Dear-Evan-Hansen/Overview

 

 

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[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/3/17 at 11:40pm

That soon...Gonna be tough as it's SOLD OUT...but Good LUCK trying to obtain premium as they may already be sold out for that time period! Go for Mezzanine seating over Orchestra!

Also, try StubHub

https://www.stubhub.com/dear-evan-hansen-new-york-tickets/performer/1510166/

 

Updated On: 6/3/17 at 11:40 PM

[iowaopoly08]

Posted: 6/4/17 at 12:02am

The telecharge method does work.  For instance there are seats for tomorrow and both Wednesday shows this week up.  They are premium but guaranteed.  

 

That's how I went two weekends ago.  First row mezz center for $299.....and 100% worth it with an amazing view.

[Margo319]

Posted: 6/4/17 at 4:19am

You really need to buy them asap.  On Telecharge or Stubhub.  He can go alone, he is definitely old enough.  Good luck!

[Just_John]

Posted: 6/4/17 at 12:20pm

Also, he could camp out for standing room.  There will definitely be other people camped out each night that soon after the Tony's and Times Square has security and cleaning crew as well as non stop pedestrain traffic all night so there's nothing to worry about.  

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 6/4/17 at 4:16pm

leemo1981, if the exorbitant ticket prices for premium seats aren't an issue for you, I guess your son's a lucky guy. But frankly, I agree with Just John. Let him camp out overnight for standing room. It's safe, and he'll get to meet other folks in line who are just as passionate as him about ''Evan Hansen.'' Besides making new friends, he'll have a great story to tell. And rather than just getting pricey tickets handed to him, he could learn this lesson: If you want something bad enough, it's worth the time and effort you put into it.

(If I were him, I'd get there by midnight, if not sooner; you can't get there early enough, but you can get there too late.)

Updated On: 6/4/17 at 04:16 PM

[Demitri2]

Posted: 6/4/17 at 4:31pm

Nicely worded post Wayman! Totally agree with your thoughts.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 6/4/17 at 6:49pm

Just_John said: "Also, he could camp out for standing room.  There will definitely be other people camped out each night that soon after the Tony's and Times Square has security and cleaning crew as well as non stop pedestrain traffic all night so there's nothing to worry about.  

 

"This is the alternative and probably the best route on your son getting to see this with out paying close to $1000 for all of you to see it!

 

[South Florida]

Posted: 6/4/17 at 6:51pm

This is a great post, the OP may have chose this route.



"If your son really wants to see it, tell him to research the prices of the show so he can see first hand how hard it is to get a ticket unless you pay premium prices. Perhaps he can ask you guys for a loan of $399 for a premium ticket and then find a job to pay you guys back? Or do the SRO line wait since SRO is only $42"

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Updated On: 6/4/17 at 06:51 PM