Gypsy 7/19 Matinee - FLYING PLATES MISHAP- Page 2

[mrkita08]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 7:49pm

I LOVED being in the front row for Gypsy. The letter, the apple, Patti Looking like she will jump off the stage and kill you during Rose's Turn.

Probably the funniest part from my experience was during Dainty June and her Newsboys when the newsboys come to the edge of the stage and reach a newspaper out over the stage. Well the one newsboy basically put it right in my face and I tried to grab it but it was pulled away from me really quickly because thats how the scene is staged. My friends and I had a really good laugh over that.

[mrs felciano]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:07pm

I'm hopefully seeing Gypsy this Saturday. I'm leaving MA at 430am to drive to CT to take a train into the city and hopefully will make it there for 10. I want to get a student rush ticket for the night performance. I'm short, so I don't want to sit in the front row. They have then farther back too right? Is there a limited number of rush tickets for Gypsy? Thanks. I did a quick search but didn't find what I was looking for. Sorry if it's been mentioned.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:16pm

I believe rush is first the front row of the orchestra, and then when those run out, they start selling the last three rows of the balcony.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:31pm

I heard they do side orchestra and boxes, then balcony.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:32pm

Has there ever been a performance where they stopped selling rush tickets?

I think that you should get those child booster seats, and sit in the front row. It is quite an experience. Not much occurs upstage, anyway.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:33pm

Yeah, I'm sure the people sitting behind you would really appreciate you sitting in a booster seat in the front row.

[FranzRelax]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:36pm

^ LOL.

People make the front row much worse than it is. I am only 5'8 and saw everything. People need to chill.

[snl89]

Posted: 7/20/08 at 11:48pm

Yeah, I'm sure the people sitting behind you would really appreciate you sitting in a booster seat in the front row.

no, no, we're very short (again, 4'11 and 5'1)! Sitting on the booster seats only made us average height. We definitely would not have done it if we were taller just so we could have an advantage in height over everyone else. It's just because, being short, we were naturally at more of a DISadvantage than others around us, so the booster seats helped to remedy that :)


EDIT: WOOPS, I'm sorry, I totally did not read some of the later posts of the thread, and assumed you'd been responding to my comment about the booster seats! haha

Anyway yes, it's a bit rude if you're tall to use booster seats. But, as we did, if you're short and it only makes you average height, I don't see it as a problem

Updated On: 7/20/08 at 11:48 PM

[levitatingcow11]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 2:03am

I would be genuinely happy if a plate hit me, because then I could tell everyone,"One time, Patti LuPone hit me with a plate. It was awesome."

[jeniferrenepatricia]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 4:05am

HereIam- Yes, Patti is still wearing the Isotoners as of this week. I saw the show twice this past week and she had them on for both performances.

[WhitehallandMarks]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 1:48pm

There is one particular groupie for the show who attends several times a week, sits in the same front-row seat, and always uses 1-2 booster cushions to "see" better.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 3:30pm

I don't know about balcony with student rush, but I've gone as late as about 45 minutes before curtain (we went after losing TOS lottery) and gotten side orchestra seats (and that was on a summer Friday). I don't think it's really a problem about getting there early unless you absolutely want to have a crick in your neck from the front row.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 3:55pm

Subtle walk from the Merm? Huhh???????????? I saw Merman do it and have adored her forever, but "subtle"? Her entrance from the audience was like a fire engine going full steam ahead. I can still hear shouting out "Sing Out, Louise" and will never forget it.

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 7/26/08 at 6:02am

If you do get there somewhat early and are one of the first to get tickets, do you HAVE to just take what they give you? I'm mainly referring to jordangirl's last post because those side orchestra seats sound better than front row. But I just want to make sure I get an evening performance ticket (all my matinee slots are full) so I want to get there somewhat early.

[BruceWayne5148]

Posted: 7/26/08 at 9:33am

I got there a couple hours before the show and got amazing "partial view" seats in a box. best seat I ever got with student rush.

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 7/26/08 at 6:03pm

If you sit in the front row, you won't regret it. Yes, the stage is very high. But you'll get over it after bitching about it in your head before the show and during the overture. It's just so thrilling to see Patti few feet away from you.

And yes, as far as I know, they only give you what they offer you. I'm sure it'll depend on whom you talk to, however.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/26/08 at 8:02pm

Something similar to this happened when I went the second time. Patti was cracking up...she had to run offstage to grab the plate that went astray.