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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 16:42:37 GMT
This is all that's in the e-mail:
'Thank you for joining our Priority Booking List.
As previously announced, HAMILTON, the critically-acclaimed and
multi-award winning Broadway musical, will open at the end of 2017 at
London’s Victoria Palace Theatre which is currently undergoing
an extensive multi-million-pound refurbishment.
The producers are delighted to be able to announce that those
who have registered for the priority on sale will have the
opportunity to purchase tickets from Monday 16 January 2017
ahead of the general public on sale on 30 January 2017.
We will be in touch early in the
New Year with further priority on sale details.'
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Post by recused on Oct 21, 2016 17:22:54 GMT
PAY MORE for WORSE SEATS
Lucky you!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 18:00:02 GMT
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 21, 2016 18:09:37 GMT
The prices are only a guide only, as we know with Delfont Mackintosh everything is dictated by market forces with dynamic pricing, so the price you are balking at paying now, maybe a great bargain and I for one can see these prices going North.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 18:13:36 GMT
The prices are only a guide only, as we know with Delfont Mackintosh everything is dictated by market forces with dynamic pricing, so the price you are balking at paying now, maybe a great bargain and I for one can see these prices going North. I agree. Plenty of Americans want to see Lin in this role and it's cheap to travel to the UK at the moment as we know. The demand will be ridiculous if/when he does join the cast and the prices will rise accordingly. |
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Post by recused on Oct 21, 2016 19:21:00 GMT
Er, well enjoy our £400 seat then..?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 19:34:41 GMT
Why do you have an issue with what other people are willing to pay for this show? No one is forcing you into paying anything! We're just pointing out to you that unlike with Book of Mormon, these prices are more likely to go up over time than down (as they did on Broadway).
I wont be paying premium prices here, as I'm sure there will be good seats for £85 (if not less). But I certainly wont be feeling guilty or regretful about paying that price either. I'm all for complaining about theatre prices when it's Elf selling premiums for £250 or 42nd Street selling for £125. These are shows that have far less appeal than Hamilton in 2016. But jeez the top price for this in London is £500 less than it is in New York and it sells out there! I understand it's not affordable for everyone but I hardly think the producers are being anywhere near as greedy as they could be (and probably will be further down the line).
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Post by recused on Oct 21, 2016 19:47:51 GMT
Why do you have an issue with what other people are willing to pay for this show? No one is forcing you into paying anything! We're just pointing out to you that unlike with Book of Mormon, these prices are more likely to go up over time than down (as they did on Broadway). I wont be paying premium prices here, as I'm sure there will be good seats for £85 (if not less). But I certainly wont be feeling guilty or regretful about paying that price either. I'm all for complaining about theatre prices when it's Elf selling premiums for £250 or 42nd Street selling for £125. These are shows that have far less appeal than Hamilton in 2016. But jeez the top price for this in London is £500 less than it is in New York and it sells out there! I understand it's not affordable for everyone but I hardly think the producers are being anywhere near as greedy as they could be (and probably will be further down the line). I have no problem with whatever other people want to pay. Thanks for that very unpleasant reply though. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 19:51:32 GMT
I mean I'm pretty sure my post was not any more 'unpleasant' than your sarcasm-filled one but never mind, happy to help.
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Post by daniel on Oct 21, 2016 22:37:05 GMT
It wouldn't surprise me if by the time they announce when Lin will appear in the show, the tickets for his run will already be sold out!
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 21, 2016 22:55:23 GMT
Great point forgot about the weak pound, so will bring more Americans here to see this.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 5:42:40 GMT
The documentary 'Hamilton's America' aired last night in the US and people can watch it here, although if you're intrigued I'd watch it sooner rather than later as they have said it will only be available for free for a limited time: www.pbs.org/arts/pbs-arts-festival/2016/great-performances-hamiltons-america/Be aware it's not so much a documentary on the musical but of Hamilton's life story with the musical stuff fit in around it. However, I thought it was very well done and there's footage from when Lin was still writing the show, the off-Broadway times, Broadway opening night, their visit to the White House etc. There's also lots of pro-shot footage from the show that hasn't been seen before. Also, interviews with various people such as Sondheim, The Roots and even George W. Bush. Definitely recommend it. |
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Post by RudyGrey on Oct 22, 2016 5:47:31 GMT
Here's the PBS documentary "Hamilton's America", a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how this production grew. Here's me all the more eager to see the show now… www.pbs.org/video/2365870668/ (The link's content will expire on 18 november) edit: Ooops, sorry for the similar thinking, Snutte ;-) |
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Post by recused on Oct 22, 2016 8:44:48 GMT
I mean I'm pretty sure my post was not any more 'unpleasant' than your sarcasm-filled one but never mind, happy to help. Blimey. Thanks for that. |
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Post by ali973 on Oct 22, 2016 9:16:05 GMT
I thought the documentary was alright. I would rather have gotten into the development of the show rather than the historical elements, which in their own way were good and actually broadened my understanding of some scenes. I would have preferred footage from the early developmental workshops rather than the Broadway version, which are pretty common. My only complaint is that at times it overly glorifying some of the characters and felt like I was watching a propaganda piece.
