I'm planning on seeing this on a Saturday in 2-3 weeks. How has the lotto been for the mat or evening? Or should I just buy the rear mezz seats in advance?
I won the lotto on a Wednesday (the second preview to be exact) and it wasn't too bad, I would guess about 1/4th to 1/3rd of the people there got seats. Not sure if the weekends are any different one way or the other. So I think you'll have at least a chance for the lotto, and if you don't win, they have lotto loser seats which I think will go for a little cheaper than the rear mezzanine seats you have in mind.
Won the lotto this past Sunday matinee which was also the Broadway Flea Market. There were around 100 people there I'm guessing. There were 3 people in my group and the lotto loser seats was $60, seat row L, side orchestra. The lottery seats were in the box but I know some winners were front row.
Ohhh yeah, I was going to ask if they did lotto loser seats too - good to know! I think I'll just enter the lotto then. If they still offered lotto loser seats when 100 people showed up, I think I'll still have a good chance at least getting that.