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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2016 19:57:55 GMT
Part of me worries about the casting here for Hamilton. I haven't been impressed with the Vanessas, Ninas or Bennys at Southwark or Kings Cross, as much as I like the production itself. Then again, this production is on a far bigger scale and has Mackintosh behind it as well as Lin probably helping out a lot with casting due to him being in London in 2017. Additionally, a lot of people simply can't afford to work low paying gigs like Southwark and to an extent Kings Cross. Some agents won't let performers elect to do those productions. So you may not be getting the best possible people for a role, particularly when ethnicity is seen as key to a character. I understand that. It's just when I see actors like Emma Kingston talk about wanting to play Eliza or Angelica I'm just like...please no. |
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Jul 29, 2016 7:44:52 GMT
I better start rehearsing!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 8:07:08 GMT
How exciting. I already have 5 different groups of people that aren't usually interested in musicals wanting to come with me to see this. I weep for my future bank balance.
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Post by whygodwhytoday on Aug 8, 2016 0:22:33 GMT
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I can't see it reaching anywhere near the success of the Broadway show. I'd give it 4/5 years, which I guess considering the runs of most modern musicals is amazing; but I can't see it warming with British audiences the way a Broadway export such as "The Book Of Mormon" has. Then again, In The Heights(eww) managed to find an audience, so I might be completely off the mark here. Thoughts?
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Post by firefingers on Aug 8, 2016 0:24:43 GMT
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I can't see it reaching anywhere near the success of the Broadway show. I'd give it 4/5 years, which I guess considering the runs of most modern musicals is amazing; but I can't see it warming with British audiences the way a Broadway export such as "The Book Of Mormon" has. Then again, In The Heights(eww) managed to find an audience, so I might be completely off the mark here. Thoughts? Doesn't have to attract a British audience. If the pound stays weak it'll be cheeper to fly to London for a holiday and see it than see it on the great white way. But the hype train will get Brits buying anyway. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2016 0:28:49 GMT
Impossible to say at this point considering tickets aren't even on sale yet. I will say that there is already buzz for the show here. The cast album and book have sold very well for a show that hasn't even opened here yet and I know a lot of people that aren't into theatre that have asked to see it with me when it comes. I think it will mirror Mormon's success.
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Post by whygodwhytoday on Aug 8, 2016 0:35:19 GMT
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I can't see it reaching anywhere near the success of the Broadway show. I'd give it 4/5 years, which I guess considering the runs of most modern musicals is amazing; but I can't see it warming with British audiences the way a Broadway export such as "The Book Of Mormon" has. Then again, In The Heights(eww) managed to find an audience, so I might be completely off the mark here. Thoughts? Doesn't have to attract a British audience. If the pound stays weak it'll be cheeper to fly to London for a holiday and see it than see it on the great white way. But the hype train will get Brits buying anyway. I completely forgot about the tourists! This show is the most overrated musical in the last decade... The thought of people playing hundreds to see it on Broadway makes me laugh... xxx |
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Post by infofreako on Aug 8, 2016 6:43:33 GMT
Could this not have gone in the extensive Hamilton thread???
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Post by Phantom of London on Aug 8, 2016 7:06:43 GMT
Doesn't have to attract a British audience. If the pound stays weak it'll be cheeper to fly to London for a holiday and see it than see it on the great white way. But the hype train will get Brits buying anyway. I completely forgot about the tourists! This show is the most overrated musical in the last decade... The thought of people playing hundreds to see it on Broadway makes me laugh... xxx Really, paying hundreds on Broadway? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 8, 2016 7:28:50 GMT
Could this not have gone in the extensive Hamilton thread??? |
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Post by Raven on Aug 8, 2016 18:22:58 GMT
A lot of the issues that Hamilton on Broadway is having is a huge rise in ticket touts who are purchasing the tickets with the sole intention of reselling them online at websites like StubHub for triple the price and higher. I'm sure I read somewhere that the highest priced ticket on StubHub was in excess of $20,000 for Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance! Bearing in mind the top price ticket is in the region of $180 (approx £130). Inevitably, unless there is a huge crackdown, I fear touts are going to take advantage of the hype that currently surrounds Hamilton's arrival here.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2016 18:31:47 GMT
Its true... i read an article that said the highest paid ticket was around $20,000 for Lin's final performance!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2016 18:33:06 GMT
I saw one going for $50,000. Don't know if it sold though.
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Post by Michael on Aug 8, 2016 18:34:01 GMT
Bearing in mind the top price ticket is in the region of $180 (approx £130) When I booked my ticket (October last year, five months before the show), the top price on Ticketmaster (no resale) was $477 (without fees), and my second price side view ticket (Orchestra C9 IIRC) was at $177 (without fees, $192 with fees). |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2016 18:40:46 GMT
And here is me... never paying more than £50 for a show...  |
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Post by ali973 on Aug 8, 2016 18:57:32 GMT
I have a mega-Broadway trip in December and I'm gradually buying the tickets..I was really surprised at how much more expensive it is over there than WE shows.
