SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 8/10/2012
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 10, 2012
Below is BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies updated on 8/10/2012. For more information, visit BroadwayWorld.com's Show Listings.
An Enemy of the People
Theater: Samuel J. FriedmanTheatre - 261 W. 47th St.
Student Rush:
$27, cash or credit card. Open only to current students. Available when the box office opens, subject to availability. 2 tickets per ID. 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.
Clybourne Park
Theater: Walter KerrTheatre - 219 W. 48th St.
A limited number of general rush tickets will be available for all performances of Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Clybourne Park at the Walter Kerr, beginning previews tonight for a limited 16-week engagement (Opening Night is set for April 19). Rush tickets will be available on the day of the performance, at the Box Office beginning at 10:00 a.m. for $30. Limit 2 per customer.
End of the Rainbow
Theater: Belasco Theatre - 111 W. 44th St.
General Rush:
$31.50, cash or credit card accepted. Available when the box office opens, subject to availability. 2 tickets per person. Evita
Theater: Marquis Theatre - 1535 Broadway
Student Rush:
EVITA will offer student rush tickets at $38.00 for best available locations throughout the house. Student Rush tickets are subject to availability, and can be purchased when the box office opens at 10:00 a.m. for that day’s performance. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person with a valid college or high school student ID.
Ghost the Musical
Theater: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre - 205 W. 46th St.
A limited number of $25 tickets in the first and second rows of the Orchestra will be available through a lottery drawing for each performance beginning with the first preview on Thursday, March 15th. The lottery will open two and a half hours prior to each performance. The drawing will take place two hours prior to curtain giving all participants 30 minutes to enter the lottery. There is a limit of one entry per person, and two tickets per winner. Ghost The Musical lottery winners must be present at the time of the drawing and valid identification must be shown to purchase tickets. Only cash will be accepted to purchase lottery tickets. All winning entries will be checked for duplication and disqualified if more than one entry was submitted. Lottery tickets are subject to availability and will not be available on Ghost The Musical’s Opening Night, April 23, 2012.
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Theater: Gerald SchoenfeldTheatre - 236 West 45th St.
Student Rush:Tickets are $31.50, cash or credit card accepted. Open only to current students. Available when the box office opens, subject to availability. 1 tickets per ID.
Jersey Boys
Theater: August WilsonTheatre - 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.
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.
Mary Poppins
Theater: New Amsterdam Theatre - 214 West 42nd St.
Student Rush:
$30 tickets are available day-of only at the box office, subject to availability. Open to current college/university students. Limit 1 ticket per valid ID.
Standing Room:
$20 standing room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. These seats are partial view. Tickets are available only at the box office. Limit two tickets per person. Cash only.
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. JacobsTheatre - 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.
One Man, Two Guvnors
Theater: Music Box Theatre - 239 West 45th St.
General Rush:
$31.50, cash or credit card. Available when the box office opens. 1 ticket per person. Peter and the Starcatcher
Theater: Brooks AtkinsonTheatre - 256 W. 47th St.
$27, cash only. They begin taking names 2 hours before curtain. Winners are drawn 90 minutes before curtain. 2 tickets per person.
Rock of Ages
Theater: Helen Hayes Theatre - 240 W. 44th St.
Student Rush:
$36.50 tickets are available at the box office on the day of the performance. The seats are on the side in the orchestra and/or mezzanine, with partial views. Limit 2 tickets per student with a valid student ID. Cash only. Subject to availability.
Lottery:
Each performance day a limited number of $26.50 tickets will be available by lottery. The seats are in the front row and sides of the orchestra. Signup begins 2 hours prior to the performance. Winners are chosen 90 minutes before the performance. Limit 2 tickets per person.
Standing Room:
Patrons may purchase $26.50 standing room tickets, available when the box office opens. Limit two tickets per person.
Sister Act
Theater: Broadway Theatre - 1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.)
General Rush:
A limited number of $26.50 general rush tickets are available on the day of the performance beginning at 10am at the box office (12pm on Sundays). Ticket limit is 2 per person.
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 Big Knife
Theater: American Airlines Theatre - 229 W. 42nd St.
General Rush:
$21.50, cash or credit card. Open to everyone. Available when the box office opens, subject to availability. 2 tickets per person. Seats are located in the rear mezzanine.Student Rush: Starting 30 minutes before curtain, any remaining seats aresold for half-price to current students. 1 ticket per ID.
The Book of Mormon
Theater: Eugene O'NeillTheatre - 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 Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Theater: Richard RodgersTheatre - 226 W. 46th St.
Student Rush:
Student rush tickets, which are subject to availability, can be purchased for $37 each, one ticket per student ID and cash only. If available, tickets can be purchased the day of the performance starting at 5pm for evening performances and noon for matinees.
The Lion King
Theater: Minskoff Theatre - 200 W. 45th St.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Theater: Studio 54 - 254 W. 54th St.
General Rush:
$21.50, cash or credit card. Open to everyone. Available when the box office opens, subject to availability. 2 tickets per person. Seats are located in the rear mezzanine.Student Rush:Starting 30 minutes before curtain, any remaining seats are sold for half-price to current students. 1 ticket per ID. The Other Place
Theater: Samuel J. FriedmanTheatre - 261 W. 47th St.
Student Rush:
$27, cash or credit card. Open only to current students. Available when the box office opens, subject to availability. 2 tickets per ID. 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.
War Horse
Theater: Vivian Beaumont Theatre - 150 West 65th St. at Broadway
Student Rush (Suspended):
LCT offers $30 student rush tickets beginning two hours before a performance at the Box Office (subject to availability). Student rush tickets are limited to one ticket per performance and you must show a valid college/university ID to purchase a ticket. Note: not all performances have student rush tickets.
Wicked
Theater: George GershwinTheatre - 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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