The Line For Cheap ‘Book Of Mormon’ Tix Took Up An Entire Melbs CBD Block

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January 8, 2017

Well then. This went well.

Tickets for ‘The Book of Mormon‘s extra-special sneaky preview show in Melbourne officially just went on sale at 10am this morning, but you’re pretty much already shit out of luck.

Not only did the hit production add a bonus preview show one day before its Australian debut on January 18th, but they decided to put all tickets up at a staggeringly low price of $20 – some $100-odd underneath what the cheapest tickets are listed at for the show’s regular season.

And uh… yeah. Turns out that’s been a pretty popular move.

The tickets can only be purchased in-person from the Princess Theatre box office, and people began arriving to lineup well into the dead of last night. The first fans arrived to queue up at 4:30pm yesterday.

We have our first members of the queue to buy $20 @bookofmormonau preview tickets, Scott and Daniel #bookofmormonau pic.twitter.com/ctTdyR3KE2

— Ian Phipps (@ippublicity) January 8, 2017

They were quickly joined by a pack of others keen to camp out overnight in balmy summer conditions.

The line for the $20 #BookOfMormonAU tickets is already on the way!!#bookofmormon #theatre #melbourne pic.twitter.com/g4wXAFUrNJ

— Mark_Harris.mov ???? (@markh110) January 8, 2017

Those at the front of the line got a sneaky visit from some of the Australian cast of the production at around 10:00pm last night.

Feel the excitement! Lucky fans at the front of the line had a visit from some of the cast this evening #BookOfMormonAU #TheMormonsAreComing pic.twitter.com/BMs1lpdwUN

— The Book of Mormon (@bookofmormonau) January 8, 2017

By morning, the line had grown from “big” to “outrageous,” stretching from the theatre, across Bourke Street, and down as far as Russell and Collins Streets.

Been in line for $20 Book of Mormon tickets since 7am and we’re in about the 500th spot. ??

— Grace Gaddi (@heychippy) January 8, 2017

At the front of #BookOfMormonAU queue but it wraps the entire block of Collins, Bourke, and Russell St ?? pic.twitter.com/joJDdbhb7G

— Sarah Nicole Lee (@sarahnicole_lee) January 8, 2017

So now the @bookofmormonau queue snakes around a whole city block and back on itself #BookOfMormonAU #Melbourne $20 preview tickets pic.twitter.com/FRSEE7T6A8

— Ian Phipps (@ippublicity) January 8, 2017

Production staff fed the waiting throng of hopeful punters with doughnuts earlier this morning.

They’re eating the ?? but definitely not walking out on their mission companions #BookOfMormonAU #TheMormonsAreComing pic.twitter.com/TBJ2F50fG3

— The Book of Mormon (@bookofmormonau) January 8, 2017

But by 9am this morning, a full hour before tickets went on sale, officials were forced to close the line off to new punters due to overwhelming demand.

Due to an overwhelming show of fans we are closing the line. Thank you Melb! We are SO proud of you! #BookOfMormonAU #TheMormonsAreComing pic.twitter.com/LCKScLbPHY

— The Book of Mormon (@bookofmormonau) January 8, 2017

The special cheap preview show is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17th. If you’re keen to see the show during its extended run in Melbourne, current availability puts your butt in a theatre seat sometime around late March.

Source: Twitter.

Photo: Sarah Nicole Lee/Twitter.