Understudy Joined: 2/28/08
I did Saturday. Around 12:30 for the matinee. Got seat E9 ~ which was slightly partail ~ only missed a couple of entranxes on that side during the fisst Act I.
Last Sunday I rushed around 1:30 for a 2:00. I was on the very far left, had a little trouble seeing, but it wasn't bad.
Last Tuesday I showed up at the box office two hours before the show and got great seats for myself and three friends.
It was so good, I didn't even care that we couldn't get tickets to Speed-the-Plow, our first choice.
How does the rush work? is it 2 hours before the show, or can you buy them as soon as the BO opens?
I rushed yesterday (Sunday matinee), got there at 11:15, was the first person on line, got Front Row -- right Orchestra, Row B, Seat 2 (Aisle).
By the time box office opened at 12, there was about 8 people behind me.
So are the rush seats just what they have available? Like do they just keep giving away seats until they have nothing left? Or do they ever actually run out of seats?
Will there be rush for the final performance? I won't be able to see it until the day it closes.
Leading Actor Joined: 10/13/06
I also would be grateful for any info about where the rush seats are (especially) and whether they still have them near showtime.
Stand-by Joined: 3/20/08
Depends on the day for availability and going within 30 min of showtime is dicey. The rush seats are where rush/ lotto seats generally are, i.e. the front two rows. I was on extreme stage right/ house left. The stage comes out pretty far so you are within a yard of the stage. Technically they would be partial view but you only miss some entrances and exits and none of the action.
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