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| re: Hamilton not selling out in sf | |
| Posted by: larry13 01:17 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: Hamilton not selling out in sf - dramedy 12:57 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| Very interesting. I wonder if this is the first instance ANYwhere of Hamilton not immediately selling out. Of course, $214, let alone $686, is monstrous. If this is the case, I find it hard to believe it's something totally unique to San Fran. Either prices will have to start coming down or this is the beginning of what is inevitable with any show, just not seen before with this musical's frenzy. | |
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| re: Hamilton not selling out in sf | |
| Last Edit: finally 03:18 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| Posted by: finally 03:17 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hamilton not selling out in sf - larry13 01:17 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| I think the "selling out" they announce is more marketing than reality. I was going to be traveling to Phoenix and Denver when the tour was in those cities earlier this year, so I looked at what was available. Both productions had seats for most dates. Many were the high-priced tickets, but I also saw some that were regularly-priced. And, of course, you could get tickets in Chicago or London pretty readily at the same time. Many of these venues have lots of set asides for various constituent groups (subscribers at different levels, donors at different levels, etc.) with multiple on-sale dates, so it's inevitable that all of the inventory allotments aren't really going to completely disappear (they trickle out to the public at some point). And, of course, they have the lottery seats for every performance as well as house seats. I don't know if any of this is different from other megahits of the past. Online seating charts present a more complete picture than in the past. |
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| re: Hamilton not selling out in sf | |
| Posted by: Zelgo 01:45 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hamilton not selling out in sf - larry13 01:17 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| Everyone I know in the SF area has already seen it. I assume these out-of-NYC productions cater to residents of those cities instead of both residents and tourists, which is what Bway productions do. How many people visit SF and think ahead to buy tickets to a show there? |
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| It’s running feb to sept | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:56 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hamilton not selling out in sf - Zelgo 01:45 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| So it might be heavy summer tourist that don’t buy much in advance. | |
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| It is the second time here | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:39 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Hamilton not selling out in sf - larry13 01:17 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| And first time was about 6 months and sold out within days. I think Chicago extensions didn’t sell out quickly but I could be wrong. It seems like New York extensions sell out quickly except maybe 999 premium. |
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| re: It is the second time here | |
| Posted by: fosse76 03:25 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: It is the second time here - dramedy 01:39 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| While ticket prices in Chicago look to have somewhat normalized (though still more expensive than the average "hot" show), I really don't understand the exceedingly large amount of money people are paying to see this show on Broadway, which in my opinion isn't really any better than other similarly hyped shows (like Wicked or Rent or Phantom, in their time). The show no longer has the cachet of the original Broadway cast, so its ubiquity should have at least normalized the premium prices, but alas it has not. I have no doubt that instead of lowering prices in San Francisco, they'll simply move it to another city. They "can't" lower the current prices, that would diminish the product. | |
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| I doubt they would lower. | |
| Posted by: dramedy 05:07 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: re: It is the second time here - fosse76 03:25 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| I am surprised they didn’t have a mid premium price at 300-400. Premium goes back to row T on weekends in orchestra. Rows L-T should be lower than 686. And partially obstructed are same price as regular orchestra at $214. | |
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| Hamilton tour in Fort Lauderdale | |
| Posted by: SpeechTeacher 04:51 pm EST 12/01/18 | |
| In reply to: I doubt they would lower. - dramedy 05:07 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| Last week I went to the box office of the Broward Center and paid $230.00 for tix in the rear orchestra EE Center. I was told the tickets had just been released. | |
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| re: I doubt they would lower. | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 05:39 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 05:37 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
| In reply to: I doubt they would lower. - dramedy 05:07 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| These prices are ridiculous. You could do a lot of food shopping or buy a nice 4K HD TV for those prices which will provide years of entertainment, not just a few hours. Maybe at some point ticket prices will be deemed too high, not just for "Hamilton" but for other shows as well. It's getting out of hand. | |
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| re: I doubt they would lower. | |
| Posted by: Delvino 05:03 pm EST 12/01/18 | |
| In reply to: re: I doubt they would lower. - PlayWiz 05:37 pm EST 11/27/18 | |
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| I couldn’t enjoy a show that cost me that much. I honestly believe it would ruin my experience. I saw “Hamilton” for $89 on B’way. I saw the Midler “Dolly” for $99. Loved both, spent enough. |
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