Lotto/SRO Advice for Hedwig — Page 4

Visceral,

How many people were lined up for the 7 PM show when you got there at 12:15?

Thanks!

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Just got to the theatre. 6th in line for matinee SRO.

Yes, 45 minutes before, not a moment earlier.

Sorry I haven't done standing room before, but where do you stand in the theater?

And is there less people on a Saturday or Sunday for lottery?

Updated On: 5/18/14 at 01:46 PM

I arrived seventh in line Sunday morning, I got there around 10:50. I was able to sit if I wanted till about 12:00 when the house manager came out and told people to get up. They started selling us the tickets around 2:05. I lost the lottery, it was very crowded. The view is great from the standing room position. I picked up about 10 Hurt Locker playbills on the orchestra floor after everyone had left. They may have given out 25 SRO tickets today if I heard right, but I heard Saturday night they only gave out something like 8.

Updated On: 5/18/14 at 09:53 PM

I am also visiting new york next week and I would really like to see Hedwig. I don't want to waste tine lining up for SRO as I have plenty of tourist activities, so am hoping on trying the lottery. What is the best days/time to try it? Thanks for any help

You're visiting around Memorial Day? Expect madness. It's going to be packed with people, next week, next month, and through August 17th. It's a hot ticket.

The lottery for Hedwig is always busy, there is no best time or day to do it. Just do it.


If you want to guarantee you see it do, SRO.

Updated On: 5/22/14 at 11:27 PM

No there aren't. You can get there a little later for the 10, though. You just go and get in the line and when the guy comes to count the people off for the earlier SRO, you just indicate you want the 10 PM. The line then forms from there for the 10 (first come, first serve).

That's probably reasonable.

It does seem like there is one line, so I do think you are going to be queued up behind whoever stays from the 7pm line. I would get there in time for the first lottery, so that you technically have two lotteries and two lines to potentially get in.

Usually, though, people who get to a line late, past the point where they will get tickets, don't stay in line, except for a few extras to account for lottery winners.

But, if you want a guarantee, there really is none. Even the time to get there can change drastically from show to show. There are enough anecdotes on here where people said to get there at 10a, so someone shows up at 8a just to be safe. If enough people do that on a certain day, then the usual time goes out the window.

The upside, though, is you will know before 8 if you are getting tickets, it seems. So, you'll still have a chance to see something else on Broadway if Hedwig doesn't pan out.

So in this case you stay in the line with the 7pm or form your own line for the 10pm one? It's still a bit confusing. I just want to rush it before the Tonys because the rush lines will get crazier then.