Company Rush Not Available Fri-Sun?

[SDav 10495]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:12pm

According to the Talkin' Broadway rush page (link below), not only will rush tickets for "Company" be priced at $36.25 (which is at least $10 more than rush at any other show, and is the same price as a rear mezz ticket for this show), but rush will not be available performances Friday through Sunday. The page also says that no SRO will be available for any performances.

I'm pretty sure Talkin' Broadway isn't lying, but can anyone confirm or deny this? Between the price and the availability, that has to be one of the most unappealing rush policies I've ever seen on Broadway...I'm hoping there's either an error or a plan that someone might know of to change this in the future. It almost doesn't seem to be worth having a rush. I know theatre is a business, theatre is not a right, etc, etc (all those marvelous arguments from the ACL premium seats thread), but pretty much every other show has a rush or SRO price somewhere in the $20 range and makes it available at every performance. I can't understand why Company's policy would be so different. I hope this isn't the direction that rush is headed in the future.

http://www.talkinbroadway.com/boards/index.php?category=&rush=show&order=

Updated On: 10/12/06 at 09:12 PM

[Pippie_Poppins]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:25pm

The show is being produced by nearly the same exact people as Sweeney Todd, and that was their EXACT policy for price and weekdays. So I'm going to say, yes, that is the truth. Horrible... but it is the way of the greedy.

[SDav 10495]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:29pm

I knew Sweeney had the same price, but I didn't know about Sweeney's non-weekend policy. Did they ever begin to include weekends sometime during the run? I never did Sweeney rush, but I thought about it a few times over the summer and didn't see anything about no rush Friday-Sunday.

In any case...sheesh. And of course, this is the policy for the new show that I (and I know many here) want to see the most.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:32pm

where are the COMPANY rush seats located? rear mezzanine?

[Pippie_Poppins]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:39pm

No, the only weekend exception they had was the closing night, which I rushed for. I don't know why... because what student really can get rush on a weekday? We're in SCHOOL. :)


I have no idea where the seats would be located Bwayondabrain. Hope you find out and tell us!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:42pm

Rush seats are going to be "subject to availability." So, the location will vary depending on what they have on any given day.

And yes, as someone else said, it's the same policy as Sweeney's was; same producers, and all official sources list the same one.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:43pm

Company has the exact same policy Sweeney had. Were you throwing tantrums then? I got SRO at Sweeney and paid $36.25- the same price as the rear mezz seats. But it was sold out and I really wanted to see it, so I dealt.

There have been many shows I've wanted to see where student rush wasn't available for the weekends. The producers shouldn't have to sell you $110 tickets for $36.25 just because you're a student. Stop complaining and be grateful for the opportunity, geez.

And, BTW, most rush prices are going up. There was a huge scandal when Rent wanted to raise the lotto prices from $20 to $25 a year or two ago.

Updated On: 12/13/06 at 09:43 PM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:49pm

I did Sweeney SRO on a Friday night and it was only $21.25...

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 9:52pm

Was it? It's been awhile. I saw it during the holiday season, so maybe that made the difference. Maybe the Producers was $36.25 for SRO? It's been almost a year, but one of them definitely wasn't $20.

[SDav 10495]

Posted: 10/12/06 at 10:29pm

Company has the exact same policy Sweeney had. Were you throwing tantrums then?

I'm...not throwing a tantrum now.

[avab802]

Posted: 12/13/06 at 9:55am

I know this is an old thread but I was searching for info on the Company rush and wanted to correct something...

And, BTW, most rush prices are going up. There was a huge scandal when Rent raised the lotto prices from $20 to $25 a year or two ago.

RENT lotto is still $20. Maybe they raised it and then lowered it back down again, but it was definitely $20 when I did it a month or so ago. Just in case anyone cares.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 12/13/06 at 12:18pm

I saw Company two Saturdays ago on student rush tickets. All student rush tickets were in the front row of the orchestra in the center section. Raul was standing practically right over me. And it was the first performance after the opening, so I can't imagine that just by chance every single front row seat didn't sell.
-BJH

[kyle.]

Posted: 12/13/06 at 1:04pm

It IS confusing because on Talkin' Broadway and Playbill it says they only do it Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. But on the official Company website it says they are avalible everyday!

"$36.25
2 hours before all performances with valid student ID only.
(Limit 2)"

I was wondering the same thing. I'm going on a Saturday.

[avab802]

Posted: 12/13/06 at 1:07pm

The lists on Talkin' Broadway and Playbill are not always the most accurate or up-to-date. I'd go with what the show's official website says.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/13/06 at 2:23pm

Go with what the official website says.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 12/13/06 at 3:51pm

I rushed last Wednesday, and the man giving me my ticket was very confusing and could not explain the policy as far as what seats are sold. It wasn't a sold-out show, but he said that mine was the last student ticket...I tried to ask if the policy was to sell whatever was available, but he couldn't explain it to me.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/28/06 at 11:01pm

Has anyone that has rushed COMPANY not sat in the front row of the Orchestra? If not, where have the seats been located from your experiences?

[Just_John]

Posted: 12/28/06 at 11:11pm

I got student rush for the first preview and was in the box seats.

[Fantabulous428]

Posted: 12/28/06 at 11:32pm

They seem to start with the front row (center section), then second row (side sections), and then up to the boxes.

[little_sally]

Posted: 12/28/06 at 11:39pm

Friends of mine went to see the show about a month ago on a Saturday afternoon and told me rush was available for that day. Maybe it's just subject to availability?

EDIT: the official site says rush is for all performance

Updated On: 12/28/06 at 11:39 PM

[BroadwayChica]

Posted: 12/28/06 at 11:49pm

According to the woman at the BO the policy is to sell front row and box seats first, and then they'll move on to whatever they have available (and yes, it's available every day). My first time buying student rush, I got front center mezz. Another time, I got side orchestra (which was surprisingly decent)

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 5:37am

I rushed on a Sunday, and got row L on the side. Not the worst seats, but not the best.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 9:44am

I went to a Wednesday matinee during previews and got front row orchestra center. The really amazing part was that they didn't even sell out of the front row rush seats.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 10:29am

*gasp*

This is amazing. I'm a happy boy now.

[Maggie_May]

Posted: 12/29/06 at 1:28pm

Are there two different rushes--one for matinee and one for evening or one collective rush?