You are number 777,633 in the queue for Hamilton tickets. This was the message I saw when I went to the Kennedy Center website at 8:00 this morning - the designated hour when tickets were to go on sale. I tried calling, but all the lines were busy.
I kept tabs on my place in the queue all day, often wondering exactly how many performances there would actually be. As the day wore on, and my place in line inched up slowly, I was sure I would not be successful in this endeavor. At about 5pm, my onscreen message looked a bit different and indicated I would be at the front of the line at 6:15pm. I walked the dog, insuring I would be home in time. Just as soon as I walked in the door and gave Jack his post-walk biscuit, a chime came from my computer indicating it was my turn! I chose the option to get tickets for any available date, and set my pricing preference at under $200 a ticket. There was nothing available. I tried to inch the filter bar up to $250, but the next option was $625. per.ticket. Ouch. Four orchestra seats available at $625 a piece. I had 15 minutes to decide.
I just couldn’t justify the expense. These tickets are to be used as an auction prize for our school’s fundraising gala. I could not imagine anyone bidding that much on orchestra seats. So I released them. All that time in the queue for nothing. On a lark, I tried sliding that price filter again, said a little prayer, and lo and behold – two $179 tickets were suddenly available. Score!
I kept tabs on my place in the queue all day, often wondering exactly how many performances there would actually be. As the day wore on, and my place in line inched up slowly, I was sure I would not be successful in this endeavor. At about 5pm, my onscreen message looked a bit different and indicated I would be at the front of the line at 6:15pm. I walked the dog, insuring I would be home in time. Just as soon as I walked in the door and gave Jack his post-walk biscuit, a chime came from my computer indicating it was my turn! I chose the option to get tickets for any available date, and set my pricing preference at under $200 a ticket. There was nothing available. I tried to inch the filter bar up to $250, but the next option was $625. per.ticket. Ouch. Four orchestra seats available at $625 a piece. I had 15 minutes to decide.
I just couldn’t justify the expense. These tickets are to be used as an auction prize for our school’s fundraising gala. I could not imagine anyone bidding that much on orchestra seats. So I released them. All that time in the queue for nothing. On a lark, I tried sliding that price filter again, said a little prayer, and lo and behold – two $179 tickets were suddenly available. Score!