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SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 6/7/2013

By: Jun. 07, 2013
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Below is BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies updated on 6/7/2013. For more information, visit BroadwayWorld.com's Show Listings.

Annie

Theater: Palace Theatre - 1564 Broadway at 47th

ANNIE will offer $40 General Rush tickets. Please note that the daily ticket lottery, drawn two hours before show time, will be discontinued. A limited number of $40 rush tickets (including facility fee) will be available for purchase in person at the Palace Theatre box office (1564 Broadway at 47th Street) when it opens for that day's performance(s) only. There is a limit of two tickets per person. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances.


Chicago

Theater: Ambassador Theatre - 215 W. 49th St.

General Rush:
A limited number of $31.50 front row tickets will be sold on the day of the performance when the box office opens. Subject to availability. Not available for Saturday evenings. Limit 2 per person.

Standing Room:
$26.50 Standing Room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. Tickets are available only at the box office. Limit two tickets per person.


Cinderella

Theater: Broadway Theatre - 1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.)

Student rush tickets will be available for performances Mondays through Thursdays, throughout the day of the show only at the Broadway Theatre Box Office (1681 Broadway at 53 St.). Students with a valid student ID may purchase one ticket for $32 (includes $2 facilities fee). Student rush tickets are subject to availability, with seating locations at the discretion of the box office.


I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers

Theater: Booth Theatre - 222 W. 45th St.

A limited number of $35 rush tickets (including facility fee) will be available for purchase in-person at the Booth Theatre box office (222 West 45th Street) when it opens for that day's performance(s) only. There is a limit of two tickets per person. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances.


Jersey Boys

Theater: August Wilson Theatre - 245 W. 52nd St.

Student Rush:
Jersey Boys offers a limited number of Student Rush tickets per performance. Rush tickets are $27 each, cash only, and available at the box office on the day of the performance beginning at 10:00 AM. Two kinds of photo ID must be shown: a non-expired full time student ID, as well as a government issued photo ID, drivers license or passport. Limit 2 tickets per person per 30 day period. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances. Locations may be partial view.

Standing Room:
$27 standing room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. Tickets are available only at the box office. Limit 1 ticket per person. Cash only.


Kinky Boots

Theater: Al Hirschfeld Theatre - 302 W. 45th St.

Rush tickets available at 10AM (or Sunday at noon) on day of performance, when box office opens, at box office only. No student ID required. Maximum two tickets per person. Price: $37.00 ($35 + $2 facility fee).


Lucky Guy

Theater: Broadhurst Theatre - 235 W. 44th St.

A minimum of 20 student rush tickets will be available for purchase for $35 for the first preview performance on Friday, March 1 and for Monday through Thursday evening and Wednesday matinee performances beginning March 4. Student rush tickets will be available at the Broadhurst Theatre when it opens for that day's performance(s) only. Limit of one ticket per person with a valid student ID. Seating locations are at the discretion of the box office.

Standing room tickets for $27 will be available at the box office 90 minutes prior to curtain, only when the performance is sold out.


Macbeth

Theater: Ethel Barrymore Theatre - 243 W. 47th St.

Each morning when the Ethel Barrymore Theatre Box Office opens (10 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 p.m. Sun.), a limited number of rush tickets will be available for that day's performance for patrons under the age of 30.
All rush tickets are $30 each (price includes a $2 facility fee) and a valid ID with date-of-birth must be presented at the time of purchase. There is a limit of one ticket per ID. Rush tickets can only be purchased in-person at the theater box office.


Mamma Mia!

Theater: Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre - 1634 Broadway at 51st St.

Student Rush:
$31.50 tickets are available day-of only at the box office, subject to availability. Only available on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Open only to current students. Tickets are available when the box office opens. Limit 2 tickets per valid ID.

Standing Room:
$21.25 standing room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. Tickets are available only at the box office, and go on sale two hours before the performance. Limit two tickets per person.


Matilda The Musical

Theater: Shubert Theatre - 225 West 44th St.

