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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 19:29:08 GMT
If that video from his appearance at In the Heights was anything to go by, I'm steering well clear of being in the same room as Lin - those fangirls are another level of cray!
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Post by d'James on Apr 19, 2017 19:45:08 GMT
If that video from his appearance at In the Heights was anything to go by, I'm steering well clear of being in the same room as Lin - those fangirls are another level of cray! I was there both times he appeared at In The Heights. You're right it's quite daunting if stuck in the middle. I was on an aisle for one of them and it was better. You've made me definitely think twice if I win though. Good point, well made.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 19:46:40 GMT
Weird cos both times I met him in New York, the fans were chill.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 19:51:03 GMT
Is anyone entering for two tickets but just needing one and want to double up? I've applied for 2 but only need 1, happy to double up
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Post by Mark on Apr 19, 2017 19:58:27 GMT
Is anyone entering for two tickets but just needing one and want to double up? I've applied for 2 but only need 1, happy to double up Fabulous, have just signed up.
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Post by 49thand8th on Apr 19, 2017 20:16:50 GMT
Weird cos both times I met him in New York, the fans were chill. Really? Did you go when it was at the Public?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 20:44:48 GMT
Weird cos both times I met him in New York, the fans were chill. Really? Did you go when it was at the Public? August 2015 and June 2016 although to be fair the latter instance was more of a professional setting.
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Post by dizzieblonde on Apr 20, 2017 17:27:10 GMT
When do you guys think they're telling us who is playing Ham? I think they'll wait until summer tbh... Just a little contributor to my theory that Riz Ahmed is the one - he's just been chosen as Time's 100 most influential people, and has made the cover of Time. That, in of itself doesn't lend much credence, except.......... Lin Manuel Miranda is the celebrity they asked to write the article about Riz! This is what he said: time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742708/riz-ahmed/Might all be a giant coincidence, but I'm inclined to think he's got to be heading towards a Lin Manuel Miranda project, in a fairly big way - Hamilton just makes sense. There's no way Lin writes something like this, for the TIME cover boy no less, just because Riz did a track on the Mix Tape!
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Post by Sari on Apr 20, 2017 18:52:24 GMT
When do you guys think they're telling us who is playing Ham? I think they'll wait until summer tbh... Just a little contributor to my theory that Riz Ahmed is the one - he's just been chosen as Time's 100 most influential people, and has made the cover of Time. That, in of itself doesn't lend much credence, except.......... Lin Manuel Miranda is the celebrity they asked to write the article about Riz! This is what he said: time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742708/riz-ahmed/Might all be a giant coincidence, but I'm inclined to think he's got to be heading towards a Lin Manuel Miranda project, in a fairly big way - Hamilton just makes sense. There's no way Lin writes something like this, for the TIME cover boy no less, just because Riz did a track on the Mix Tape! I thought the same thing when I read it!! "Now he's home in London", which means that he'll be around...
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Post by primitivewallflower on Apr 21, 2017 1:49:31 GMT
It's probably not entirely coincidental... clearly, Lin and Riz are friends and have plenty of mutual professional respect.
But Riz getting *asked* to play Hamilton is not the only limiting factor here. He'd have to *accept*. Or he may want to only commit to a couple months and the producers may prefer a longer stint. Or it could be one of a thousand other sticking points. It's this strange situation where neither the actor nor the show obviously *needs* the other (Hamilton has plenty of buzz as is, Ahmed is a rising film star). I do agree it'd be a terrific fit but I also wouldn't be surprised if negotiations fell through. And honestly, if they did fall through and it forced the producers to cast a lesser known actor to play Hamilton, such as an up and coming South Asian actor, then there's still plenty of upside.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 21, 2017 3:33:38 GMT
I live 3 hours from NY. For the cost of a ticket to Hamilton on Broadway, to where I can actually tell that there are real humans on the stage (plus train fare to NY) I can: subscribe to our local national touring company season (see all the plays/musicals plus Hamilton) plane tickets to London (via Icelandair), Airbnb for 5 nights, and at least 4 performances of play tickets, not Hamilton, (bought in advance or in previews) in London.
Guess which one I'm going for?
