Hadestown Rush/SRO Updates — Page 5

I rushed on 4/23, arrived around 5:30am, and got a house right orchestra seat. They appeared to have ~15-20 rush tix, and people who started queuing at 7am didn't make the cut. When I went to the show, I saw they did end up offering SRO.

I tried rushing this morning! Got there at 5:30 am and was 11th in line. I would estimate there were 40-50 people lined up by the time the box office opened.

I believe they only had 2-4 rush tickets for tonight's show. (By the time the third person got up to the window, they were already out.) First person in line got there at 1:30 am! They were still selling mezz and balcony seats, but I just opted to rush Ferryman instead and got an orch seat no problem.

BJR said: "Does anyone know if SRO is selling as early as the morning, or is it taking the day to sell out and people are coming back in the afternoon?"

last night, our friend who was seeing it with us was waiting for SRO up until very close to showtime.

bdn223 said: "corbucketty said: "Yesterday we got there at 11:30pm after seeing a show the night before (easier than going home and coming back). We were three people and getting four for the evening and two for the matinee. Someone showed up about twenty minutes later and was getting two for the matinee. The next people showed up at 1:40am and got two for the evening. I don’t know if anyone after them got rush but I know they did.

Seats for rush were row C and L all the way off to the sides and one seat in each box. Same for matinee and evening. There were no pairs, only singles. Our group was split up. "

I’m sorry, but thats both crazy and dangerous. No rush ticket is worth waiting 12.5 hoursfor. In doing a basic time-benefit analysis of working a minimum wage job, you could of earned $187.5 in that time, which is more the a standard ticket. It is not something to be proud of, nor beneficial to anyone including yourself. People like you are the reason why shows end up having to switch from rush to a lottery system such asKinky Boots and Aladdin because you become a liability to the theater owners. Thus hurting many people’s chances of seeing a show at a discounted rate since lotteries don’t guarantee a seat compared to a rush. I get showing up at maybe 5 am for a really hot ticket, but sleeping overnight causes everyone to loose."

Oh, please. Get off your soapbox. Is it ridiculous that people are waiting an obscene amount of time, sure but if it is their day off, what do you care? It likely would have cost more money that that for a ticket anyway.



I have waited an obscene amount of time twice. Once for Hedwig when NPH was in it (got in line at 7:30AM but they didn’t sell rush until around an hour and a half before curtain) and for Hello, Dolly! with Bette, a few months after it opened I got there at 2:00AM. Did I WANT to wait that long? No, but I was visiting, I had the time and more importantly, I couldn’t afford it otherwise. I met some great people both times, whom I still keep in contact with and had fantastic evenings at the theatre.



Also, there is literally nothing “dangerous” about being in Times Square at night, there were constantly people around and there were cops all over. I did not feel uneasy once.



Please try to be a little nicer and a little less miserable, you’ll feel better and it may even help our crazy world out. Food for thought.

bdn223 said: "corbucketty said: "Yesterday we got there at 11:30pm after seeing a show the night before (easier than going home and coming back). We were three people and getting four for the evening and two for the matinee. Someone showed up about twenty minutes later and was getting two for the matinee. The next people showed up at 1:40am and got two for the evening. I don’t know if anyone after them got rush but I know they did.

Seats for rush were row C and L all the way off to the sides and one seat in each box. Same for matinee and evening. There were no pairs, only singles. Our group was split up. "

I’m sorry, but thats both crazy and dangerous. No rush ticket is worth waiting 12.5 hoursfor. In doing a basic time-benefit analysis of working a minimum wage job, you could of earned $187.5 in that time, which is more the a standard ticket. It is not something to be proud of, nor beneficial to anyone including yourself. People like you are the reason why shows end up having to switch from rush to a lottery system such asKinky Boots and Aladdin because you become a liability to the theater owners. Thus hurting many people’s chances of seeing a show at a discounted rate since lotteries don’t guarantee a seat compared to a rush. I get showing up at maybe 5 am for a really hot ticket, but sleeping overnight causes everyone to loose."

If you’re going to drag me, at least do your math right. I waited for ten and a half hours, not twelve and a half. I did this on my day off, so no I really didn’t spend the time I could have spent working on sitting in the rush line. Rush doesn’t guarantee you a seat no matter what, so if you’re done complaining because I showed up early while doing a whirlwind weekend with a friend visiting from out of town and wanted to give us the absolute best chances of getting us all tickets, then you can be on your way. Have a great day!

Updated On: 5/5/19 at 02:52 PM