METEOR SHOWER Rush- Page 2

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 11/10/17 at 8:43am

Does anyone know if you can get the standing room tickets instead of the box seats? I always go really early when I rush but I'd much rather stand than be in a box seat. There's just no way I was paying $169 bucks for an 80 minute show so I'll gladly sit outside and wait a few hours for this one.

[chuckydisc]

Posted: 11/10/17 at 9:19am

Broadway Joe said: "Does anyone know if you can get the standing room tickets instead of the box seats? I always go really early when I rush but I'd much rather stand than be in a box seat. There's just no way I was paying $169 bucks for an 80 minute show so I'll gladly sit outside and wait a few hours for this one."

Every production is different as to when they will disseminate their Standing Room tickets ... some will do it at box-office opening even if there are still a few seats left available for sale to that particular performance, some will not sell the first SRO until after the moment the very last seat is sold.

I am not sure what they are doing for Meteor Shower though ... does anyone?

 

[broadway_show_fan]

Posted: 11/10/17 at 11:32am

Also looking for info on what time people have gotten SRO - weekday or weekend.

[lm121362]

Posted: 11/11/17 at 11:25am

I go standing on ion when the box office opened today.

It is 7:45 am on a Saturday, and I am 18th in line. The first three people arrive at 4:15-4:30. The next person arrived at 6:30. There were 8 rush tickets for each performance. They had us make two lines: one for matinee and one for evening. Because the show was sold out, standing room was available at the same time.

[smokeline2]

Posted: 11/11/17 at 11:25am

I stopped by around 10:20 this morning (a Saturday, for future people reading this thread) to see if they had any SRO for the matinee. There were maybe 10 seats left on Telecharge when I went to bed last night, a mix of regular price and premium. They must have decided that was close enough because they sold the SRO right when the box office opened and they were gone by the time I got there.

It sounded like people ahead of me in line got partial view - not sure if those are the rush seats we've been talking about or if they were something else. I also heard them sell a few full price tickets. Not sure what time you have to be in line for SRO since I wasn't there, but definitely before 10 AM.

Also, they said to check back an hour before curtain for cancellation tickets for those who are interested in that.

[lm121362]

Posted: 11/11/17 at 11:35am

smokeline2 said: "I t sounded like people ahead of me in line got partial view - not sure if those are the rush seats we've been talking about or if they were something else. I also heard them sell a few full price tickets. Not sure what time you have to be in line for SRO since I wasn't there, but definitely before 10 AM.

Also, they said to check backan hour before curtain for cancellation tickets for those who are interested in that."

 

They sold rush first, then offered standing room and partial view, so partial view is different than rush (I was further ahead in line).

[broadway_show_fan]

Posted: 11/11/17 at 1:11pm

@lm121362 - thanks. When you go today, can you look at the standing room spots and answer a few questions about height?

• Is the wall higher for some spots, or sloped? The wall at some theaters is taller in the center as opposed to the sides or slopes.

• About how high would you say the wall is? Or, how high does it come on you, and what is your height?

• Are you looking out over top of the last row's heads or are their heads even with your eye line?

I'm hoping to do SRO sometime but I am only just barely 5' in shoes and there are some theaters where I actually cannot do SRO because the wall is too tall for me. I'd, of course, hate to buy SRO and then find out that I can't see at all.

Updated On: 11/11/17 at 01:11 PM

[BellaB2]

Posted: 11/11/17 at 2:20pm

Glad they're selling SRO. Wish I had checked yesterday, cause I would have gone this morning... I might try during the week - I'll report back if I do!

[lm121362]

Posted: 11/11/17 at 4:30pm

broadway_show_fan said: "@lm121362- thanks. When you go today, can you look at the standing room spots and answer a few questions about height?

• Is the wall higher for some spots, or sloped? The wall at some theaters is taller in the center as opposed to the sides or slopes.

the same all around

• About how high would you say the wall is? Or, how high does it come on you, and what is your height?
I am 5'2" and wore flat shoes. The wall came up to my chest. I could put my elbows on the wall without feeling like I was reaching up. But you might feel like you are reaching up a bit. 


• Are you looking out over top of the last row's heads or are their headseven with your eye line?

you are looking up over their heads. I had no issues with sight.

I'm hoping to do SRO sometime but I am only just barely 5' in shoes and there are some theaters where I actually cannot do SRO because the wall is too tall for me. I'd, of course, hate to buy SRO and then find out that I can't see at all."

 

[broadway_show_fan]

Posted: 11/11/17 at 7:59pm

Thank you so much!

