Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#1Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:31pmPerhaps "easiest" isn't the right word, but which student rushes right now are usually available later in the day? I'm coming into the city on Saturday afternoon and now that Gypsy isn't around, I don't have a backup plan for when all other shows are sold out of student rush tickets. Are there any shows you can usually count on to have student rush seats available? Thanks in advance!
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ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#2re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:47pmI haven't done it lately, but I would guess Little Mermaid?
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Zeitoujo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/3/06
#2re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:48pmChicago
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#3re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:53pmI second MERMAID and CHICAGO, also any of the plays, including AUGUST and THE AMERICAN PLAN (which I highly recommend).
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PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#4re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 12:55pmGuys and Dolls should be...who's going to try that one?
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Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#5re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 1:02pm
You think I could get August in the late afternoon (around 4) for a night show? Everytime I have tried August (anywhere from early afternoon to right before the show), they've been sold out of student rush tickets.
Thanks for the suggestions, guys!
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#6re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 6:12pmI think since they've moved to the Music Box, August only offers the last row of the mezzanine for student rush, so there is a very limited availability. I think Speed-the-Plow is probably the best bet right now.
#7re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 6:21pmI think I might put Shrek in this category. Last friday I went to the box office around 3 or so and got tickets easy.
#8re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/5/09 at 6:22pmAUGUST's rush is NOT easy. They only offer 10 rush seats. It used to just be the last row of the mezz, but I did it in September and I got 2nd row, orch, all the way to the right (awful, AWFUL seats). The seats were all spread out that night, so I'm assuming it's whatever 10 they have available that morning.
#9re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/6/09 at 12:58amShrek sells whatever they have. Very easy, but more expensive. Cheap and easy = The American Plan, which is well worth it.
#10re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/6/09 at 2:46pmSpeed-the-Plow is easy. Also, Equus seems pretty available.
#11re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/6/09 at 2:49pmSpeed-the-Plow is definitely a good bet.
LAmber
Swing Joined: 2/6/09
#12re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/6/09 at 3:33pmI'm thinking of going to see The Story of My Life tonight, their student rush is $20. Does anyone know if this show is worth it? Is it depressing? Any other sure bets for a Friday night for a musical?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#14re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 12:36amThe 39 Steps is also quite easy to get in my experience. 20 minutes before curtain only.
#15re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 12:33pmA couple weeks ago I got third-row tickets to AUGUST at like 6 pm on a Wednesday.
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#16re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 1:33pm
It's safe to assume almost all of them. Honestly, people aren't spending money. Just be sweet and hopeful. You can sidle-up to almost any box-office now and just ask fowhat's available.
I'm finding more and more box-offices are offering-up prime-seating as student-rush just before curtain. They know it's better to get $25 (rather than nothing) for a $125-seat. I got 3rd-row center orchestra rush ticket for All My Sons at 7:30PM.
It helps to look at a show's grosses before heading to a theatre... and aim for a weekday.
NOTE: Not all of these shows have rush... but sometimes just asking "What's available?" can be a lucky-surprise
SUREST BETS: The 39 Steps, Hedda Gabler, The American Plan, August Osage County, Story of My Life, Equus, Speed-The-Plow, Shrek
SAFE BETS: Avenue Q (lotto), Chicago, Pal Joey
50/50: In The Heights (lotto), The Little Mermaid, Phantom, Will Ferrell, Mary Poppins
AND LONG-SHOT: Jersey Boys, Wicked, Billy Elliot, South Pacific, Mamma Mia, Guys and Dolls
Updated On: 2/7/09 at 01:33 PM
#17re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 2:09pmFelt like plugging The Story Of My Life... their rush tickets are only $20, so that'd probably be your cheapest option. And it's a wonderful show. :)
#18re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 5:34pm
Unless it's calmed down dramatically in a week, I would call the HEIGHTS lotto a long-shot.
Also, when did South Pacific start offering rush?
I chose, and my world was shaken. So what?
The choice may have been mistaken. The choosing was not.
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#19re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/7/09 at 5:39pm
South Pacific has always technically had student rush. It's just... a long shot.
I wouldn't put Guys and Dolls at long shot though. At least not yet. Only a couple rush seats were sold last night that I could tell.
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Luckydave14
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#20re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/8/09 at 3:34amI got great center mezzanine rush seats for Mamma Mia on Thursday at around 4:30ish.
#21re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/8/09 at 8:46amI got a rush seat(D14) for Guys&Dolls after I lost the ITH lottery, and the show was great!
Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#22re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/8/09 at 8:59amWill Ferrell rush, anyone? Easy/difficult/eh?
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Theaterdude103
Swing Joined: 3/24/08
#23re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/8/09 at 10:54amDoes Mamma Mia accept high school id's?
#24re: Current Easiest Student Rushes?
Posted: 2/18/09 at 2:17pm
I thought Mamma Mia! didn't have sr. And I think I'm going to attempt the Avenue Q lotto tomorrow but if I lose I was wondering what are some easy musicals to rush that last minute? Does TLM still only take college id's? And I've been hearing the GAD sr seats are horrible is that true?
Thanks
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