Tickets Sold Via Lotteries

[RumTumJM]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 12:50am

Forgive me if this has been covered before. BUT...

Has anyone gotten rather good...or even excellent seats...from a show lottery?

Also, is it safe to assume that one would get better seats from a lottery for performance that have sold (at least somewhat) poorly? Are there any seats that are never sold through a lottery, regardless of how well the performance has sold?

Updated On: 11/1/22 at 12:50 AM

[josibroadwayfan2]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 1:33am

I have had some really good seats I won via lottery.

Phantom of the Opera- Second Row Right Side Orchestra seat on the aisle

Hamilton- Second row Center Orchestra

Come From Away- Second row Center Orchestra

I have won a lot of other lotteries but these were the best seats that I have had. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 6:36am

Usually the lottery seats for A STRANGE LOOP are front row center orchestra, which is fine for me, but for the shorties - not so much since the stage is high.

I honestly prefer rush (and usually in-person) because I can sometimes use my height (I’m 6’8) to negotiate my seat and shows that are looking to push tickets would sometimes rather make the sale than hold fast to whatever seats are specifically blocked for rush. (This doesn’t mean I’m getting the best seats in the house, but more like an aisle or box seat to accommodate my legs)

[gibsons2]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 7:15am

I'm a cheap theater goer, so some of the best seats I sat in were through lottery. 

DEH - row K center middle orchestra 

Diana - first orchestra row, center

Aladdin- third row center orchestra. I think this was the best seat I had in a Broadway theater ever

Six - box seats and the view is excellent 

Little Shop - third row side, no bad seats in that theater, really

Hamilton - first row, but the best view was when I saw it from center orchestra row N 

BOM - box seat, but I didn't feel I had a partial view

[TarHeelAlan]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 7:50am

I've never won a lottery on Broadway, but at the Kennedy Center I've won:

Hamilton: Center Orchestra, Row E first row center $10

Hamilton: Right Orchestra, Row E first row on the aisle $10 (first time seeing the show, it was quite an experience)

Dear Evan Hansen: Right Orchestra, Row G $25 (all the way to the side, would probably be sold as partial view)

[Tuna2]

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

American Utopia - Last row, center balcony, aisle seat.

Dear Evan Hansen - First row, left orchestra, aisle seat.

Book Of Mormon - First row, center orchestra.

The Minutes - Left mezzanine, middle of the section.

Girl From The North Country - Right mezzanine, middle of the section.

Moulin Rouge - Center mezzanine, aisle seat, half way up.

All these were great seats!!

 

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 2:38pm

Wicked-row CC in the orchestra, seat 5. It was right there on the left, basically a row back from the front row. Excellent even if I could not see faces during "thank goodness" and "for good"

 

Kinky Boots-Left orchestra front row. Perfect view 

Phantom- Phantom lottery seats are incredible. Usually when I've won they've been in the first few rows of the orchestra. One time I was actually front row on the left-it was incredible. I could have touched the stage if I wanted. 

Hadestown- Back of the orchestra, but not bad at ALL. So much better than I thought. 

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 3:42pm

Dear Evan Hansen’s lottery seat was front row left orchestra was amazing for me! Getting spit on by Ben Platt was not as amazing but that was the price to pay for seeing everybody’s facial expressions up close. I general I love being up close to shows, so lottery and rush being front row is no issue luckily! 

Company’s lottery I believe placed me left orchestra row K or so, which was amazing view. It was absolutely gorgeous. I typically only see shows through lottery or rush, with very very few exceptions. The only truly terrible seats I’ve had were A Strange Loop (Should not have been a seat at that point, I couldn’t see the 6th thought box), Harry Potter (Way too far, could barely see much), and in general the Lyceum Balcony.

[spicemonkey]

Posted: 11/1/22 at 4:14pm

I got pretty good lotto seats for 

The Music Man (when Max was on in June) aisle seat in mid orchestra 

Little Shop: third row dead center. 
Six: again aisle seat mid orchestra

[Bikehikerun87]

Posted: 11/19/22 at 6:06pm

Hi all! 

Can anyone report on where seats will likely be for the BroadwayDirect wicked lottery? Thanks!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/19/22 at 8:23pm

THE CHER SHOW.  Orchestra Left, first row center aisle seat for $20. Last week of previews and a packed house.


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