MUSIC MAN Rush Line. Updates and such. — Page 2

For anyone curious: I’m here at 8am and am 26th in line. Not sure if I’ll get in, seems unlikely but I’ll stick it out and update later.

Good luck and appreciate the report! Would love to hear how many total tickets they release if you’re able to find out !

Update: Was not able to secure a rush ticket. It looked like they ran out around 15-18 people in (hard to say how many of those people got 2 tickets vs 1). Asked the first person what time they got there and they said 3am. For those looking to try for rush in the future this is definitely one you’re going to want to go early for.

After rush sold out they were offering partial view seats ranging from $99 to a whopping $299 (seems like $99 was mezz, and orchestra had $209 and $299). They also informed us that they had great seats still available starting at $699 to which everyone laughed. I ended up getting the last single $99 seat which was row A of the mezzanine all the way on the left. It was more than I wanted to pay, but did not want to try waiting in that rush line again so figured it was my best option. Will try to update on view later!

Georgeanddot2 said: "Very gracious of this production to allow the poors to wait for hours in the cold for bad seats."

oh please, don't be so dramatic...haha!!! I sat in "extreme side" orchestra rush seats for Rocky at this theater and the seats were fantastic! It's a steal for $49. You wanna pay hundreds?? Be my guest.

The partial view seat was fine, definitely far off to the side and felt a bit left out of the action. My seat was basically a glorified box seat, although a slightly better view than most of the box seats. Didn’t miss too much, although a lot of the big dance numbers felt pretty cut off. I’d say I saw 90% of the show, and for partial view that isn’t too terrible. That being said was it worth $99? Idk… I’d probably say it was a $60 seat but if it’s your cheapest option it’s not a terrible one.

I also think these seats may also be sold in advance, since the people next to me also paid $99 and I didn’t recognize them from the rush line. So not sure if my seat was unsold stock or held for day of sales, but given that it’s the same price as those tickets bought in advance, it’s definitely worth just buying in advance if you can. You’ll get a slightly better seat too.

Rushed this morning. Arrived at 5am and was 3rd in line. My friend was 5th in line. I got two tickets at O 40 and O 42 and my friend got one at B 16. I’m not sure how many people ended with the tickets as there was a bit of drama with people line cutting. Ticket is officially partial view but hopefully it won’t be too bad.

Ended up sitting in B16. I saw most of the show I would say and was very close! It seemed like the single rush tickets were much closer to the stage than the double rush tickets. Totally worth $49 for the view I got. Also like 8 seats in the front row was empty but no where else was oddly enough.

^I can't speak to this particular show, but I've done rush on 2-show days for many different shows over the years. And the answer to all of your questions is yes.

Occasionally some shows will implement a system whereby the theatre staff will divide the line into 2 - one for matinee, one for evening. If that's the case, you might not be able to choose once you get to the window. But I've only seen this done a few times.

If you're feeling bold and social, you can go down the line and take a tally of who's getting matinee and who's getting evening. That way, you can get a pretty good idea of your odds before the box office opens.

One time I was rushing Great Comet in its final week - the line was pretty long when I got there, but by a lucky coincidence, everyone in front of me was there for the evening performance, and I wanted the matinee. So I was effectively 1st in line for what I was purchasing.

I am thinking about going tomorrow and was wondering the same thing. Crossing my fingers that with Sutton out and a lot of tourists rethinking trips to NYC right now that it might be easier than normal. Anyone go yesterday or there this morning?

JBradshaw said: "long rush waits aren’t bad. they can be fun."

I agree. As long as I can sleep a bit after I obtain my ticket, it's generally always been a positive experience.

brdway411 said: "Tomorrow is the first rush. Anyone going?"

Nope, I am not going to enjoy there. But all the best for you. Have a very good day!

First people got there today at 6am. Second people got there at 7am. Most people arrived between 7:30-8:30. By the time the box office opened it was over easily 30 people in line. Not everyone got rush. I’d say maybe the first 20ish people did. After Rush there were apparently some $99 partial view seats.


if you plan on doing this it looks like you should arrive between 7-8