IS THERE STUDENT RUSH TO LITTLE MERMAID?

[KATHIEB2]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 6:45pm

[defyingravity11]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 6:46pm

I was told that there is a standing room policy, but apparently it will not go into affect untill after previews.

[KATHIEB2]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 6:52pm

When are the previews over?

[From32ndStreet]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 7:01pm

Sorry to thread jack, but has anyone had any luck with the cancellation tickets for The Little Mermaid? And if so, what time did you get in line? Any info would be appreciated!

Oh and KATHIEB2, the show officially opens on Jan 10, so the previews are over on Jan 9.

** Dates have been fixed. Thanks Testing! Updated On: 12/15/07 at 07:01 PM

[kyle.]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 7:16pm

Disney, who has more money than God, offering discounted tickets to students? HAHA! That would be the right thing to do - why in the world would they do that?!

[Testing1232]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 7:23pm

<< Oh and KATHIEB2, the show officially opens on Jan 8, so the previews are over on Jan 6.
>>

I believe it opens on 1/10, unless they changed the date again.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 7:27pm

Disney, who has more money than God, offering discounted tickets to students? HAHA! That would be the right thing to do - why in the world would they do that?!

They did it for Aida and Tarzan. It wasn't a stupid question.

[kyle.]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 8:14pm

I wasn't trying to make the poster feel stupid. I was criticizing Disney. It gets my goat that little shows like Company can offer front row student tickets, while shows like Mary Poppins, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid don't offer anything for students. It is the classy thing to do, especially when the people putting it on have more money than anyone could ever dream of.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 8:30pm

Mary Poppins has SRO. Little Mermaid should have SRO after opening. Beauty and the Beast had SRO. Tarzan had student rush. Lion King also had SRO at the old theater. Sure, you have to stand, but they are cheap! Also, Mary Poppins has some cheap balcony seats. Why are they going to rush shows that sell out constantly?

[logan0215]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 9:02pm

Mary Poppins has SRO.

As long as you can see over the 5ft+ wall in the back of theater.

Its complete bull**** that Disney hasn't offered some damn SEATS for cheap for students. SRO is an insult.

[kyle.]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 9:31pm

They should rush shows that always sell out solely because it would be the kind, decent thing to do. Many of the shows on Broadway that offer rush seating have no problem selling out as well. And while SRO is nice, it is not the same of offering rush tickets to students.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 10:09pm

I want a nice Tiffany's sterling silver heart necklace. Why can't they sell any affordable to students?

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Sure, it would be the nice, kind thing to do, but Broadway is a business. I've seen many shows on Broadway and have rarely paid full price - only a couple of times.

Company was not selling out. In fact, they're rush policy was more expensive than other rush policies. Which I believe was more expensive than the cheapest seats to Mary Poppins. Don't expect to get everything for cheap.

Keep in mind that Little Mermaid is selling very fast and is difficult to find tickets to, which is why they probably don't have any seats to set aside for a rush policy. If you were a producer, I'm sure you'd make the same decisions. Money over happiness. "It's a business." - Debra Monk

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 10:13pm

Mary Poppins has SRO.

As long as you can see over the 5ft+ wall in the back of theater.

There's also SRO on one of the upper levels. That's why they ask you how tall you are when you purchase the tickets -- and if you're below a certain height, they suggest that you don't take the orchestra SRO spots. AND they have cheap seats in the balcony and the boxes.

And, so, are you saying that because Company wasn't selling out, it should have had cheaper rush? What does one have to do with the other? Honestly, $36 is still WAY cheaper than anything you'd get for full price, so people really had no place to complain about that.

Updated On: 12/15/07 at 10:13 PM

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 10:22pm

Company wasn't selling out and their rush price was set at a higher price than some other better selling shows were. I'm not saying it SHOULD have had cheaper rush, but just pointing out that the tickets weren't necessarily the cheapest you can get - and you could have seen some of these above Disney shows for around that price (Mary Poppins has cheap balcony seats and aren't Mermaid's and Lion's cheapest tickets around $50).

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 10:23pm

Their rush price was set before previews even started. It wasn't a decision they made based on how sales were going during the run. It has nothing to do with that. The same was the case for Sweeney, I think. Same producers. And obviously it's easier for shows that aren't selling out to sell rush -- if people aren't running to buy those seats full price, they can afford to set aside a row or a section or whatever for students, and having butts in seats for a reduced price is better than those seats going unsold.

Updated On: 12/15/07 at 10:23 PM

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 10:50pm

I just looked at my student rush ticket for COMPANY from last March and it said $36.50. So, yes...COMPANY's student rush tickets were about ten dollars more than any other student rush ticket I've ever purchased, with most shows selling them for around $26.00.

But I do sort of agree...if smaller less popular shows offer student rush , why can't the bigger more popular ones (Wicked, Mermaid, Lion King, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein)?

Although, if I really want to see the show, I'll pay full price for it. I don't mind :)

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 11:03pm

Wicked is selling out, so why bother selling rush? If you buy enough time in advance, you can get those $55 orchestra seats. Anyways they have a lotto for $25. And if they turned that into a rush, I'm sure you'd end up running into a line that goes around the corner and up a few blocks (which is why they chose to do the lottery).

Doesn't YF have a lotto, or did they do away with that?

Mary Poppins has the cheap balcony seats. Sure you're not going to get the best seats in the house, but it is cheaper than the balcony at other shows.