A minimum of 20 tickets will be sold via lottery for each performance of MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Beginning two-and-a-half hours before every performance, patrons are invited to enter the lottery; winners will be drawn two hours before each performance. Each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Entries will be collected and names will be drawn at random. Winners will be able to then purchase tickets at $27 each. Cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Subject to availability. Seat locations may be partial view. There will be no lottery for the matinees on May 11, 12, 18 or 19, 2013.


Newsies

Theater: Nederlander Theatre - 208 W. 41st St.


General Lottery:

A limited number of orchestra tickets to Newsies will be available via lottery at The Nederlander Theatre beginning March 15th. Beginning two and a half hours before every performance, patrons are invited to enter the lottery; winners will be drawn two hours before each performance. Winners may then purchase up to two $30.00 cash only tickets to that day's performance. Winners must be present with valid identification at the time of the drawing.


Nice Work If You Can Get It

Theater: Imperial Theatre - 249 West 45th St.

A limited number of $36.50 student rush tickets will be available for purchase in-person at the Imperial Theatre box office (249 West 45th Street) when it opens for that day's performance only. There is a limit of one ticket per person with a valid student ID. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances. Seat locations may be partial view.


Once

Theater: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre - 242 W. 45th St.

A limited number of general rush seats will be sold for each performance, on the day of the show only, when the box office opens. On 2-show days, rush tickets for both shows will be sold when the box office opens.

Rush tickets will be $26.50, and locations will be at the theatre's discretion. Rush tickets can be purchased by cash or charge at the box office. Each patron in line may purchase a maximum of two (2) tickets.


Pippin

Theater: Music Box Theatre - 239 West 45th St.

A limited number of $37.00 rush tickets will be available for purchase in-person at the Music Theatre box office (239 West 45th Street) when it opens at 10am (Noon on Sundays) for that daya€™s performance only. There is a limit of one ticket per person. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances. Cash or Credit is accepted.


Rock of Ages

Theater: Helen Hayes Theatre - 240 W. 44th St.

Student Rush: $32 - available day of show when box office opens, subject to availability. Must show student ID. Only two tickets per student ID. Cash only.


Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark

Theater: Foxwoods Theatre - 213 W. 42nd St.

General Rush:
A limited number of $39 rush tickets are available each morning at the Foxwoods Box Office. Ticket limit is 2 per person and tickets may not be available at every performance.


The Book of Mormon

Theater: Eugene O'Neill Theatre - 230 W. 49th St.

Lottery:
A limited number of tickets for each performance will be sold through the lottery. Entries will be accepted at the box office beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance; each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $32 each. Only one entry is allowed per person. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability.


The Lion King

Theater: Minskoff Theatre - 200 W. 45th St.


The Phantom of the Opera

Theater: Majestic Theatre - 245 West 44th St.

General Rush:
Tickets in the last two rows of the Rear Mezzanine are $26.25 for Monday through Thursday performances. These tickets may be purchased through Telecharge or at the box office.

Standing Room:
$26.25 standing room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. Tickets are available only at the box office. Limit two tickets per person. 28 standing room positions available.


Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Theater: John Golden Theatre - 252 W. 45th St.

A number of $37 tickets will be made available for each performance for patrons aged thirty-five and younger. These tickets must be purchased day-of, in-person at the box office and are subject to availability. Valid photo I.D. will be required, and patrons are limited to two rush tickets per performance.


Wicked

Theater: George Gershwin Theatre - 222 W. 51st St.

Lottery:
2.5 hours prior to show time (11:30 AM for 2 PM matinees; 12:30 PM for 3 PM matinees; 4:30 PM for 7 PM performances; 5:30 PM for 8 PM performances), patrons who present themselves at the Gershwin Theatre box office will have their names placed in a hat. 30 minutes later, names will be drawn for 26 front-row seats at $26.50 each. This lottery is only available in-person at the box office, with a limit of 2 tickets per valid ID. Cash only.








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