Spring Awakening Will Put Audience in Middle of Action; Student Rush Also Offered

The producers of the new Broadway musical Spring Awakening confirmed Oct. 30 that the production at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre will follow the show's Off-Broadway precedent of placing audience members in a limited number of on-stage seats.

At Broadway's Eugene O'Neill, 25 seats priced at $31.25 will put playgoers in the heart of the experience (although there is no physical audience participation).
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Theatregoers can purchase these unique seats in advance (at the box office only) but there are special requirements:

*As members of the onstage audience, it is necessary to be seated before the show begins.

*Since some of the show's action takes place throughout the seating area, the Spring Awakening company has purchased lockers backstage for the onstage theatergoers. These lockers will be for storage of personal items; large coats, bags, etc. which must be placed in the lockers prior to the start of the performance in order to keep the seating area and pathways clear.
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In addition to the discounted onstage seats at every performance, Spring Awakening will also have a Student Rush ticket policy on the day of performance, with those tickets priced at $25. Rush seats are available only at the box office.

Spring Awakening Will Put Audience in Middle of Action; Student Rush Also Offered

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Updated On: 10/30/06 at 12:09 PM

These are going to sell out the wazoo! Available in advance, $31.25 each!

Out of towners...get to the box office the first day it opens, 'cause there are million of queens around here who are going to buy these out on the first day.

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Updated On: 10/30/06 at 12:14 PM

Wait, aren't tickets on sale already?

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While I think it would be interesting, I think i'd rather see the show as it was meant to be seen - from the audience. Although it's tempting to get an onstage ticket just so I can see the backstage area where the lockers are - ha.

I wonder if they are still going to be those hard uncomfortable chairs that they had downtown.

I asked in the box office on Saturday....they said that they're going on sale in the near future, but not immediately. They have an idea about how many seats there will be but it still hasn't been built. Check back in a week or two, they said.

Where are the seats on the stage, exactly? Are the upstage facing straight out into the audience, or are they on a side? Are those seats lit? How many people were seated onstage off-bway?

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Picked up my ticket for the on stage section today. They're on the right and left, facing the action. The first rows of each on stage, the next two on risers. You get a warning sheet with each:
1. late arrivals will be seated at intermission
2. personal belongings must be stored in backstage lockers
3. Playbills will be given out following the show
4. go to the bathroom before the show or during the intermission
5. no recording/cell phones (as usual)
6. "These seats offer a side/rear-view of some of the performance. Some aspects of the production may be obstructed."

For $31, how can you go wrong?

So far, they've got a lot of on stage seats available. Not selling out at all. Yet.

Do you need to buy them (the onstage ones) in person? Or can you call and do it over the phone?

What is the show really about I like the song the bitch of life though.

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