So, now we're left with Mermaid and Lion King. If you really want to see it, save up some money. People are always complaining on here how they loath Disney shows, yet complain if they don't offer student rush? Don't get me wrong, it would be nice if every show had a student rush policy, but that's not how it always works. "...if people aren't running to buy those seats full price, they can afford to set aside a row or a section or whatever for students, and having butts in seats for a reduced price is better than those seats going unsold..." The thing is that with these shows is that they ARE selling out and people are paying the higher price to see them, so why sell 25 seats for $25 a piece when they can get rid of them for quadruple the price? In the long run, they'll be making more money.

And this is sort of off-topic, but...I don't recall how popular Jersey Boys was before the Tonys, but look at the fiasco that ended up being (someone ended up getting beat up).

[adamgreer]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 11:09pm

The sense of entitlement certain people have about rush seats kills me. Aida had student rush because it was a show that was very popular with a high school and college demographic, many of whom saw the show many, many times. Tarzan's rush was for the rear orchestra, in seats under an overhang that they couldn't sell to begin with, so they figured the best way to get some money for the seats was to offer them as rush.

It's nice when a show offers rush, but it is never because the producers feel bad for the poor students. YF does it for the sole purpose that it's held across the street at McDonald's and generates a crowd. It gets people wondering what it is, and talk about the show.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 11:12pm

What's the argument here? I never said that was always the way it works. Obviously it's a case by case decision that's based on a lot of factors. It's not so easy to say, well, all shows that are selling out don't need rush, etc. Think about it this way: look at Wicked's demographic. Lots of students in its target range. Disney shows? Families with little kids? Not so much. Yeah, there are certainly students who WANT to see it, but each show's producers do what they think is right for their show.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 11:27pm

Company was not selling out. In fact, they're rush policy was more expensive than other rush policies. Which I believe was more expensive than the cheapest seats to Mary Poppins. Don't expect to get everything for cheap.

Company (and all other shows) set their student rush policies long before they open, so the fact that it was not selling out is inconsequential to the argument.

And Little Mermaid's lowest ticket price is $41.50. Which is more than $36.

I also don't understand how you can complain about Company's "expensive" rush policy (for front row tickets- how much does front row at The Little Mermaid cost?), then follow up with "Don't expect everything for cheap." Your posts are contradicting themselves.

[logan0215]

Posted: 12/16/07 at 2:00am

I want a nice Tiffany's sterling silver heart necklace. Why can't they sell any affordable to students?

Fortunately, Tiffany's isn't waiting on a new crop of talented young jewelers to be inspired by their pieces and should therefore offer cheaper access to them.

Call me self-entitled, but regardless of the actual intentions of the producers offering Student Rush/Lotto/SRO, I would hope that a small part of it would be to inspire young people's interest in live theater.

I would hope Disney, being a company relying 1/2 on children and the other 1/2 on nostalgic adults, would take that into consideration rather than just $$$$$.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/16/07 at 3:46am

Okay, forget what I said about Company rush - not relevant to this thread. I can't really explain what is on my mind (by the way I have nothing against Company).

My real problem is how people complain that rush should be the right thing to do in the interest of students. If shows offer SRO or have cheap rear mezz seats, it isn't good enough. As I said, I've seen many musicals on Broadway and have rarely paid full price, and have sat mostly in the orchestra.

Put yourself in the shoes of the producers. If it was your job to pull in the most money for a show, would you want to implement a rush policy to potentially sell off tickets for cheaper than you can get them? Shows usually sell student rush tickets in the front row (while at times may be good seats, other times they can be partial view/too close), boxes, extreme sides of the orchestra, or rear mezz which may be more difficult seats to sell (with the exception of front row). For a show like Spring Awakening and Rent, rush is a good idea because they appeal to a younger demographic. The people who buy the cheap rush tickets may like the show so much that they'll come back and buy the higher-priced tickets; however, family shows like Little Mermaid and Mary Poppins are extremely popular with tourists and appeal to more general audiences of all ages, so they usually have less diffuculty selling seats. Of course, this wasn't the case for Tarzan - it wasn't as big of a Disney blockbuster as Little Mermaid. And regarding my comment, that you can't get everything for cheap, look at all the shows that offer rush. Because Disney doesn't offer it, they suddenly become a big villan? There are cheaper options - people just don't want to take them.

Updated On: 12/16/07 at 03:46 AM

[Cape Twirl of Doom]

Posted: 12/16/07 at 10:32am

Tarzan's rush was for the rear orchestra, in seats under an overhang that they couldn't sell to begin with, so they figured the best way to get some money for the seats was to offer them as rush.

When I rushed TARZAN I got front row.

Sure it's very nice when shows have rush, and because of it I have seen some wonderful productions, but if they don't and it's not something that I care about sitting up close for, then I'll just get cheaper seats in the mezz.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 12/16/07 at 4:11pm

Cape: Tarzan also offered rear orch seats at times. They were obstructed view, as the mezzanine blocked some of the view, and some action was viewed on screens.

[BillFinn]

Posted: 12/16/07 at 5:40pm

I'm always cautious about Standing Room and Disney.

For the last month, when Beauty was closing, the box office people acted like they had never heard of it. I went in 30 minutes before the show started... 15 ... 10... and they kept saying they didn't have it. And then on the boards, I know people who have gone up and the box office has told them that they were sold-out of it (pre-sold standing room tickets-- wow...) So that was my riff with Beauty for about a month. I became a beast about it.

Then at Poppins, I was DENIED Standing Room because I'm 5'4." They wouldn't sell me a ticket because I was deemed "too short" to see over the wall. My friend was 5'6" and they let him right on through!

So as for Mermaid, I'm not holding my breath.

Updated On: 12/16/07 at 05:40 PM