Crowd-sourced version of "Rush Report" (update: first report published!)

Update: The first rush update is up! Feel free to check it out, use, and share - let's keep this information coming so it can be more accurate as we go on and stay up to date: https://broadwaycrowdsourced.wordpress.com/

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Update: We now have a site up, which also has a direct link to the form: https://broadwaycrowdsourced.wordpress.com/ I'm also in the process of adding instructions for adding the site to your home screen if you have an iPhone.

The first report will go up on Monday, 8/22. 

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Hi all! Ever since the disappearance of BroadwaySpotted/the rush report, I've found rushing shows tricky just because there is no central source for data on rushes - so it's much more of a guessing game. 

So, I would like to try to organize a crowd-sourced version of the rush report. I'm still working on some logistics, but basically, there will be a quick form you can fill out on your phone to submit info, and then weekly, I will aggregate the data into a table/other easily readable format (which I will post a link to if this pans out) on a site, where one can access the info and hopefully make somewhat more educated decisions about rushing shows.

To see if this will work, I've set up a basic Google Form here - http://tinyurl.com/crowdrush

You can fill out as much or as little of the form as you would like - I've also included a space for seat locations, as I know that's a frequent question. Even if you get a rush ticket for a show after the box office opens, feel free to share that. I feel like that can be good info to have out there too. 

This will only work if there are a decent number of responses, but I feel like this could potentially be very helpful, so let's give it a go. I hope to publish the first set of info next Monday, August 22. If you've rushed in the last week or so and remember what time you got there, etc., feel free to go ahead and retroactively enter that. Thanks in advance and happy rushing!

(PS. Thoughts, suggestions, questions? Feel free to PM me.) 

Updated On: 8/22/16 at 12:45 PM

Good call. I just made that edit.

Any suggestions on how to really get the word out about this would be appreciated also - this will only be as good as the number of people who do it, so I want to try and have as many people helping with it as possible. I feel like it will grow as it turns into something, but it has to have some responses to even start. 

VintageSnarker said: "This is a nice idea in theory but unlike yelp or Show Score it kind of feels like you're just asking people to do work without compensation, especially if it eventually "turns into something."

 

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The compensation is having a place to find info for rush rather than crowding the boards here with the very question. 

If anything, it'll be more accurate than rush report which I found to be incorrect 90% of the time anyway. It's not like they're asking much of you... fill out the form while you're sitting on the line. 

Right, and that's my thinking. If I get enough responses that the information is valuable, I'll go ahead and publish a report next week. My concern is just getting it off the ground. I feel like once/if it gets off the ground, it'll be fairly easy to keep the information coming.

Yeah, i just made a twitter for it (@bwaycrowdrush), which I hope will help. I've already gotten a few ressponses, which is a good sign.

Updated On: 8/14/16 at 07:14 PM

Great; thank you!!

I couldn't find your handle on Twitter!

Same, couldn't find it.

Probably because I posted the wrong handle. Ha! My bad. It's @bwaycrowdrush. 

I do agree with the above potentially making a difference, but I'm not sure this will be quite wide-reaching enough to cause such a difference. That said, I also feel like the positives of having such a resource will outweigh the negatives. 

I think this is a great idea. Thanks for taking the initiative in doing it!

Update: We now have a site up, which also has a direct link to the form: https://broadwaycrowdsourced.wordpress.com/ I'm also in the process of adding instructions for adding the site to your home screen if you have an iPhone.

The first report will go up on Monday, 8/22.