RENT tour not having lottery?

[Fiyero13]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 8:25pm

Is the RENT lottery not having lottery, because front row seats are for sale

[timote316]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 9:58pm

It's up to the individual touring venues.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 10:31pm

I know that when RENT came to Richmond, VA, it had a lottery.. and NO ONE knew about it! so me and my friends won very easily

[winston89]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 10:52pm

Like every other touring show it will depend on the venue. When it comes to things like student rush and lotto it depends on the venue as to if they want to have it or not.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 11:21pm

Every production of Rent, with the exception of maybe one or two (years ago in CA and that was a specific issue), in 12+ years, had rush seats. Sometimes it is a lottery, sometimes a line. That is the part that is left up to the venue. If they're selling front row seats, then, depending on the theatre, it's possible that they plan to cover the pit and set up temporary seats there, or, they could be placing rush seats elsewhere in the theatre. In any case, there will be rush seats. What theatre is it?

[jennamajig]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 12:22am

When they were in Boston in 2004 (if I am remembering my years right), they covered up the pit at the Wang for the rush seats, so they were given different row numbers that didn't normally exist.

Ah, I remember that rush...my only overnight rush experience. Got there at 8:00 pm the night before with my bag and blankets to be like number 20 online. And managed to land a free ticket into the 2nd act of the show that evening, too.

When Rent came back to Boston a couple of year later, though, to the Shubert, it still had rush, but different experience. I was first online around 4 for a Sat show (though a group showed up shortly after me) and during the week I got rush tickets getting online at 7:30 a.m.

That was the last time I saw the show. Yes, I was a Renthead once upon a time...

[fanadu1996]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:24am

it is CONTRACTUAL that the theatre must offer a rush or lottery.
there will be a lottery.

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 11:14am

When RENT was in Denver, it was up to the production, not the venue. We had a problem with some people in line and we had to complain to the people with the production. Our people had control over it. We had to submit our complaint and they gave it to the staff with the show who came out to the box office way after the problem happened.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 11:18am

It is almost always NOT up to the venue...the show determines the rush policy at the theatre. Call your local box office and they will tell you the same.

Updated On: 11/22/08 at 11:18 AM

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 11:24am

Phantom, that's what we were told and I confirmed it with the people at DCA.

[Fiyero13]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 11:35am

Its at the hobby center, i'm debating about whether to get tickets now or to just do the lottery

are tickets selling out in other places?

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:21pm

It doesn't get to Denver until June. Tix aren't on sale here yet. I would assume that with the economy, the lotto lines may be big.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:28pm

Sorry uncageg...I didn't pay attention to your post.

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 1:35pm

Oh, not a problem. I was actually agreeing with what you posted as you actually backed up my 1st post.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 11/22/08 at 2:04pm

Having a rush policy is included in the tech rider and contract when the tour is negotiated with individual venues. How the rush policy is handled is almost always finally determined by the theatre admin. itself, often in conjunction with the people running the tour. If there is some sort of problem with the actual policy pertaining to the line or lotto during the actual run, then yes, the tour manager may be involved in the attempt to solve the problem, but the actual line vs. lotto debate is not such an issue. This is determined prior to the tour arriving in town and is usually public knowledge at some point during the previous week.

Most cities have a line, and always have. There are a few venues which have occasionally/usually utilized lotto and sometimes that is due to the area that the theatre is in, or simply a question of not being able/willing to accomodate a line. Some venues utilize a mix of lotto and line during the same run, e.g., D.C has almost always done this. Most tour stops, though, are a line and, to get back to the OP, yes, there will be rush, unless, of course, the tour adds a stop in the mountains of northern California (I think Arcata was the stop), and that's where you're planning on seeing it. Both are unlikely scenarios.