Posted: 7/14/17 at 12:25pm
hi all! I'm coming to NYC this August and I'm flying in on a Sunday morning, hopefully getting rush for Play That Goes Wrong, and then hopefully I will head over and try to win the lotto for BOM! I was wondering how hard it is to win, because there aren't many other shows that have a Sunday night show and I was hoping to see something. Thanks!
Updated On: 7/14/17 at 12:25 PM
Posted: 7/14/17 at 12:41pm
It is okay. There are many people that go, but they give a good amount of tickets at least the times I've gone. I went one time when they gave out 42 tickets! If you get to the lottery a little bit before 2 and a half hours you could enter the SRO line. It's right next to lottery so enter the lottery and then just get in line! They use a microphone so you'll be able to hear if your name is called. SRO is $27 so it's definitely worth it! Good luck hope you get tickets!
Posted: 7/14/17 at 1:13pm
It's not as hard as it used to be, but as Notreallysilent just said, the SRO line is a very good option. That definitely is not as long a wait as it used to be.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 1:22pm
Also, the standing room at the Eugene O'Neill is quite good. At $27, it's a steal, and the sight lines are better than some of the seats on the extreme sides.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 1:34pm
Yep. I've sat in the last row of the orchestra once and saw WAY less than I did standing.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 1:37pm
So I can enter the lotto and then go right into the SRO line? How likely would you say it is that I get SRO? Thanks!
Posted: 7/14/17 at 1:57pm
You can start out in the standing room line and then the lotto person will come over and give those in standing room slips to enter the lottery. This makes it so that even if you don't win lotto, you're already in line for standing room. As everyone above me has pointed out, standing room is a great option and a very good view of the show for cheap.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 2:07pm
You can enter the digital lottery in advance and if you win that (you find out the day before) you wont even have to go through all that. But if you don't then definitley do the in-person and if no luck there, do standing room. $27 to stand is much better than $50 for partial view.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 2:07pm
If you get in line a little bit before the lottery you should be good. A lot of people realize there is a SRO line after entering and to there, so it gets long as more people enter the lottery. You said you were trying for a Sunday evening right? So in that case you can start entering the lottery at 4:30. Maybe if you get there at 4:15 you should be solid.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 2:39pm
Leaf Coneybear said: "So I can enter the lotto and then go right into the SRO line? How likely would you say it is that I get SRO? Thanks!"
Usually there are around 25 spots for SRO. Depending on the weather, you may not need to be there until about 3 hours before curtain. Sometimes even one.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 2:44pm
TheThreadMaster said: "You can enter the digital lottery in advance and if you win that (you find out the day before) you wont even have to go through all that. But if you don't then definitley do the in-person and if no luck there, do standing room. $27 to stand is much better than $50 for partial view."
Emphasis mine. I agree with everyone that you should be there around 3 hours before and get in the SRO line, then do the lotto. But once the front seats are gone, if they pull your name, opt for SRO instead. The partial views are terrible.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 5:36pm
Where were the partial view lotto seats you got? I won the twitter lotto once and ended up on the extreme right with partial-view seats, but it didn't feel all that partial to me. I've of course seen the show a lot, so I knew what I was missing, but I wouldn't have called that particular seat terrible. (My friend, who sat further in, said she didn't feel like she missed anything important, and it was her first time.)
Posted: 7/14/17 at 5:41pm
I've actually seen the show a couple times already too, so maybe partial view wouldn't be horrible for me.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 5:51pm
I was in the house right box that is second from the stage. It was one of the interior chairs, not against the railing, so it was one of the tall ones. I found it somewhat uncomfortable and I was at the mercy of the person in front of me. Every time they moved, I had to as well in order to be able to see. Honestly, it was more about the chair itself, which at least can be moved in order to get a somewhat better view and so you can angle it towards the stage, the comfort factor is an issue. For me at least.
Having done SRO as well, if I were to do it again, I'd pick SRO. Or, I'd still do the lotto, but if I got offered the box again, decline it.
Posted: 7/14/17 at 6:29pm
LizzieCurry said: "Where were the partial view lotto seats you got?
I think i got orchestra row E right the last two seats. terrible view. Should not be priced $50
Posted: 12/8/17 at 8:17am
Posted: 12/8/17 at 8:46am
^Yes, the in person lottery is very much still going.
Updated On: 12/8/17 at 08:46 AM