A good watch, but not groundbreaking.
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Post by andrew on Oct 23, 2016 0:16:12 GMT
I'm watching it now, what's really grinding my gears it that they insist on having Hamilton backing tracks all the way through which they carelessly edit to suit the visuals, cutting across bars and beats. There's a bit with Lin during the development process vocalising some of his work which has the backing track playing from a completely different section of the song. For a documentary about a musical I'd expect their handling of the music to be better. I'm absolutely loving the show clips though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2016 9:20:54 GMT
I will pay whatever the prices are; they already seem to be significantly lower than Broadway.
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Post by bengal73 on Oct 23, 2016 9:36:15 GMT
Why do you have an issue with what other people are willing to pay for this show? No one is forcing you into paying anything! We're just pointing out to you that unlike with Book of Mormon, these prices are more likely to go up over time than down (as they did on Broadway). I wont be paying premium prices here, as I'm sure there will be good seats for £85 (if not less). But I certainly wont be feeling guilty or regretful about paying that price either. I'm all for complaining about theatre prices when it's Elf selling premiums for £250 or 42nd Street selling for £125. These are shows that have far less appeal than Hamilton in 2016. But jeez the top price for this in London is £500 less than it is in New York and it sells out there! I understand it's not affordable for everyone but I hardly think the producers are being anywhere near as greedy as they could be (and probably will be further down the line). I have no problem with whatever other people want to pay. Thanks for that very unpleasant reply though. How on earth was that unpleasant |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 23, 2016 16:16:23 GMT
Wouldn't bet on it!! Do we know if there be reduced previews? |
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Post by carmella1 on Oct 23, 2016 23:51:22 GMT
Tuesday, June 6th the last row of the rear mezz (dress circle), last seat in the house and its $533. And its a resale.
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Post by primitivewallflower on Oct 24, 2016 16:35:12 GMT
I thought the documentary was alright. I would rather have gotten into the development of the show rather than the historical elements, which in their own way were good and actually broadened my understanding of some scenes. I would have preferred footage from the early developmental workshops rather than the Broadway version, which are pretty common. My only complaint is that at times it overly glorifying some of the characters and felt like I was watching a propaganda piece. A good watch, but not groundbreaking. I agree. It was basically an 80-minute commercial for the musical, or maybe to be a bit more generous an 80-minute souvenir program. Which is fine since I really like the musical. But what really would have been special would have been a deeper dive either into the creation and production process, or into Hamilton himself. I would have thoroughly enjoyed a documentary more focused on either one of those. Instead, they stayed only an inch deep on everything. For example, how is it possible they never discussed the Vassar readings, and only mentioned the Public run in quick passing? Moreover, what was particularly frustrating was that they had such good cameos largely wasted. Joanne Freemen is arguably the preeminent historian on both Hamilton and dueling in early America (her work was a major influence on "Ten Duel Commandments"), and they have her doing little more than just moving the narrative along with lines taken almost verbatim from the musical itself. And Annette Gordon-Reed is a highly respected Jefferson scholar and noted critic of both Hamilton the man and some aspects of the musical (though she likes it overall). Just giving the two of them more screen time would have been a massive improvement. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 24, 2016 22:02:10 GMT
It wasn't a documentary about the making of the show, and it was never advertised as such. It was a very PBS-y documentary about Alexander Hamilton with elements of the musical included.
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Post by carmella1 on Oct 24, 2016 22:15:12 GMT
I want to know why for years LMM was filming himself. x years from opening, 18 months, etc. who does that?  Dramatic effect? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 22:19:33 GMT
I want to know why for years LMM was filming himself. x years from opening, 18 months, etc. who does that? Dramatic effect? He wasn't filming himself. His former roommate (and filmmaker) Alex Horwitz was filming him because he realised that whatever Hamilton ended up being (at the beginning, it was going to be a mixtape) it would be something interesting and for lack of a better word, revolutionary. Horwitz just got extremely lucky that Hamilton became what it was. |
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Post by carmella1 on Oct 24, 2016 22:22:57 GMT
OK. Thanks. I thought it a bit odd.
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Dramatic effect?