I will see a wonderful National Touring company production of Hamilton (2018). And my subscriber tickets are very nice. Spend about week in LONDON!! And, thanks to this forum, get decent tickets to wonderful productions. Yes, what I do during the day and evening is more important to where I lay my head down at night (as long as clean and safe, I am used to BNB's so sharing bathroom doesn't skeeve me out). And yes, I will eat local, inexpensive but ENJOY.
This is what this forum has shown me. I am able to plan an incredible vacation to London July 2017 (who knew I would love theatre this much). And then even start planning AFTER that.
After adding the costs then the total London vacation might be a couple of hundred dollars over the Broadway, train tickets but I am soooo good with that. Plus I get the extra plays/musicals on National touring plus tickets in London.
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Post by ali973 on Apr 21, 2017 5:12:59 GMT
I think there are a lot more Hamilton options now than Broadway. I don't know how the San Fran company is selling, but the Chicago production does have great seats if planned a bit in advance. I also thought that the Chicago company was miles better than the hodgepodge random casting on Broadway in December. There's also some great theatre in Chicago, including local stuff as well as the regular tours, so it's super easy to do a cost-effective off-OFF Broadway trip there.
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Post by Sari on Apr 21, 2017 9:07:10 GMT
It's probably not entirely coincidental... clearly, Lin and Riz are friends and have plenty of mutual professional respect. But Riz getting *asked* to play Hamilton is not the only limiting factor here. He'd have to *accept*. Or he may want to only commit to a couple months and the producers may prefer a longer stint. Or it could be one of a thousand other sticking points. It's this strange situation where neither the actor nor the show obviously *needs* the other (Hamilton has plenty of buzz as is, Ahmed is a rising film star). I do agree it'd be a terrific fit but I also wouldn't be surprised if negotiations fell through. And honestly, if they did fall through and it forced the producers to cast a lesser known actor to play Hamilton, such as an up and coming South Asian actor, then there's still plenty of upside. Well, Mackintosh said that Lin will be Hamilton later in the run, probably march/april, or maybe in june, so if Riz accepts it would only be for 6 months.
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Post by Mark on Apr 21, 2017 10:08:34 GMT
No tickets for me it seems to the talk on Sunday.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 10:31:43 GMT
No tickets for me it seems to the talk on Sunday. Me neither sadly.
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Post by littlesally on Apr 21, 2017 10:54:25 GMT
Luckily I have two tickets. Anyone else?
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Post by daniel on Apr 21, 2017 10:55:08 GMT
Nothing for me. If anyone ends up with a spare I will wine and dine in return for being invited!
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Post by raiseitup on Apr 21, 2017 11:03:24 GMT
Looks like it's being streamed anyway...
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Apr 21, 2017 17:14:20 GMT
I was in New York a week ago and something amazing happened... I GOT TICKETS TO SEE HAMILTON AGAIN! *excited squee* I know someone who works at theatre (this is someone I knew even before Hamilton), and he was really lovely and got myself and my Mum standing room $40 tickets. The show isn't quite as good as it once was, but it is still brilliant. My thoughts on the show can be read here: thebasictheatrereview.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/review-hamilton-april-2017.html. I have written a few lines about each cast member and how they compare to the original Broadway cast.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 17:56:16 GMT
Wishful thinking to think they'll announce the lead at this Other Palace gig tonight?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 18:27:13 GMT
Wishful thinking to think they'll announce the lead at this Other Palace gig tonight? I wondered and hoped the same...
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Post by Sari on Apr 23, 2017 19:20:00 GMT
Well... he didn't
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Post by ali973 on Apr 23, 2017 19:50:42 GMT
I was disappointed with the moderator. Boring ol' tea bag. LMM totally upstaged ALW, but that's fine. I actually think ALW was pretty delightful. The audience's questions were meh. TBH I thought they probably lacked the theatre background and so many of the references that both composers made flew over their heads.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 17:26:21 GMT
I was disappointed with the moderator. Boring ol' tea bag. LMM totally upstaged ALW, but that's fine. I actually think ALW was pretty delightful. The audience's questions were meh. TBH I thought they probably lacked the theatre background and so many of the references that both composers made flew over their heads. It was all about Lin anyway. What was wonderful to see was the genuine respect for one another they both had.
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Post by lauraw on Apr 24, 2017 17:46:15 GMT
So excited to see this.
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