Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Seating/Pricing Thread

[perfectliar]

Nycat63 said: "I am one of the rare people wiling to buy premiums because I only have two dates or I don't go at all (I never buy premiums, ever, so this is complete desperation) and I'm still waiting for 14,000 more people to go. I cannot believe I'm essentially begging the TM gods to allow meto pay $1600 for two people to see this show. I just hope they are even available by the time I'm in. I'm almost embarrassed at how sucked in I've become. Not almost, completely."

Good luck... I was just there about 10 minutes ago, and it looks like there were a lot of tickets available for 2 show days at higher price points (199 each part and up), so hopefully you get what you need!

For everyone in the waiting room, I assume it's moving quickly because there are no tickets below $199, from what I could see, available, so people are leaving the calendar and opening up spots for those still waiting.

[Nycat63]

Bit the bullet and went straight for premiums.  Orch M but I think I'm way off to the side (22 and 24)?  Whatever, I'm going.  Done!

[broadway_show_fan]

What a crapshoot! I had 2 windows in the queue - 1 was far ahead of the other (it is totally random). I got in fairly quickly on the first and it kept offering orchestra S/T and dress circle F; on the 2nd window it offered me seats for Dress Circle B 13-15. Good luck to everyone!

[kade.ivy]

LesWickedly said: "So happy for you Kade!"

Thanks, Les! Patience makes perfect! Lots of stress and effort just for the OPPORTUNITY to give the Potter machine more of my money. And I wouldn't have it any other way. :)

[LJD123]

Looking at daye in feb but this search system is only letting us have seats chosen for us - keep getting extreme side or hestra - wondering if dress circle sold out or should just but the sides......

[jkstheatrescene]

I'll ask again... it sounds like people today are getting better seats and sooner than I could get yesterday.  What was the point of doing the pre-sale if that's the case?

[Broadway Joe]

I know the prices are crazy but they are even worse on stubhub. Unless you got an early access code time there are basically no cheap options. I don't count the lotto because that's going to be next to impossible to win.

I save a lot of money on the other shows we see all year long so splurging on this one doesn't seem so bad.

I agree with the pricing though. I got row f for $299 in the orchestra on the aisle, there's no way that should be the same price for row e or so in the dress circle.

[macnyc]

If people are willing to spend $199 or more per part, there are plenty of options! And I have to say the experience today was pretty good. I didn't have to wait long for seats, compared to yesterday.

[LesWickedly]

jkstheatrescene said: "I'll ask again... it sounds like people today are getting better seats and sooner than I could get yesterday. What was the point of doing the pre-sale if that's the case?"

To secure tickets? To get tickets before the public? You could always buy tickets today and return those.

[theatregoer3]

I’m so peeved. I got error messages every time I tried to buy a single ticket. For every date.

[jkstheatrescene]

Ah, yes.  I forgot about returning tickets.  Not the usual way, so that's new to me...  thanks for talking me off the ledge, LesWickedly!

[MyLife]

I guess I don't get why everyone is freaking out that $199 is the best out there right now after two verified presales? $199 is standard across Broadway now and there were plenty of tickets available at lower price points before. Look at Hamilton now, the cheapest seat in the entire theater is $199.

[broadway_show_fan]

I wish it was the usual Ticketmaster dot seat map so we could just PICK our own damn seats.

[boonanas]

Have all $20-$80 tickets been sold via the verified fan presale?  I know that they're doing some sort of lottery for $20-40 tickets...

[LJD123]

Does anyone know what ATG Lounge is?

[haterobics]

broadway_show_fan said: "I wish it was the usual Ticketmaster dot seat map so we could just PICK our own damn seats."

Yeah, since everyone would have such divergent real-time opinions on what seat they want... and wouldn't all be clicking and not getting the same ones.

[Broadway Joe]

boonanas said: "Have all $20-$80 tickets been sold via the verified fan presale? I know that they're doing some sort of lottery for $20-40 tickets..."

I didn't see any and I browse quite a few dates. 

[LesWickedly]

I have a simpler wish. I wish they had a seating map with the seats numbered or at least what number the row ends at.

[BAREly_Wicked]

A private lounge for before the show and intermission. The one at the Hudson included a glass of sparkling wine before the show. Also, private restrooms.

[bdn223]

Was 17194 in the que and all of the $165 or lower price points were sold out....settled on $199 and was able to find Side Orchestra Row O in July...but I have to agree they are likely going to rack up a minimum of $80 million in advance alone today. 

[adamgreer]

There appear to be plenty of options if you’re willing to spend $199 and up on each part. It seems like the lower priced tickets all sold out in the verified presale.

[ak72090]

Try for a half hour to buy tickets. Every time I went to check out, got an error message “sorry,something went wrong”. I gave up. No tickets under $199 price point.

[Scott Rosson]

I got two sets of tickets:
January 9th 2019 Center Balcony Row G $102 even with fees (bought these during the presale)

March 24th 2018 Left Orchestra Row K $407 (Bought these around 10:20 CST today

[BroadwayConcierge]

It keeps telling me I can get seats, clicking Pay Now, but then that the number of tickets exceeds the number for one order. Which makes literally no sense. Mind-numbingly frustrating.

[jkstheatrescene]

Scott Rosson said: "I got two sets of tickets:
January 9th 2019 Center Balcony Row G $102 even with fees (bought these during the presale)

March 24th 2018 Left Orchestra Row K $407 (Bought these around 10:20 CST today"

Are you going to return the ones you got yesterday?

 

Does anyone know how that works?  I assume they don't have to take the tickets back, right?