Wicked, The Lion King, and Spiderman Question

[blacktie]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 5:08pm

Hi,

I'll be visiting from there next week from Florida. What is the rush crowd like for these shows on the weekends?

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 5:15pm

WICKED is insane...no matter what day of the week but weekends are usually the busiest haha

LION KING is pretty busy too but I'm not sure to what extent

SPIDER-MAN might be less busy, but that depends on the influx of tourists haha

[misto625]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 7:30pm

Lion King has rush?

[wicked4l]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 7:42pm

Wicked has $25 Lottery front row- always packed
Lion King has NO rush, lottery, etc.
Spidey has $30 rush, pretty crowded too!

[Katurian2]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 7:48pm

Don't even waste time trying for Wicked if you're in from out of town. I live here, I've played it 28 times now, and have only won once. And that's not even the worst statistic I've heard- many people have worse track records than that! It really is incredibly difficult.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 7:51pm

Forgive me for my ignorance, but how does lottery work? Obviously the thing of a lottery is basically pulling names out of a hat, but do you have to pay anything upfront? Do you get it back?

West-End shows generally don't have lotteries, and i've certainly never played them, so...

[Outgoing]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 7:59pm

For the Wicked lottery, it's free to enter your name. You only pay if you win. You can get one or two tickets at $25.00/each. Sign up is 2.5 hours prior to curtain. They pull names right at 2 hours prior.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 8:03pm

Thanks :)

Is it roughly the same for most other B'Way shows?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 8:10pm

Yes...the only things that vary: how much the tickets cost and how much before curtain they begin sign ups.

(I've never won a single lottery!)

[blacktie]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 9:56pm

Thanks!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/14/11 at 9:59pm

Wicked's lotto tickets actually cost $26.25, cash only. A small difference, but important if someone was bringing exact change.

[blacktie]

Posted: 1/16/11 at 9:47pm

Another question...how is the view in the box seats in the flying circle?