[jenfromtheaudience]

Posted: 11/13/17 at 12:22pm

I rushed on Saturday (11/11). I got there by 7:15 AM and was 12th in line. The person in front of me said he arrived about 5-10 minutes before me and the person behind me arrived by 7:30.  People filtered in slowly after that, but I would say definitely a longer line by 8:30. They came out about 10 mins before 10am and told us there were 8 box seats for each performance and also standing room for each show, with more standing room available for the evening performance. They also said they were offering $69 partial view seats. When the box office opened, one window was for matinee and one for evening. There were much less people wanting matinee than evening before me in line. I went for matinee and had my pick of box seats or standing room. I chose standing room and it was a great view, no obstruction. 

Updated On: 11/13/17 at 12:22 PM

[chuckydisc]

Posted: 11/13/17 at 12:34pm

jenfromtheaudience said: "There were much less people wanting matinee than evening before me in line. I went for matinee and had my pick of box seats or standing room. I chose standing room and it was a great view, no obstruction."

How much did each SRO cost?

Was the location simply behind the last row of the Orchestra?

[jenfromtheaudience]

Posted: 11/13/17 at 1:09pm

chuckydisc said: "How much did each SRO cost?
SRO is $47, box seats are $40
Was the location simply behind the last row of the Orchestra?"

Yes, there's a wall with padding on top to lean on.

 

[lm121362]

Posted: 11/13/17 at 7:58pm

jenfromtheaudience said: "I rushed on Saturday (11/11). I got there by 7:15 AM and was 12th in line. The person in frontof me said he arrived about 5-10 minutes before me and the person behind me arrived by 7:30. People filtered in slowly after that, but I would say definitely a longer line by 8:30. They came out about 10 mins before 10am and told us there were 8 box seats for each performance and also standing room for each show, with more standing room available for the evening performance. They also said they were offering $69 partial view seats. When the box office opened, onewindow was for matinee and one for evening. There were much less people wanting matinee than evening before me in line. I went for matinee and had my pick of box seats or standing room. I chose standing room and it was a great view, no obstruction."

 

you may may have been right in front of me! I was the person in the self-created sleeping bag cocoon!

 

[petewk87]

Posted: 11/15/17 at 12:07am

Has anyone had success with standing room a couple hours before curtain? I may arrive in the city around 11 am to noon on a two-show day and was wondering if it's worth trying. Thank you!

[tmbyru]

Posted: 11/18/17 at 7:24am

I am planning on rushing Monday morning - it is one of the shows that's not dark on Mondays. What time do people think I should get there?

[chuckydisc]

Posted: 11/18/17 at 8:11am

tmbyru said: "I am planning on rushing Monday morning - it is one of the shows that's not dark on Mondays. What time do people think I should get there?"

What number in line would you like to be?

 

[chuckydisc]

Posted: 11/18/17 at 8:15am

10086sunset said: "FWIW, last night the people in the rear boxes seemed to be stretching their necks quite a bit. The people in the front box seemed fined."

"Front box" and "Rear box" describe the 2 different pairs of seats in the same box or are there multiple boxes on each side of the theatre with simply one pair in each?

I am confused on how exactly the 8 box-seats being sold are positioned.

 

[tmbyru]

Posted: 11/18/17 at 8:29am

chuckydisc said: "tmbyru said: "I am planning on rushing Monday morning - it is one of the shows that's not dark on Mondays. What time do people think I should get there?"

What number in line would you like to be?"

I just want to see the show - I would even do SRO. 

[Lumiere2]

Posted: 11/26/17 at 11:46pm

Coming in from out of town this weekend (Dec. 1-3) and bumping. Has anyone got a more recent report from the rush line?

 

[Lumiere2]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 12:48pm

Bumping again! Does anyone have a report from the last 7-10 days?

 

[chuckydisc]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 2:24pm

Lumiere2 said: "Coming in from out of town this weekend (Dec. 1-3) and bumping. Has anyone got a more recent report from the rush line?"

Which mornings are you available to get to the line and how early are you free to get there?

[Lumiere2]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 4:05pm

chuckydisc said: "Which mornings are you available to get to the line and how early are you free to get there?"

I am there Saturday and Sunday morning, and I'm willing to start in line about 7:00am. Is that early enough?

 

 

[Broadway_Boy]

Posted: 12/1/17 at 7:43am

If you're to short for the standing room, you could just make sure you get a spot by the aisle so you can look around the wall.

[chuckydisc]

Posted: 12/1/17 at 1:13pm

Lumiere2 said: "chuckydisc said: "Which mornings are you available to get to the line and how early are you free to get there?"

I am there Saturday and Sunday morning, and I'm willing to start in line about 7:00am.Is that early enough?"

That should be early enough for Sunday.