QueenAlice said: "If the rush tickets are in the rear balcony - why not just by them in advance at the same price on Today's tix?"
Speaking for myself: I went to the rush line expecting to get SRO, as I preferred it to the rear balcony - I didn't even know until someone else in line told me that that they might sell rush tickets. When they weren't selling SRO right away, I opted for the rear balcony rush because I couldn't wait around, and at least I would avoid the ridiculous TodayTix fees.
And even if I had known ahead of time - I would have considered waiting in line anyway, because waking up early for a $39 seat might be preferable to paying $51.50 on Todaytix (including fees) for virtually the same seat. I was ready to drop $47 on SRO, but at the time I thought that was the cheapest option, and as I said, I prefer SRO to balcony.
Also - I believe all the rush tickets were the VERY last row of the Balcony, which is actually far preferable IMO to the few rows in front of it. Your view is most likely going to be party obstructed in any of those rear balcony rows, but because we were sitting in the very last row, we were able to stand up and shift position as we pleased without blocking anyone's view.
EDIT: also want to add that I believe the distinction between the "rush" seats and the regular $39 seats - besides being in the last row - is that they actually might hold them aside. Those rear balcony seats were not available on Telecharge before the box office opened, nor did TodayTix have any left for that day's performance.
Updated On: 1/30/18 at 02:53 PM
