Book of Mormon SRO

[moonpetals]

Posted: 6/10/11 at 3:44pm

Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster. Anyway, I'm trying to get SRO tickets to Book of Mormon (like everyone else and their dog). I tried showing up today at 2 pm and was turned away. Does anyone have any insight into how early I should show up next time?

Thanks!

[beensince1987]

Posted: 6/10/11 at 4:54pm

They only have 28 slots for SR so maybe there were already 20 people or so on line?

[beach2732]

Posted: 6/10/11 at 7:43pm

I'm surprised they turned you away! (But at least you didn't wait 6 hours to find out!) I got there second when I went at 1:20 two or three Fridays ago. The line must be getting earlier if it was filled by two (though I don't doubt it. Counting-wise, I guess we figured that all were claimed by 2 or so)!

[moonpetals]

Posted: 6/10/11 at 10:46pm

Good to know. Thanks for the info!

[shrekster224]

Posted: 6/11/11 at 12:14am

You got that at 2 hoping for the night show or the 3:00 matinee?

[jh2805]

Posted: 6/11/11 at 2:48pm

Does anyone know what the specific policy is? I.e. I'm going to try and go crazily early next week, but my friend works all day. Can I get two SRO tickets? Or do they have to be present to get a number?

Also, if anyone has done SRO lately and knows what time to show up (for an evening show), that would be helpful. I'm planning on blowing a day to make sure I see it, but I only have a couple days which I can go, so I want to make sure I'm there "on time." Thanks for the help!

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/11/11 at 3:44pm

You can buy two tickets.

Hard to say when to show up. I walked past the theater yesterday around 3:30-4:00 and there were 11 people in line.

[moonpetals]

Posted: 6/11/11 at 11:37pm

Okay, just got back. (It was amazing, by the way!)

Friday must have been unusually busy, because at 2pm today, there were only 9 people in line. Of course it was rainy today (Saturday). And the lines might grow considerably after their Tony wins tomorrow.

Hope that helps. This show is totally work the wait!

[guiltyone2]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 12:52am

Also had a successful SRO experience today for the matinee! It was actually busier than I thought; I'd say that by 9:30 just about all the tickets were accounted for. Fantastic show, though--was well worth the wait!

[tinysinger87]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 10:22pm

How is the view? Is it alright for someone 5 feet'ish tall? I've done a few SRO's that were not short people friendly.

[tking001]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 10:27pm

Do you guys think the price of SRO and lotto will go up? with all the tony wins and the regular priced tix going up

[Mark_E]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 10:35pm

I don't think they will raise the SRO or Lotto prices.

Start queueing now and you might get a ticket for next week!

[LuminousBeing]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 10:39pm

I'm 4'11", and I was fine. Wear wedge platforms if you have them, and you'll have a great view with no heads in the way!

[tinysinger87]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 10:46pm

Fabulous thanks!!! I really don't feel like playing the crapshoot lotto game.

[showchoirguy]

Posted: 6/12/11 at 10:55pm

Is it high school and college rush?

[Dave13]

Posted: 6/13/11 at 10:31am

Alright. I am flying in July 1. I really want to see BOM. I was planning on SRO and getting their by 2pm.

Sounds like I should consider noon or 1pm.

What is the likelihood of purchasing regular seats the day of the show?

I keep reading that some tickets are opening up the day of the show.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 6/13/11 at 11:39am

if anyone does SRO this week, can you please report if people are getting their earlier(before 1pm) and if they've raised the price(currently $27).

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 6/13/11 at 11:46am

Could anyone say when people are getting there for the matinees as well?

[tcamp1]

Posted: 6/14/11 at 12:06am

Last Wednesday I got there at 7:15 a.m. and was fifth in line. It took a while for people to really start showing up, but by 10:15, there were more people than tickets. They started giving these tickets at 1 p.m. I'd say the earlier the better after the TONYS!

[emilyfaye48]

Posted: 6/14/11 at 12:33am

I was planning on trying tomorrow but I can't get there until about 1:30.... so busted, I guess I'll go by anyway and check it out. this shizzz is bananas!

[jh2805]

Posted: 6/15/11 at 10:40am

An update on Mormon SRO.

I did SRO yesterday (Tuesday) for the first performance post-Tonys. I got there at 11:45 and was 10th in line. Someone in front of us left, so I ended up being 9th. Earliest people got there REAL early, but said chunks of people didn't start coming until about 10. When I got there at 11:45, it was another half hour or so before anyone was behind me.

I thought I was pretty securely "in" as 10th in line (and I did make it, but barely) but, speaking of rush etiquette, especially for an enormously popular show such as this, a few people "met up with their friends" around the time of lottery and then stuck in line. I confronted them about it, but they said the friends were just the +1s of the original people in front of me. But, of course, they went up to buy seats and a couple "+1s" bought seats anyways. So, I got tickets fine, but the people behind me (an older couple) got the last three seats. We're very lucky the person in front of us left line. Otherwise, amid the rush cutters, I would have only been able to get one ticket, despite being there before noon.

Maybe this is a warning for when +1s meet up with friends later in line. I know everyone gets bored, but this is just not ok, especially when other people have been sitting for 5 hours in hopes of getting tickets. Ridiculous.

That said, 11:45, by the numbers, put me in spot 10 (aka seats 19-20). With 28 seats, that should be fine. More people behind me should have been ok, but, if people are gonna be dicks, between 10 to 11 may be safer. (Maybe someone should get Jesus from the show to call them dicks).

My friend and I were on the right side, but the view was great. Nothing to complain about there. And the show was super terrific. Great energy coming off the Tony win. There were even cameras filming the performance, and Scott Rudin wandering around the theater. A great time. Definitely worth the wait for me. Just glad I didn't get screwed by the cheating +1s. Several people who showed up at 12:45-1:00 didn't make it because of this.

Good luck everyone!

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/15/11 at 10:50am

When I did SRO last month a girl "befriended" a woman who was first in line after she lost the lottery. When the security guy asked the line to move back to the SRO window she said out loud that she wasn't buying tickets. (We knew better) when the window opened, sure enough she pulled out cash and gave it to the woman who was first in line. I was furious. We had done a count. I chewed her out. (I was 8th in line) When I got to the window I told the box office guy what happened. (He heard me screaming at her!) He said that they don't tolerate that and if it happens to immediately walk up to the window and tell him and the theatre security guy who comes out after the lottery. He said he would not have sold her the ticket had he been told. He was aware of how long we had all been waiting.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 6/15/11 at 11:34am

They need to give out wristbands (or something similar) to keep track of who is actually in line and how many tickets are already spoken for. This should not be difficult as there should only be 14-28 people (depending on how many patrons are just purchasing one ticket) on that line period. This would prevent cutting incidents like those described above and stop people from wasting their time when it looks like they may have a chance at getting tickets and instead get screwed once the tickets go on sale.

A friend of mine rushed Jerusalem on Sunday and patrons were given wristbands prior to the box office opening, so at least there was a system in place to prevent cutting considering that they initially only have 16 rush tickets to sell.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/15/11 at 2:26pm

I agree frogs. Nobody really said anything until I started yelling at the girl. Thank goodness people backed me up even though she still got the ticket. We even said something to the lady who was first in line. When she got her ticket she walked past the line waving it saying "yea" and everyone booed her.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 6/15/11 at 3:37pm

I may try doing this sometime. In terms of etiquette, is it okay to switch off with a friend while waiting in line? We'd be buying two tickets total, one for each of us.