This one look much better.

If you try to wait in the Park you’ll get moved on by the cops before 6am, so queue up at 81st on Central Park West. Everyone stays pretty much in line when moving into the Park. So get a gang and make it a party (though not an alcoholic party — the line security booted a few people who’d been drinking beer, and they’ve got unlimited power in the ways of free tickets).

That said, the show was fabulous, absolutely worth staying awake all night and then sleeping hobo-style in the Park for most of the morning. The actors are all having fun, Hathaway’s really fantastic, Raoul and Audra and all the rest are just as brilliant, the guy who plays Sir Andrew makes more of that part than I knew possible. The entire show is a total delight, and unlike lots of times I go to see Shakespeare, the way this production runs is somehow new — the line readings, the intent, the whole flow of it. Lines I’d never really noted before suddenly were important and striking. It was amazing.

So yes, it’s going to be a bit of a hassle, but make the most of it. Camp out, bring plastic sheeting and a bedroll and a quilt and food, sleep the morning away, marvel at the security skills of the Delacorte’s own Captain Awesome (civilian name: Zach), and then go home and crash for the few hours between ticketing and showtime. This one is NOT something you want to miss.