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I walked over to the Broadhurst on Sunday 1/19 around 11:30am or so. I had waited in line for in SRO ticket to the closing performance of Oklahoma and got one! I decided to see what the situation was for JLP since my friend had been interested and was surprised to find that the box office had already opened. I assumed they opened at 12pm, but I didn't realize the matinee was at 1pm, so they opened at 11am! Anyway, by the time I got to the front of the line, they had sold out of rush seats, but they were already selling SRO. I got two, I believe SR 6 and 8. I did hear people in front of me manage to get seats around $79-99 if that's helpful to anyone.

I've done SRO for Come from Away, Oklahoma, and To Kill a Mockingbird (was lucky and got one of the first SRO tix at TKAM, so I didn't have a problem with the sloped floor) and have had no real issues seeing/being comfortable at either show. HOWEVER, I am only 5'3" and like the Shubert (TKAM), the floor does slope down at the Broadhurst AND the wall at the back of the orchestra is significantly taller than at the Schoenfeld (CFA).

My friend and I were a couple people to the right of the house right aisle, and although I COULD see, I was pretty uncomfortable the whole time and it's not really ideal if you're around my height. My friend is a few inches taller than me (5'6" or 5'7", so she was a little better off, but I can't imagine the view if you're all the way left or right and you're a person of my height, not sure if you even CAN see from there if you're short. From my position, I did miss a little bit of the projection images because of the mezz overhang, but nothing major. Also, it gets VERY crowded back there at intermission, wow. And the last thing that's a little sucky is that the audience in the orchestra is elevated a step or two above the back of the theatre, which is why the wall is so high. But what that means is that when everyone inevitably gives a standing O during curtain call (or You Oughta know), you can't see ANYTHING since people are standing several inches above your level.

tl;dr: I'm not mad about my experience vs. the price for SRO (I would say $40 is a little high for the setup considering other shows like Hadestown, CFA, and TKAM charge less and have better views, but hey, obviously people like me will buy), but if I were to see the show again, I definitely would try to opt for seats since I'm short. Hope this helps!

I was at the closing performance of Oklahoma, will try to update ASAP! 

Anyone trying for today? I know last weekend they only started selling SRO for the evening show around 6pm and a small line started to form in the lobby, although I believe everyone in line at 6pm got a ticket since they have so many standing room spots.