So it was a bust...
Went to NYC today with nakedwesley to see The Boy From Oz. But it didn't happen. Who'd've thought a Wednesday matinee would be sold out with a huge-ass line waiting for cancellations?
We did get *thisclose* to getting cancellation tickets, but after the bouncer-like usher - who was actually quite cool - counted people off and politely told everyone else to go home, a guy showed up that was with a group in front of us. And this is *after* we had been waiting in line for over an hour and a half and he just showed up and got in. So, when we got to the ticket window, there was only one ticket left. We, obviously, let the guy behind us get it, since he was alone. And at least he got to see the show since he's flying home to India either today or tomorrow.
So we went across the street and had lunch and debated what we wanted to do, deciding that we were going to go back to the theatre and see about the student discount (since I had seen them on the site a while back, but then when I checked yesterday, the site didn't say anything about them). Well, they had decided to discontinue the discount, which was a bummer, but we decided to get tickets to see the show next month anyway. And we happened to buy the tickets right when intermission happened, so we snuck into the theatre to see what it looked like and all and from what it looks like, we'll have really nice seats - rear mezzanine, just left of house center. (Which, for you non theatre geeks would be to your left if you were in the audience looking at the stage.)
And I did decide to buy the soundtrack, so I'll have that to listen to between now and then.
While I am upset about the line-butting guy, I don't feel that the whole trip was a complete waste. We now know where we're going, how to get there, how much it's gonna cost - stuff like that. So when we do go up next month, it should be stress-free.
And nakedwesley was kind enough to bring Paperback Hero and the taped version of Oklahoma! that Hugh Jackman was in (directed by Trevor Nunn and performed at the Royal National Theatre in London a few years back) as well as some brownies she made from a low-fat mix she had gotten from Trader Joe's when she was up a few weeks ago. The movies were a lot of fun and the brownies were very yummy.
So, after reading this post, maybe anaidiana is happy that she decided to spend more of her budget than she was expecting to at Otakon. :-P
And now I'm off to bed as I'm still slightly sore from the walking and the standing in line for about two hours. As well as being really tired from that and getting somewhere between three and a half and four hours of sleep last night.
We did get *thisclose* to getting cancellation tickets, but after the bouncer-like usher - who was actually quite cool - counted people off and politely told everyone else to go home, a guy showed up that was with a group in front of us. And this is *after* we had been waiting in line for over an hour and a half and he just showed up and got in. So, when we got to the ticket window, there was only one ticket left. We, obviously, let the guy behind us get it, since he was alone. And at least he got to see the show since he's flying home to India either today or tomorrow.
So we went across the street and had lunch and debated what we wanted to do, deciding that we were going to go back to the theatre and see about the student discount (since I had seen them on the site a while back, but then when I checked yesterday, the site didn't say anything about them). Well, they had decided to discontinue the discount, which was a bummer, but we decided to get tickets to see the show next month anyway. And we happened to buy the tickets right when intermission happened, so we snuck into the theatre to see what it looked like and all and from what it looks like, we'll have really nice seats - rear mezzanine, just left of house center. (Which, for you non theatre geeks would be to your left if you were in the audience looking at the stage.)
And I did decide to buy the soundtrack, so I'll have that to listen to between now and then.
While I am upset about the line-butting guy, I don't feel that the whole trip was a complete waste. We now know where we're going, how to get there, how much it's gonna cost - stuff like that. So when we do go up next month, it should be stress-free.
And nakedwesley was kind enough to bring Paperback Hero and the taped version of Oklahoma! that Hugh Jackman was in (directed by Trevor Nunn and performed at the Royal National Theatre in London a few years back) as well as some brownies she made from a low-fat mix she had gotten from Trader Joe's when she was up a few weeks ago. The movies were a lot of fun and the brownies were very yummy.
So, after reading this post, maybe anaidiana is happy that she decided to spend more of her budget than she was expecting to at Otakon. :-P
And now I'm off to bed as I'm still slightly sore from the walking and the standing in line for about two hours. As well as being really tired from that and getting somewhere between three and a half and four hours of sleep last night.