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#103
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:33pm
Ok I am sosososososososo sorry to keep asking questions! I wanted to know if this plan would be possible. My mom would leave with me at the house at 5 AM, get into the city at 5:45 AM, and wait on the line. My friends can't get into the city until an hour later. Then when they come in (there is only 2 of them) they switch the place with my mom on the line and she drives home. That way we will be able to see the earlier show. Would the fans totally go crazy and not let them swap or would they be more lenient? Just wondering....
#104
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:38pm
Each person in line is allowed to buy up to two tickets.
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#105
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:42pm
yeah, but my mom doesnt want to wait on the line that long with me.
#106
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:42pm
Seeing as how your friends' arrival is not going to cause you to get any more tickets than you already were, you should be fine.
If the wristband guy comes, make sure your mom doesn't put hers on.
If the wristband guy comes, make sure your mom doesn't put hers on.
#107
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:44pm
Ok thanks!
Who is the "wristband guy"?
Sorry if I sound stupid....
Who is the "wristband guy"?
Sorry if I sound stupid....
#108
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:51pm
Seeing as how your friends' arrival is not going to cause you to get any more tickets than you already were, you should be fine.
Actually, I read it as the swapping out of 1 mom with 2 friends, ("Then when they come in (there is only 2 of them) they switch the place with my mom..."), which *would* allow them to get more tickets.
Actually, I read it as the swapping out of 1 mom with 2 friends, ("Then when they come in (there is only 2 of them) they switch the place with my mom..."), which *would* allow them to get more tickets.
#109
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:52pm
Yes, that's true, but it sounds like they're only getting 3 tickets altogether, which mother and daughter could have done.
#110
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:55pm
Yeah, sorry I should have said that earlier. I would buy one and my other friend would buy two (or opposite). My extra friend would just wait on line with us.
Again, who is the "wristband guy"?
Again, who is the "wristband guy"?
#111
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:57pm
Just let the people around you know what's going on when you get there and it should be fine. As long as you're upfront with them, people are generally pretty understanding. Or at least that's been my experience.
#112
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:57pm
He's the guy who will walk down the line handing out the wristbands. Usually has a Shubert Security jacket on. I couldn't tell you much more about him.
#113
Posted: 7/20/09 at 4:59pm
Ok thank you guys SO MUCH! (:
Also, that will be early enough to get 2:30 tickets, right?
Also, that will be early enough to get 2:30 tickets, right?
#114
Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:02pm
There is no 2:30 performance. Saturday matinees begin at 2:00, and Sunday matinees begin at 3:00.
Updated On: 7/20/09 at 05:02 PM
#116
Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:08pm
Oh yeah, my bad!
Thanks and I am so excited. I saw the show for the first time a month and a half ago, and I have been in love with it ever since. I got my friends interested and they wanted to see it.
Thanks again for all the help and sorry for the amount of questions I asked!
Thanks and I am so excited. I saw the show for the first time a month and a half ago, and I have been in love with it ever since. I got my friends interested and they wanted to see it.
Thanks again for all the help and sorry for the amount of questions I asked!
#117
Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:24pm
Anyone else joining me tomorrow am? I'll be there by 6! (I just wish my bus from Jersey left earlier....) if you have any desire to respond, PM me so we don't clog up the board!
"I've never encountered such religiously, you know, loyal fans as Broadway musical theater fans. It's amazing."
--Allison Janney
#118
Posted: 7/20/09 at 5:36pm
Do you not think the rush line helps build interest for the show? If Mr and Mrs tourist walk past the theatre at 9:30 or so and see 50+ people waiting outside the box office they might think... Hmmm, this must be good, lets try and get tickets.
Its a good thing for the show that so many people line up for these rush tickets.
Its a good thing for the show that so many people line up for these rush tickets.
#119
Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:47pm
Hey just throwing this out there but my two friends got there 9:40ish yesterday for tickets to the Sun matinee and were still able to get them (boxes but tickets nonetheless), they said they were two of the last people to get them, so maybe 2 show days allow for later arrival
#120
Posted: 7/21/09 at 6:42am
I got here at 6:05, and I'm 8th in line (11th ticket). No one showed up til 6:40. And now there are only 2 people behind me. It may be because of the rain, but that's what it's like today!
"I've never encountered such religiously, you know, loyal fans as Broadway musical theater fans. It's amazing."
--Allison Janney
#121
Posted: 7/21/09 at 7:04am
Out of curiosity what are you using to post? iPhone?
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#122
Posted: 7/21/09 at 7:38am
Yeah, this past Sunday there would have been tickets. The crowd didn't build until later...like after 8 or so.
MarkE ~ I agree. I have talked to so many people when I've been waiting on the rush line who walk by and ask what the line is for. The inevitable next question is "The show it that good?" which gives the perfect opening to talk the show up. And more than once the people have either gotten on the line then or decided to get tickets later as I've seen them at the show. One couple even found me outside after the show and thanked me for recommending it.
Does a lottery and that crowd garner attention? Yes, a crowd will always garner attention. But I think you're more likely to get the "The show is that good?" reaction and interest level from people seeing people willing to get up and wait for tickets.
A note about the wrist bands... You don't put them on. You hold onto it and give it to the person in the box office when you get your tickets.
MarkE ~ I agree. I have talked to so many people when I've been waiting on the rush line who walk by and ask what the line is for. The inevitable next question is "The show it that good?" which gives the perfect opening to talk the show up. And more than once the people have either gotten on the line then or decided to get tickets later as I've seen them at the show. One couple even found me outside after the show and thanked me for recommending it.
Does a lottery and that crowd garner attention? Yes, a crowd will always garner attention. But I think you're more likely to get the "The show is that good?" reaction and interest level from people seeing people willing to get up and wait for tickets.
A note about the wrist bands... You don't put them on. You hold onto it and give it to the person in the box office when you get your tickets.
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#123
Posted: 7/21/09 at 9:17am
Yep, I use my iPhone! :)
"I've never encountered such religiously, you know, loyal fans as Broadway musical theater fans. It's amazing."
--Allison Janney
#124
A note about the wrist bands... You don't put them on. You hold onto it and give it to the person in the box office when you get your tickets.
I didn't have to give my wristband to anyone when I rushed the show a few weeks ago. In fact, no one really even looked at it.
Posted: 7/21/09 at 9:48am
A note about the wrist bands... You don't put them on. You hold onto it and give it to the person in the box office when you get your tickets.
I didn't have to give my wristband to anyone when I rushed the show a few weeks ago. In fact, no one really even looked at it.
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