Hello Dolly Rush/Lottery — Page 5

I saw the staircase entrance just fine from SRO.

Here's some SRO info that I initially posted in the "...Sidecar" thread.

I managed to get (very good) standing room for the Sunday matinee yesterday. I arrived at the theatre around 8AM. (The box office opens at 12 on Sundays.) There were already 9 people ahead of me in line. I was startled to learn from one of these people that apparently they only sell 15 standing places per-show. Each person is allowed to buy two standing tickets. Luckily most people were only buying one ticket each. I believe I got ticket number 12. The woman behind me bought one, and then a family of three got the last two, while also managing to buy a partial view seat. 

I don't know what time the first people arrived on the SRO line, but the woman who arrived after me got there at 8:30. (As did the family behind her.)
 

PLEASE HELP, ANYONE?!!  Never rushed before.... Flying from San Diego and friend meeting up with me from Phoenix, for a birthday weekend in NYC. Arrive this Friday 7:30am at JFK and am trying to strategize...  Probably won't get to box office until 9am for their 10am opening. Catching Bette Midller would be a dream.  Might I have a good chance, any chance for ANY ticket?  Does anyone know at what point of the line they ran out of SRO tickets so that they started selling back row tickets, ie 15th person in line? Being that this is Tony Awards weekend, Bette is nominated and expected to win, AND it's the weekend, do you think lines would be EXTRA long? What are my chances at 9am? And if I arrived at the box office and they offered SRO but I'd like the Balcony seats, can I request for them, or let the next person behind me pass until those seats are available? In YOUR opinion, would you say being in nose bleed balcony is better than closer orchestra but standing? Would SO appreciate ANY reply!!

THANK YOU KINDLY!! for responding. My eyes are crossed reading online and it's great to have boots on the ground giving me a response. Do you know roughly how many SRO tickets there are generally (I've read about 15-1 and how many back row seats there are? Also, what is the Cancellation Line? I haven't seen any postings on that... how far in advance to line up for that?  I'm sad that I have to choose between standing in line to see Ms Bette Midler or NYC;)

I imagine Cancellation Line is at the Box Office also?  Any tips on Sunset Blvd and Beautiful? It's my birthday weekend so I'm going to binge on Broadway since I haven't been here for over 10 years!

FWIW I just walked past Shubert at about 9:30 and there were around 50 people waiting. I know it's a two show day but is this a lot busier than usual? Will everyone get a ticket (including balcony space)?

Saw the show for the second time today by doing the standing room/obstructed view balcony line. Planned on getting the balcony seats, so I arrived at the theatre at 9 a.m. At 10:20, I bought 2 tickets for the matinee show, balcony seats K 6-8. As others have mentioned, these $59 seats are a great bargain! They're sold as obstructed view, but if you stand, which I did the entire show, they're appear to be less obstructed than any of the other balcony seats. I was able to see the passerelle just fine, and the only 2 moments that got cut off were Cornelius and Barnaby on the upper level of Vandergelder's store, and Dolly at the very top of the staircase, while she's still in the entryway. The curtain call, however, was pretty much completely obstructed, since everyone was standing. Other than these few exceptions, I thought the seats offered a perfect view, and I highly recommend them!

Callum_brown1 said: "Sounds like you got a great deal CT2NYC! Would you say that the balcony seats are worth the extra few hours in bed or is orchestra significantly better? 

 

Well, the first time I saw the show, I was in the rear orchestra, so I know that the view from the standing room is significantly closer, but, on the whole, the experience was similar. Also, I brought a pair of binoculars, which helped quite a bit. To answer your first question, though, I would get up earlier to try for standing room, if it's your first time seeing the show.

 

In line right now, about 24 people when I got here at 8:35a

carnzee said: "We were at the same performance, CT2NYC. I thought Bette was in great voice.  

Agreed. Almost 3 months in, and she's holding up. What I did notice, though, is how nicely she's settled into her monologues to Ephraim. The emotional connection was stronger than when I saw the show during previews.

 

Updated On: 6/9/17 at 10:19 AM

OCDC said: "Fri June 9th 8:30a, about 24 people in line. We got balcony $59 tickets.  1st person there since 4am. A few.others behind got tickets too.

Awesome! Have a great time! Do you have binoculars? If you want to see the actors' faces close up, bring a pair. This is the view from my seat in the last row of the balcony:

http://aviewfrommyseat.com/photo/72845/Shubert+Theatre/section-Balcony+Right/row-K/seat-8/

 

Anyone happen to rush for yesterday, or get a report?

Would love to see Donna Murphy in this thing, and am wondering if the rush is any more reasonable than with Bette.

WaffleOnWheels said: "Anyone happen to rush for yesterday, or get a report?

Would love to see Donna Murphy in this thing, and am wondering if the rush is any more reasonable than with Bette.

 

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I walked into the box office at 6pm last night. No SRO, but I got an orchestra side ticket for $47. Excellent seat and Donna was fantastic!