#1
Posted: 5/21/13 at 8:27pm
Is there no more Matilda rush?
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Did Matilda Switch to Lottery?
#2
Posted: 5/21/13 at 8:28pm
It's a lottery now.
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#3
Posted: 5/21/13 at 8:29pm
Yes, Matilda is now holding a lottery for their shows. There is no more rush. And I believe there is no Standing Room tickets available for Matilda, please correct me if I am wrong on this.
#4
Posted: 5/21/13 at 8:38pm
Ugggghhhhhhhh. I've participated in at least fifty lotteries over the years and never won a single one.
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#5
Posted: 5/21/13 at 8:41pm
I'm pretty unlucky with lotteries (tried BOM about 20 times and never won) but I won at the fourth try for MATILDA. The show isn't that great so I'm glad I didn't pay that much for it.
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#6
Posted: 5/21/13 at 8:55pm
No there is no standing room. Someone posted earlier it's because the actors use the space in the show.
#7
Posted: 5/21/13 at 8:59pm
If you want to win a lottery and feel better about yourself head to the Palace and enter the Annie lottery. 
Based on the crowds I've seen swelling into Shubert Alley, this is not an easy lottery to win.
Based on the crowds I've seen swelling into Shubert Alley, this is not an easy lottery to win.
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#8
Posted: 5/21/13 at 9:18pm
Actually starting tomorrow ANNIE is discontinuing its lotto in favor of a general rush policy.
#9
Posted: 5/21/13 at 9:25pm
Haha that's funny. The ANNIE lottery was basically a general rush anyway.
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#10
Posted: 5/21/13 at 11:00pm
I did lotto for Annie the week that Jane Lynch began, and there was an actual crowd. I'm surprised the Palace is going to switch back to rush since no show since Legally Blonde has done a rush there.
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#11
Posted: 5/21/13 at 11:06pm
Is there a general reason/policy why one show might do a lottery vs rush? Just curious...
#12
Posted: 5/21/13 at 11:10pm
It's basically up to the producers. I feel like lotteries are reserved more for the hot tickets which is the reason that MATILDA changed. I personally think it's more of a way to show off just how many people are trying to see the show with the huge size of the lotto crowd.
I'm not sure if part of the decision is made based on how early people would line up that might cause issues for the theatre.
I'm not sure if part of the decision is made based on how early people would line up that might cause issues for the theatre.
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#13
Posted: 5/21/13 at 11:20pm
Rent was the first show to switch to a lottery because people started camping out overnight and in the wee hours of the morning for the front row rush seats on a consistent basis. The producers and I believe even the city thought it was unsafe and that the policy needed to change. In still wanting to keep cheap tickets for the diehard fans, the lottery was born so that large crowds would amass for only a short period of time and there'd be no incentive to "camp out" and clog the sidewalks for hours.
Extremely popular shows that would potentially have people camp out to score rush tickets like Wicked, The Book of Mormon, and now Matilda have followed in Rent's footsteps. Since people were getting to the Shubert at 4 am and the problem would likely only get worse as summer picks up and after the Tonys, it seems the producers made a good call here.
Extremely popular shows that would potentially have people camp out to score rush tickets like Wicked, The Book of Mormon, and now Matilda have followed in Rent's footsteps. Since people were getting to the Shubert at 4 am and the problem would likely only get worse as summer picks up and after the Tonys, it seems the producers made a good call here.
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#14
Posted: 5/22/13 at 12:13am
I camped out for BOM SRO tickets at least 4 times, and I was not the first person in line.
Updated On: 5/22/13 at 12:13 AM
#15
Posted: 5/22/13 at 1:30am
Sweet! I'm not one for waking up before 11 a.m., so this is good news...
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#16
Posted: 5/22/13 at 1:30am
Thanks for the explanations. That certainly explains why some shows would change from rush to lottery. Not sure why the reverse would happen as with Annie but it's still good that people can get cheaper tickets at all regardless of the method.
#17
Posted: 5/22/13 at 2:35am
Sucks they are switching with Annie! Now I have to get up all early and hop on a bus from Jersey to NY. anyone know if it's gonna be the rush that starts when the box office opens?
Darreyl with an L!
#18
Posted: 5/22/13 at 7:12am
I believe that all rushes start when the box office opens (usually 10 am) but that does not mean that people don't get on line hours before (depending on the show) to up their chances of getting the tickets.
#19
Posted: 5/22/13 at 8:23am
Not sure why the reverse would happen as with Annie but it's still good that people can get cheaper tickets at all regardless of the method.
Likely because it wasn't uncommon for their to be more seats available than lotto entrants. That means a lotto isn't necessary due to high demand and it probably made the show seem undesirable to those who entered.
I believe that all rushes start when the box office opens (usually 10 am) but that does not mean that people don't get on line hours before (depending on the show) to up their chances of getting the tickets.
Some rush tickets are sold only two hours before curtain; I know the Nance for example does that. Not sure what policy Annie is going with.
Likely because it wasn't uncommon for their to be more seats available than lotto entrants. That means a lotto isn't necessary due to high demand and it probably made the show seem undesirable to those who entered.
I believe that all rushes start when the box office opens (usually 10 am) but that does not mean that people don't get on line hours before (depending on the show) to up their chances of getting the tickets.
Some rush tickets are sold only two hours before curtain; I know the Nance for example does that. Not sure what policy Annie is going with.
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#20
Posted: 5/22/13 at 8:41am
Now that they're selling rush for Annie they could very well sell more than just that first row or so as a rush ticket. So it could be good for those that don't want to get there extremely early.
#21
Posted: 5/22/13 at 10:27am
With regards to Annie, when I did the lotto for it, there were more seats than people who entered the lotto. So in that situation the guy just pulled in everyone waiting for the lotto inside to the box office. In fact, when we were in line waiting to buy our tickets, there was a young woman who was informed that there were plenty of lotto seats left over so she bought one rather than buying full price.
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#22
Posted: 5/26/13 at 12:24am
Has anyone tried the Matilda lottery for a Wednesday matinee? Is it any easier?
#23
Posted: 5/26/13 at 12:28am
I tried a Wednesday matinee 2 weeks ago I'd say there were still about 150 people there
#24
Posted: 5/26/13 at 12:30am
Thanks again, tking! 150 sounds a bit less than other performances.
#25
Posted: 5/28/13 at 11:02pm
Is anybody else planning on trying the lotto for the matinee tomorrow and would like to double up for a better chance?
Updated On: 5/28/13 at 11:02 PM
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