Rush/Lotto help for next week!!

A lot of these depend on the days when you'll be rushing. How to Succeed and Spiderman are popular rushes, so I would save those for a week day rather than the weekend. I pass by the Spiderman rush line every morning on my way to work around 9:30 and it's usually stretching down the block. No idea how many get tickets, but I would say get there early. And I've done How to Succeed arriving at 8 am on a Saturday morning (when there were two shows that day). I was about 15 people back but got tickets for the evening's performance. 8 should be fine, but you never know. (I have a friend who just texted from the How to Succeed line at 8:15 on a Friday morning and she said the line is short).

I would try Anything Goes or Wonderland for rush after the box office opens. If Anything Goes is out of general rush tickets, they still have a student rush for half-price seats half an hour to curtain. It's worth a try, maybe if Book of Mormon standing rom doesn't work out. I have no evidence, but I doubt it'd be hard to snag a Wonderland ticket late in the day.

Here's a link to the best Catch Me If You Can discount I know of: http://www.broadwaybox.com/shows/catch_me_if_you_can_nyc_tickets.aspx

Hope this helps a little! Enjoy your trip and all your shows!

How to Succeed seems to always do rush. Someone on the other thread said they went last Saturday and got their just before 8 and was about 50th in line.

Thanks for all the tips! Very much appreciated

I see Mormon is starting at 7pm next week most nights, going to try and go as early as I can in the week to give myself plenty of chances. I really don't mind standing it's more of a case if I can actually get them!

Also, the only show on a Sunday night I'd really be interested in seeing is American Idiot. I saw it last year, do they still do the lotto loser seats after the lottery just in case?

I saw How to Succeed on a Tuesday fairly early in previews and I was about 20th in line and had no problem getting tickets. The line was fairly long and it seemed that a lot of people behind me got tickets as well. I got there at about 9 am but I really think it depends on the day over there.

Is the standing tickets one per person for Book of Mormon?? Or can you get two? Thanks for the heads up. I've ruled out winning lotto just due to the number of people entering but don't mind waiting a few hours in line for the standing tickets. If it is two per person though I'd rather just tell my mum to head off shopping and make the most of her time.

Hey Mark--

I went to see Bengal Tiger on a Wednesday and there weren't even enough people for the lotto so they sold the front row seats for $27; during a weekday that's a good bet. High with Kathleen Turner is doing a rush for kids from 17-21, 2 tix per, front row and it's a really low stage; people on this board are saying it's a shocking play but really good.

I rushed How to Succeed on a Saturday and I agree that you have an edge because it's a two-show day, just like a Wednesday would be. Really a fun show!

Catch Me won't do rush but is usually on TKTS, I think.

Wonderland is a complete train wreck of a show according to everybody here who's seen it.

And Book of Mormon is unbelievably good, just like everyone is saying

Good luck and enjoy!

When I did standing room for Book of Mormon for the last preview Wednesday night, I got there around 5 and was 6th in line. Apparently it's gotten harder to get, but you can be in line for standing room and put your name in the lottery (as long as you have someone hold your spot). And the show is certainly well worth seeing. Standing room affords a great view. And, if you are close enough up in line, request to be near 108/109, which is where I was and is dead center. They tried to put me all the way on the side but I asked for a more central seat.

As for Anything Goes, if you're willing to splurge a little, the student rush is half-price whatever's left 3 hrs. prior to the show. The general rush had a line going when I walked by it before 10 on Wednesday, and those seats are in the back of the orchestra and mezz anyway. For only about $62-$64 you get best available. I walked up at 5:00 Thursday for the 8:00 performance and got first row. You can get 2 tickets, I believe, and your location will be primo. It's also a really enjoyable show.

Catch Me still doesn't have rush (I checked yesterday again), but it has been on TKTS and is very worth it as well.

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