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"There are 40 to 50 people camped out right now waiting five
or six days to see a show about history. This has never happened
before," said fan Emily Sneddon.
Sneddon and her friends had been camping out since the 8 p.m.
show the day before, following previous attempt weeks ago, which
were unsuccessful due to school being in session.
People have come near and far to camp outside of the Richard
Rodgers theater for days at a time, just for a chance to snag a
cancellation ticket. But there aren't any guarantees. Box
offices hold tickets for VIPs and guests of the cast, and
release what's left over to people in the cancellation line on a
first- come-first-serve bases. Persistence and availability is a
requirement for this quest, as many have waited hours and even
days and still don't make it in.
On Wednesday (June 30) night, after three attempts, Debbie
Alsebai was called into the theater to purchase two tickets
after getting in line at 4 p.m. the day before. As she made her
way to the box office, her fellow line campers cheered. Those
who didn't make it in had to disperse but would return to their
spots later at night.
“Hamilton,” a hip hop musical with a multiracial cast about U.S.
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, who was killed in an 1804
duel with Vice President Aaron Burr, picked up 11 Tony awards
last month and has become a pop culture phenomenon. Miranda has
already lined up his next gig, playing a street lamplighter in
Disney’s upcoming “Mary Poppins Returns” sequel.
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