Color Purple Rush Line?

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Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/27/06 at 9:32pm

Hi, BWW. I am a longtime lurker, and I apologize for posting just to hassle you for information. I did a search but nothing recent came up. Please point me in the right direction if I have missed it.

How has rush for The Color Purple been since the Tony's? If I show up for a Saturday matinee when the box office opens, will I get seats, or is it mobbed? Any time suggestions?

Thanks guys,
Elizabeth

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/27/06 at 9:37pm

People usually line up from 8 30 - 9. If you arrive when the box office opens, you have a very small chance of getting a ticket.

Get there early.

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/27/06 at 9:41pm

And this is when the box office opens at 10 am? What about on Sundays when it doesn't open till 12?

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/27/06 at 9:44pm

Thanks for your prompt and helpful reply, Wicked!

Is that true even considering I am going on a Saturday? I don't mind showing up at 8 to wait, but I assumed for a weekend it would be earlier than that. Two hours ahead doesn't sound too rough to me at all.

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/27/06 at 9:49pm

This thread's from earlier this month, there's talk of 6am, 6:30am, 7:30am:

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/28/06 at 12:19am

last sunday I had to be at a meeting at 7am and walked past the Broadway theatre around 6:45 and there were about 10 people in line. Pretty early!

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/28/06 at 12:21am

Yea-- I passed by it on Sunday at 7:45 while walking to get rush for THREEPENNY. At that time it looked like there was 20-30 people on line.

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 6/28/06 at 8:50am

I just went to see TCP matinee last saturday and got rush tickets. I showed up at 8:30 and was about the 22nd person in line. (mind you, it was rainy then too) Fortunately, because they're rushing both the matinee and evening performance, I got tickets. But barely. To be safe, 8 sounds reasonable.

Updated On: 6/28/06 at 08:50 AM

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 8/8/06 at 4:03pm

So do they sell matinee and evening rush at the same time?
When I tried last time, the line was around the corner and welld own the block. I just left.

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 8/8/06 at 6:09pm

Yes the now seel matinee and evening at same time. You have to be there by 7 to get a ticket on a Saturday.

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Posted: 8/8/06 at 6:24pm

You have to be freaking kidding me.

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 8/8/06 at 9:47pm

I went back in February and got on the line on a Wednesday at 10AM and for 8PM shows the tix go on sale at 12PM. I was fine, second row center. :-] For 2PM shows, I'd suggest getting there a bit earlier because tickets for that go on sale at 10AM. Weekends usually bring long lines.

Good luck!

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Posted: 8/8/06 at 9:53pm

Most of the people who talked about waiting in line went over the weekend and I was planning on going next week on a Wednesday or Thursday. Does anyone know if the lines lately are shorter those days or would it still be wise to get there around 7 or 8am?

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 8/14/06 at 5:37pm

Does anyone know if it is true tikets for the evening show go onsale at noon still or when the BO opens?

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Posted: 8/14/06 at 6:09pm

On days when there are two shows, tickets to both performances go on sale when the box office opens.

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re: Color Purple Rush Line?

Posted: 8/14/06 at 6:15pm

Most of the people who talked about waiting in line went over the weekend and I was planning on going next week on a Wednesday or Thursday. Does anyone know if the lines lately are shorter those days or would it still be wise to get there around 7 or 8am?

Sorry if this info is too late for you, but fyi a friend of mine got in the rush line last wk Thurs at 8:45am, and the box office sold the last tickets to the person two people in front of her. So I would say 8am even during the week may still be wise.