broadway plays rush...

[TRE]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:29pm

which broadway plays would be easy to get 2 rush tickets for at about 12:30 on a wednesday? i'm trying the wicked lotto with my dad and need a back up. we already have seen most of the musicals that offer rush, so i was curious how easy some of the plays were.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:30pm

Inishmore seems easiest.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:30pm

Try "Bridge & Tunnel".

[TRE]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:31pm

really inishmore is easy???

[mabel]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:32pm

I'd say Inishmore is your best bet. I think History Boys would probably be doable for a Wednesday, but chances are, the seats will be VERY obstructed, and they really aren't worth it (1/4 the price for 1/4 the view!). I'd definitely go for Inishmore.

Bridge and Tunnel is also well worth a visit, as SNL pointed out, and from what I gather, it shouldn't be too difficult to get rush tix for.

ETA: Inishmore shouldn't be tough to get at all. I went yesterday and the mezz was 1/2 empty. I also went on a Friday night a while ago and got tix pretty late in the afternoon.

Updated On: 7/31/06 at 10:32 PM

[TRE]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:37pm

awesome, thank you!

[TRE]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:39pm

oh, history boys seats are awful? are they always awful?

is tarzan sold out fast on a wednesday?
Updated On: 7/31/06 at 10:39 PM

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:39pm

I appologize for threadjacking...

Are the student Rush seats for Inishmore good? How much are they? What time do they go on sale on Saturday and Sunday?

Thank you!

[mabel]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 10:52pm

I could be wrong, but from what I gather, all of what they're holding for rush now are VERY obstructed. You know, if you don't mind potentially wasting a bit of time, you could try your luck and see what's available at History Boys for rush. If they're crap, you'd have no problem skipping over to Inishmore and getting rush there at 10:30 or whatever the time would be, getting out of THB. Just ask where the rush seats are, and especially if they're on the far house right side near the front orchestra, I honestly wouldn't bother (and this is coming from a HUGE fan of the show). I'd suck it up and stand for the 2 hours 45 minutes before I'd sit in those seats again. I'm honestly don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that at least half of the stage is obstructed. Plus, if you're in those house right seats, whenever the piano is played it's really difficult to hear anything else (particularly sad to miss Samuel Barnett's numbers).

And re: Inishmore's seats, they're great! I've rushed it 3 times. The first time was in previews and I was in the orchestra, way on the side. The other two times were in the mezz in the side sections, but the view was wonderful. The time I went on a Friday, the theatre was full, so we had to stay where we were (in the last row of the mezz), but yesterday, we moved down to the third row of the mezz (could have sat in the 2nd row, but opted not to bother having someone right in front of us and left a row open).

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 7/31/06 at 11:30pm

Inishmore seems to be very easy. I got a rush ticket to a matinee in June about 40 minutes before curtain and was in the fourth row of the left mezzanine.