Hadestown Rush/SRO Updates — Page 21

Tried SRO for 11/17 Sunday 3PM Matinee. Showed up at 11AM and was 14th in line. There was about 20 people when box office opened at 12PM and they sold total of 10 SRO tickets.


ETA: Ended up getting a ticket on StubHub 15 mins before show time. $77 mid mezz, $89 with fees. People in front of me got last row balcony $59 + w/e fees. After seeing SRO view at intermission, I appreciated being higher up vs Orch level.

Updated On: 11/17/19 at 01:01 PM

anyone on line today? im not gonna be able to get there til later

Early December rushed for Wednesday evening SRO. 1st person arrived 4pm. Only 2 others arrived. Someone can probably arrive after the holidays/in wintertime at 5pm when they sell them & still get a ticket.

Anyone in line today? Won't be able to get there till a little later, closer to 5..

I'm desperately hoping to get a ticket for the matinee or evening show tomorrow, 1/19. Any ideas on what the wait time will be for either, or any other good tips to grab a ticket that won't break the bank?

She was in the show today, maybe she modified her movements but was pretty active and fluid in her movements onstage

Wanted to add my experience from this past weekend.

My husband and I went this past Saturday and arrived at the box office around 10:38am for the matinee (box office opens at 12pm). When we arrived, we were 5th and 6th in line. It was cold and rainy day - not to mention BroadwayCon was happening so we figured we would have better odds with fans attending that instead of lining up.

Less than five minutes after we got in line a group of three arrived behind us and within 15 minutes the line was up to around 15 people. In that time, a girl also joined her friend in front of us bumping us to 6th and 7th in line. Unlike some other reports, no one was monitoring the line. I didn't push the issue as I knew we would get in and I assume she just went to grab a coffee as the person in front of me didn't say anything to her.

By box office open the line was probably up to around 25 people. As expected, my husband and I got tickets - SRO Spot 2 and 3. The group of three behind us (8th, 9th, 10th in line) also got tickets. We didn't stick around to see how many more tickets went after that.

Spots 2/3 for standing room are the closest to the center aisle behind the Right Orch. Great view with slight obstruction of the balcony which isn't a big deal and it's easy to lean down to see if you want to make the effort. Reeve also stages up for his entrance right behind these spots during Flowers. For less than 1.5 hours in line and $39, I would do this over and over again.

As for the show, we saw Hadestown last January in London - I thought it was okay and my husband disliked it. The National Theatre was a horrible venue for it (too big/concrete walls messed with the sound) and the story telling definitely needed work. What a difference a year (and new venue) makes! We were blown away by the show and Hadestown now ranks at the top of my favorite musicals. The show is stunning from beginning to end and the Walter Kerr is a perfect home for it. Sadly, Andre was out on Saturday but we were lucky enough to see him in London and T. Oliver Reed did a wonderful job in the role. My husband actually commented that he was much easier to understand than De Shields. The rest of cast was in and I can't express how incredible they are together. There is something special about the chemistry of this group - they had the audience in the palm of their hand the entire show. I'll definitely be making a trip back to see the show again soon.

Hi everyone so I recently went to NYC this weekend 2/7-2/9 and rushed SRO for MR, MG, Beetle and Hadestown. For hadestown I shower up around 7 a.m saturday morning and was the first person in line. Group of 3 arrived around 8:15 and 2 others around 10:30. Line was around 6 people when the box office opened for standing room at 12, but couldve been because it was so cold and windy! At 9:50 I asked the girls behind me to hold my place in line to rush over to mean girls for a rush ticket and shower up right at 10 and was around 15 in line and got a mezz ticket! I showed up to the winter garden at 5:51 for beetle standing room as soon as I got off my flight and into the city and was 3rd in line for standing room. I thought there would’ve been more since it’s potentially closing! Lastly, I tried to visit moulin rouge for sro but said they were not offering any for that show sadly so for moulin make sure to check first!

I went this past Wed Matinee got a standing room spot at 1:50pm for a 2pm show, which i was very happy about. Patrick Paige was out and everybody else was in. You miss the balcony but for $39 cant beat the price. I dunno never seen the show before but i know Patrick is very good in whatever he does and the show seemed like it was lacking without him there. Want to know what everyone else thinks :)

So this is where I ask dumb questions right? They still aren't offering rush seats right, it's standing room only? Is it possible this will change before May? I have a group of 3 so lottery can't really work for us, just wondering if it's going to be SRO only options.

Rydia said: "So this is where I ask dumb questions right? They still aren't offering rush seats right, it's standing room only? Is it possible this will change before May? I have a group of 3 so lottery can't really work for us, just wondering if it's going to be SRO only options."

Not a dumb question at all! I'll be trying lotto/SRO next week. If I end up doing SRO, I can ask the box office about rush seats - I don't want to misspeak and give wrong info.

Update, SEVEN people got out of line when they heard that we were waiting for standing room and box office opened. Not sure why they got in line so early but now thee are 4 of us in line.