Civic Center

[Bullbear]

This is a three week stand here and I don’t think many tickets are available at all.

There are MANY MANY tickets still available.. over 100 most nights.. over 700 and 800 nights towards end of run. one night over 1100 still available .. a 3 week run and Hamilton tickets are a bit higher than the rest of the season.

[shawnw]

Had a hard time getting the show/rates we wanted within the first hour of sales

[Rover]

There are MANY MANY tickets still available.. over 100 most nights.. over 700 and 800 nights towards end of run. one night over 1100 still available .. a 3 week run and Hamilton tickets are a bit higher than the rest of the season.

That’s interesting given the civic center is staffing the whole three weeks for full attendance.

[Rover]

There are MANY MANY tickets still available.. over 100 most nights.. over 700 and 800 nights towards end of run. one night over 1100 still available .. a 3 week run and Hamilton tickets are a bit higher than the rest of the season.

Just curious where you are getting the available # from?

I just checked one site and they show a TOTAL of 652 tickets lef. over the next 20 shows. Had 32 available for next 7 shows.

[sooner88]

Just curious where you are getting the available # from?

I just checked one site and they show a TOTAL of 652 tickets lef. over the next 20 shows. Had 32 available for next 7 shows.

https://okcciviccenter.evenue.net/cg...749.1564689709

[Bullbear]

https://okcciviccenter.evenue.net/cg...749.1564689709

yup. that is where I got my information. it shows each date how many remaining. I didn't make those numbers up..lol
I have been looking at the tickets available this past month.. didn't buy because wasn't sure dates I was available and it was clear I didn't need to rush.

[Rover]

yup. that is where I got my information. it shows each date how many remaining. I didn't make those numbers up..lol
I have been looking at the tickets available this past month.. didn't buy because wasn't sure dates I was available and it was clear I didn't need to rush.

Got it.

As you see, the close in tickets are scarce. I expect most will be sold out or near sell out. I know they aren’t expecting many to go unsold over the entire run. Lots of people coming from other cities.

[Bullbear]

oh considering its a 3 week tour its sold well for sure. the tour is so extensive however I think less people from other cities are traveling but some are. for us we can't really pull much from Tulsa since Hamilton leaves OKC and begins its run there. It just finished up in Kansas City and I believe already hit Dallas and hits Ft Worth early 2020. they really canvased this tour but wont be hurting for sales.

[king183]

If you have the chance, I highly recommend going to see Hamilton while it's here. I saw it and was very impressed. It lived up to the hype--very entertaining and worth every penny. Plenty of tickets are available and the Civic Center is a great venue.

[Pete]

City planning a $9.4 million renovation to the Civic Center, funded by 2017 revenue bonds.





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[shawnw]

https://www.velocityokc.com/blog/dev...er-music-hall/

[bombermwc]

The Freede is soooo long overdue. I never understood why they ignored it during the major renovation. It's just nasty in there. And glad to see it will have its own entrance. If you're not familiar with where it is, it's difficult to find. I have to admit, the first time i saw a show there, i had absolutely no idea the place even existed before! But once i went inside...yuk. I mean talk about dust bunnies even. The size of soccer balls on the ceiling folks. And that color scheme is probably the original!

It's really a chance for OKC to create a real art deco gem in that space. I hoe they dont go on the cheap on the actual theater and dont spend it all on the new entrance.

[Pete]

Work has started on the Freede Theater:

[Pete]

[shawnw]

presuming all the rooftop stuff is dead or otherwise remains unfunded

[Pete]

^

I believe the only thing going forward at this time is the Freede Theater.

[OKCbyTRANSFER]

^

I believe the only thing going forward at this time is the Freede Theater.

There's work happening on the interior as well. Some adjustments to the main atrium and lobby going on

[Pete]

There's work happening on the interior as well. Some adjustments to the main atrium and lobby going on

I apologize, I forgot they were redoing the main lobby of the Civic Center.

The renovation will change the look and functionality of the lobby:

In the Thelma Gaylord lobby, the renovation plans call to remove the ticket booth, the glass walls and the bar, creating a more open space. The stairs near the theater, donned in red, are being removed as well to create more space.

A new central bar, serving spirits and coffee, is being built closer to the theater’s exterior wall, though two other bars are being added to the north and south side on the first floor. The north bar will be housed in a glassed-off area for VIPs.

The building’s main entrance will also have a new security system, first installed at Frontier City this summer. Evolv Express can screen 3,000 people an hour for weapons, helping to keep the line moving and allowing people to get to their seats in time.

The men’s first floor restrooms are being renovated and more dressing rooms are being added in the back of the house area.

[Pete]

A couple more renderings of the renovated lobby; it will be far more open than before:

[Plutonic Panda]

Beautiful! Can't wait!

[Pete]

[Pete]

From the Civic Center FB page, the Freede Theater before and after they removed the seats as part of a complete renovation:

[Pete]

One more from last Friday:

[David]

This is just a shot in the dark but those pictures scream "asbestos remediation required" to me.

[Pete]

^

In that last photo, it looks like that ceiling covering has been removed.

Asbestos removal is so common now, they just bring in a specialist to quickly bag it up and dispose of it properly.