RENT lotto- how crowded?
RENT lotto- how crowded?
#0RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 6/26/06 at 10:47amI'm planning on going to Broadway Under the Stars tonight, but it looks like it might get rained out. My friend who's going with me has never seen RENT, and is dying to, so I was thinking of that as a backup plan. How crowded is the lotto usually on a Monday night?
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#1re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 6/26/06 at 10:55amNot an answer, but a related question. I don't remember the specifics of this, but does anyone remember the discount they used to have, where if you went to the box office on a Sunday and bought tickets for the coming week, you could get 50% off, or something? What was that, and are they still doing it? My mom wants me to get her tickets, and I'd better hurry before she changes her mind. I really want her to see it.
Bohemian1232
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#2re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 6/26/06 at 11:09amEmcee - I did that in January, so I'd assume that they're still doing it. On Sundays, you can buy 50% off tickets for the next week.
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#3re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 6/26/06 at 1:45pmI have the same plans lol. I heard though that it isn't supposed to rain and will go on tonight
WickedRentEder
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#4re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 6/26/06 at 2:16pm
Oh I didn't know THAT!! I'm getting my behind there on Sunday then! :)
#5re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 6/26/06 at 2:18pm
Haha we'll all meet up if the concert is cancelled and see one of the four choices:
Phantom
Chicago
Rent
Forbidden Broadway
any other ideas emcee?
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SDav10495
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#6re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/1/06 at 9:26amBump...I've been wondering about the Rent lotto recently and thought I'd ask again here rather than start a new thread. In general, how many people show up these days (taking summer tourists into account)? Are my chances good for a Saturday matinee? A Wednesday matinee? I was thinking of either a Saturday or a Wednesday sometime during July, and I'm wondering whether the summer crowds are having much of an effect on the lotto.
#7re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/1/06 at 10:53amIf you go this week you'll have a pretty good chance of winning. The city during July 4th weekend is pretty much deserted. Unless you get a group of Rentheads, you should be fine, especially for matinees.
SDav10495
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#8re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/1/06 at 11:55amThanks very much for the info on 4th of July weekend--I'm surprised, I thought it might be harder to win on a holiday weekend. Would it pretty much be the same deal for other Saturday matinees in July? I was almost able to go this weekend until something came up, and now I'll only be able to try on the next few Saturdays after 4th of July.
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#10re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 10:48pmBump again...hate to sound like a pain, but I'm planning the next few weekends and I'm still curious about what a normal Saturday matinee lotto in July would be like.
renthead333
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#11re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 11:56pmIs the rent lotto like the Wicked lotto and whats it like on tour?
#12re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/6/06 at 12:06amI've tried Rent lotto twice in the last two weeks and lost. There are about 70plus people there on average. It's pretty difficult
erinrebecca
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#13re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/6/06 at 8:41am
sdav, you're having trouble getting replies because basically no one can predict this. Generally speaking, there are anywhere from 50 to 100 people at lotto for any given show. On some summer days, it's higher than this, on some it's lower. No one knows how many on any particular day.
renthead333, the tour does rush with a line not lotto, except for a few select cities and even then it's a combination of line and lotto.
SDav10495
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#14re: RENT lotto- how crowded?
Posted: 7/6/06 at 8:28pm
Ah, well thanks for the answers...this does help me.
I was able to briefly walk by the Nederlander this afternoon about 5 minutes before the evening lotto names were drawn, and the crowd looked to be about 40 or so (I'm sure, based on these answers, that some more showed up in the next few minutes). So I'm sure it's not a breeze, but I might as well try it out over the next few weeks...if for no other reason, then because the Rent lotto better chances and prices than any other current lotto I know of. Thanks again!