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Post by andrew on Aug 8, 2016 19:33:51 GMT
It's a stark difference. All my Broadway viewings were done as TKTS purchases because I couldn't stomach face value prices.
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Post by viserys on Aug 8, 2016 19:43:30 GMT
A lot of the issues that Hamilton on Broadway is having is a huge rise in ticket touts who are purchasing the tickets with the sole intention of reselling them online at websites like StubHub for triple the price and higher. I'm sure I read somewhere that the highest priced ticket on StubHub was in excess of $20,000 for Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance! Bearing in mind the top price ticket is in the region of $180 (approx £130). Inevitably, unless there is a huge crackdown, I fear touts are going to take advantage of the hype that currently surrounds Hamilton's arrival here. One thing that makes me hopeful is the Harry Potter thing - when tickets went on sale, regular people could buy tickets at regular prices throughout the day. OK, not everyone made to to the front of the endless queue, but I did have a feeling that everyone had a fair chance. Unlike Hamilton on Broadway where automated bots sweep hundreds of tickets within a few minutes. So either there's a better control system in place in London or we don't have that level of greed here. But if Harry Potter can sell its tickets to regular people in a long day, I don't see why it should be different when Hamilton comes to town. When I went to New York last summer I paid $165 for Hamilton and a little bit more for Aladdin and those were the most expensive tickets I have ever bought. I bought Finding Neverland and American in Paris on big discounts but they still came to around $100 each, so about the same as a regular full price ticket in London. The prices are one of the main reason why I'm not bothering with Broadway anymore. Either shows come over anyway (I saw Aladdin for a third of the cost in London now!) or in the end they weren't even worth the effort. |
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Post by Michael on Aug 8, 2016 19:48:28 GMT
All my Broadway viewings were done as TKTS purchases because I couldn't stomach face value prices. If you want to see certain shows that aren't on TKTS (e.g. Wicked, Aladdin, Book of Mormon), you just have to fork out the money. Unfortunately, lottery isn't an option for me - I don't want to waste a theatre slot or miss out on seeing certain shows if I'm not lucky (and I'd never be). Also, TKTS isn't that cheap. Even a huge discount of 50% off the normal price can still result in a $80 ticket. |
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Post by Michael on Aug 8, 2016 19:49:36 GMT
I have a mega-Broadway trip in December and I'm gradually buying the tickets..I was really surprised at how much more expensive it is over there than WE shows. Thanks for the reminder. I should start buying my tickets for December as well. Edit: One done, two more to go. Book of Mormon on 11th December. Ticket Price: $99.00 (cheapest seat in the house, but I've sat there before and the view is great) Service Fee: $8.50 Order Processing Fee: $3.20 International Will Call: $2.50 Total: $113.20 Gotta love those pesky fees for everything. |
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Post by andrew on Aug 8, 2016 19:55:39 GMT
Also, TKTS isn't that cheap. Even a huge discount of 50% off the normal price can still result in a $80 ticket. In my book that sure beats a $160! I understand why you would fork out more, if there was something I wanted to see I would too, I just didn't feel the need last time I went. The nice thing about Broadway is that a lot more shows allow themselves to be sold at the booths. |
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Post by Michael on Aug 8, 2016 20:08:36 GMT
Also, TKTS isn't that cheap. Even a huge discount of 50% off the normal price can still result in a $80 ticket. In my book that sure beats a $160! I understand why you would fork out more, if there was something I wanted to see I would too, I just didn't feel the need last time I went. The nice thing about Broadway is that a lot more shows allow themselves to be sold at the booths. It sure does, and I also prefer paying less (who doesn't). It's just that even with that huge discount, the ticket is as expensive as a top price West End ticket without any discount. |
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Post by primitivewallflower on Aug 9, 2016 3:19:34 GMT
Well, we paid about £230 each when we saw the OBC back in March. That's... a lot of money, period. On a per-hour basis, I've paid more for a couple of top rock acts, but not many. And if prices are much above that, it's hard to justify that amount for just about any show.
That said, I've never regretted the decision for one second. I would do it again without hesitation.
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Aug 26, 2016 7:25:02 GMT
So much for Renée Elise Goldsberry leaving in October, they announced yesterday she'll be leaving next week! I wish the show would stop doing all of these abrupt departures. The show seems to be really poorly managed as of late, after more than a month they are still having understudies rotate as Lafayette/Jefferson, it's hard to believe that they have not found anyone to play the part full-time. And if they have, it's really strange they haven't announced the replacement. Here is the link announcing Renée's departure: www.broadway.com/buzz/185762/mandy-gonzalez-sets-date-to-replace-renee-elise-goldsberry-in-broadways-hamilton/ |
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Post by popcultureboy on Aug 26, 2016 7:54:49 GMT
Given how merciless the "fan" resellers were for Lin-Manuel's final show ($12,000 a ticket on on Ticketmaster, something that was reported in the press without so much as a hint at any condemnation), I imagine this isn't poor management. I would say this is the producers doing what little they can to try and prevent scalpers from cashing in, so giving as little advance notice as possible for the main leads departing is one way of doing that. Book of Mormon on Broadway took a similar tack with their original cast members too.
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