Accessible Seating

[NJ_BroadwayGirl]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 4:02pm

For starters, I'm not trying to take advantage of a service offered to handicapped individuals (I am not one). But I had a question about the companion seating that goes with accessible seats. 

 

I am looking for a ticket to Hamilton in the coming weeks and was just checking out some dates to see how crazy the resale prices were. I happened to notice one of the "accessible companion" seats was open and it was all by itself. It let me select the seat but you cannot purchase a companion seat without an accessible seat. There are no accessible seats available (often they are on resale though but not this night). I called Ticketmaster and they can't do it either, it's blocked off for them as well. 

 

So at this point, it seems the seat would go empty because it's impossible for anyone to purchase it. Has anyone ever dealt with trying to buy seats like this at the box office?

[haterobics]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 4:21pm

Those convert to available to the public a day or so before the performance, if it is still available. It won't go empty.

 

I used to sit in the handicapped seat for If/Then that way, as well, once it converted to available for public (and it took the discount code).

[NJ_BroadwayGirl]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 4:23pm

Thank you! I guess I'll just keep an eye on it. Theoretically it shouldn't sell until then because it's blocked out in all the systems without an accessible seat to accompany it. 

[DeafScribbler]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 6:58pm

They do that with the ASL section seats at regional Broadway roadhouses too. For example, at the ASL interpreted show of Mary Poppins, half of the ASL section was full. The other half went on sale on the same day of the performance (1pm matinee show). I found it funny that those poor hearing people who took the seats must have felt VERY uncomfortable to be stuck in the middle of a signing frenzy (Two of those awkward-feeling hearing folks DID move to other seats at intermission, though.) 

[bkk232]

Posted: 10/13/15 at 8:05pm

I am a wheelchair user and strictly buy these types of seats. To the best of my knowledge they are unable to release the seat to a non wheelchair companion until the day of the show. In that case I think the seat goes back up to full price for that section but I'm not totally sure. Best of luck. Hope you get to see it. Love this show so much.