Posted: 7/30/18 at 7:48pm
Hi all! I'm headed to NYC with 3 friends to see a show this Wed.. TDF doesn't have anything great offered for that day. In your experience, which shows would we be most likely to get rush or lottery seats if we opt for trying that over TKTS? (No desire to see Head Over Heels or Getting the Band Back Together.)
Updated On: 7/30/18 at 07:48 PM
Posted: 7/30/18 at 8:20pm
Posted: 7/30/18 at 10:47pm
TPTGW had a super easy rush when I went on a saturday - I just popped in right when the BO opened. The seats were $45 and I ended up with phenomenal 6th row orchestra seats
Posted: 7/30/18 at 11:28pm
Posted: 7/31/18 at 12:18am
BroadwayNoob said: "TPTGW had a super easy rush when I went on a saturday - I just popped in right when the BO opened. The seats were $45 and I ended up with phenomenal6th row orchestra seats"
Their rush tickets were $30 when i went last November. Sounds like they bumped it to $45. It's a great show and still a decent deal but that's quite a jump.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 2:00am
I walked up to SpongeBob and scored a $30 Rear Mezz ticket on an aisle. 5 minutes before the show! This was last Friday night.
Several months ago, I was able to get $30 balcony tix for The Play that Goes Wrong (which is an amazing show--funniest play I've ever seen) by just walking up as well.
If you go to shows that are low BO or closing soon, you can frequently get a cheap ticket!
Posted: 7/31/18 at 10:17am
Mean Girls has an in-person lottery, as well. Not sure if it's picked up during the summer, but it wasn't too crazy in the spring. Plus the seats are in the front row AND it happens 30 minutes before the OOTI lottery, so you can try both in the same day.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 11:44am
Posted: 7/31/18 at 11:50am
haterobics said: "Mean Girls has an in-person lottery, as well. Not sure if it's picked up during the summer, but it wasn't too crazy in the spring. Plus the seats are in the front row AND it happens 30 minutes before the OOTI lottery, so you can try both in the same day."
I read on another post that the Mean Girls lottery generated a huge crowd.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 11:52am
BroadwayNoob said: "TPTGW had a super easy rush when I went on a saturday - I just popped in right when the BO opened. The seats were $45 and I ended up with phenomenal6th row orchestra seats"
We were planning for a matinee and TPTGW only has an evening show. I do plan on seeing it before it leaves BW - will probably buy through my TDF membership.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 11:52am
I haven't been back, since I won on my first try, so I can't say... but if you're doing OOTI anyway, may as well try this one beforehand. No matter how big the crowd is, you have the same odds as everyone, and still better odds than most digital lotteries.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 11:54am
KFC1991 said: "Carousel is an easy rush. I think it's well worth $40."
One person in the group doesn't want to see Carousel.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 11:58am
aprilmom said: "KFC1991 said: "Carousel is an easy rush. I think it's well worth $40."
One person in the group doesn't want to see Carousel."
This person has good taste.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 12:05pm
How many are in the group? That might also rule out lotteries, if you need multiple winners to all get in... although OOTI was pretty good about lottery loser seats in the past for only $10 more.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 1:15pm
IdinaBellFoster said: "aprilmom said: "KFC1991 said: "Carousel is an easy rush. I think it's well worth $40."
One person in the group doesn't want to see Carousel."
This person has good taste."
LOL
Posted: 7/31/18 at 1:16pm
haterobics said: "How many are in the group? That might also rule out lotteries, if you need multiple winners to all get in... although OOTI was pretty good about lottery loser seats in the past for only $10 more."
Four
Posted: 7/31/18 at 11:02pm
Posted: 8/1/18 at 9:44pm
TKTS didn't have much that we could agree on so we split up - 2 of us waited on the Hamilton cancellation line; 2 waited for Rush tickets at Hello, Dolly. Dolly came through first so that's what we saw. $69 for first mezz with a slightly obstructed view. We thought that was pretty good considering Bette was playing Dolly in this performance.
