Sunday in the park (rush)
Sunday in the park (rush)
cjmclaughlin10
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/15
#2Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/11/17 at 10:47am
Arrived just after 8am today (the first preview) and was 23rd in line (that is, before friends of those in front of me started showing up). The first group of people arrived at 445am and the second group arrived at 5am. They ran out of front row rush about 12 people before me and they sold the remaining balcony seats at the $41 rush price to the next 4 people. Then they completely ran out.
If it's any consolation, they gave out cream puffs to everyone in line. And lots of us who didn't get rush for this show walked over to the Palace and easily secured rush seats to Sunset Boulevard.
#3Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/11/17 at 10:59am
Cream puffs from Beard Papa too! Delicious! There were roughly 60 people in line by the time the box office opened.
#4Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/11/17 at 11:25am
Ten bucks says by next week this will turn into an online lottery. The last thing the theatre (and especially the hotel next to it) wants is 100 people camped out all night in sub freezing temperatures.
“I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.”
#5Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/11/17 at 12:07pm
3NU said: "If it's any consolation, they gave out cream puffs to everyone in line."
That's brilliant!
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- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
sorano916
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/08
#6Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/11/17 at 6:45pm
I was about midway through the line, arriving around 8:30. I ended up getting a $49 balcony ticket for Wednesday. $8 more and I don't have to wait in line early in the morning? I didn't mind. :) And the cream puffs were a nice treat.
mbusani14
Swing Joined: 5/4/16
#7Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/13/17 at 6:37pm
If anyone who got tickets is able to share any information (view, wait time, etc) that would be awesome!
curiousincident
Chorus Member Joined: 7/18/15
#8Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/15/17 at 1:05am
I was there today (the 14th) and got there at about 7am and the line was already pretty long. The first people in line got there at about 5am. They run out of the front row rush tickets very quickly, I think they only have about 14 but one of the people standing in line said that the number varies just a bit depending on how many tickets the producers decide to release.
When they announced that they were out of rush tickets, most of the people in line left. However, they left before it was announced that they would be offering $69 dress circle (mezzanine) seats for the next day's performance for those who missed out on the front row rush tickets. I have a seat in row F and according to the guy working at the box office, it's a really great view.
djoko84
Broadway Star Joined: 3/14/13
#9Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/15/17 at 6:13am
curiousincident said: "I was there today (the 14th) and got there at about 7am and the line was already pretty long. The first people in line got there at about 5am. They run out of the front row rush tickets very quickly, I think they only have about 14 but one of the people standing in line said that the number varies just a bit depending on how many tickets the producers decide to release.
When they announced that they were out of rush tickets, most of the people in line left. However, they left before it was announced that they would be offering $69 dress circle (mezzanine) seats for the next day's performance for those who missed out on the front row rush tickets. I have a seat in row F and according to the guy working at the box office, it's a really great view.
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Thanks so much for the info! I may stop by the box office and find out about those tickets. Would you happen to know many tickets there were for the mezzanine dress circle?
mbusani14
Swing Joined: 5/4/16
#10Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/15/17 at 12:00pm
Would 6:30-6:45 be too late and not even worth it to get tickets for Saturday?
pupscotch
Broadway Star Joined: 1/24/16
#11Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/15/17 at 12:13pm
I'm aiming to go on Saturday as well! Is 6 early enough or should I aim for earlier.
curiousincident
Chorus Member Joined: 7/18/15
#12Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/15/17 at 4:04pm
For Saturday, you might want to get there a bit earlier. If the line was long on a Tuesday, I can't imagine how long it will be on a Saturday.
#13Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/15/17 at 6:25pm
I somehow walked by at 5pm and asked about rush and they had a single ticket rush left yesterday... Not sure why I was able to get one so late...
djoko84
Broadway Star Joined: 3/14/13
#14Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/16/17 at 6:24am
I got to the box office at about 12:15p yesterday. I was surprised that they had some rush left since people on this board have been saying the line has been long early in the morning. My seat was in the back of the orchestra left, but there was half of a row empty in the middle of center orchestra so I moved there. For $41, it was an awesome seat.
#15Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/16/17 at 11:28pm
After reading about the luck some other posters had, I decided to take a long shot and see what they had tonight. I got to the box office around 7:10pm, asked if there was any chance they had rush left, they said no, but they could give me a ticket that usually sells for $399 for $49 instead!! Orchestra Row H, Seat 103.... WOW!!!!! Best deal I could ever think of and will probably get for a while!
Also, since some have asked, I did go to the stage door. The show ended around 10:35, I got to a somewhat busy, but very calm stage door by 10:40, and left with an autograph and picture with Gyllenhaal at 10:49!
#16Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 4:21am
supersam1026 said: "After reading about the luck some other posters had, I decided to take a long shot and see what they had tonight. I got to the box office around 7:10pm, asked if there was any chance they had rush left, they said no, but they could give me a ticket that usually sells for $399 for $49 instead!! Orchestra Row H, Seat 103.... WOW!!!!! Best deal I could ever think of and will probably get for a while!
Also, since some have asked, I did go to the stage door. The show ended around 10:35, I got to a somewhat busy, but very calm stage door by 10:40, and left with an autograph and picture with Gyllenhaal at 10:49!
"
What a great deal!!! the fact you didn't have to wait 4 hours for a seat that's better than front row for $8 more than rush, heck I'm jealous!
So glad you got to see this show!
djoko84
Broadway Star Joined: 3/14/13
#17Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 6:41am
I'm really happy they have been selling the premium tickets for reasonable prices. Most shows would just let the seats go to waste, which is a shame. I didn't even see a stage door where the actors left from so I just left. I'm so upset I didn't get to meet Jake Gyllenhaal. Did he get in a car after or just walked?
dev101
Featured Actor Joined: 8/31/14
#18Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 7:31am
Also, since some have asked, I did go to the stage door. The show ended around 10:35, I got to a somewhat busy, but very calm stage door by 10:40, and left with an autograph and picture with Gyllenhaal at 10:49!
"
Wow I hope I get a picture! Where is the door located?
#19Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 8:04am
djoko84 said: "Most shows would just let the seats go to waste, which is a shame."
Which shows do that?
#21Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 8:24am
PThespian said: "Most every show that I've ever encountered does.
Certainly SOR does.
Ticket prices don't drop after a certain time."
The majority of my ticket buying is snapping up premium seats when they convert to regular pricing a day or so before the performance, so I don't think most shows obstinately refuse to move the inventory. Some, like The Last Ship and usually Ticketmaster houses, often would not only downgrade premium seats on a specific schedule, they often took discount codes for those seats, too. When I lived in NYC, I would also show up an hour to showtime with a Broadway Box code and often get tickets never available with that code online, or check with TKTS for the same. Now, would most shows give a premium seat to someone in the rush line for $40ish, maybe not. But my experience is that no show doesn't typically downgrade premiums on a fixed schedule and try to move them all by showtime...
#22Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 9:11am
For those who have asked, the stage door is on 45th. When I left the theater I took a right and cut through the hotel lobby on 44th and exited on 45th. The barricades were in the line shape so Jake goes down the line rather than reaching over a million people to try to get to those in the back.
#24Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 11:35am
I do remember looking at tickets for Sunday two months ago and pretty much most of the orchestra were at least $149 or higher (most were priced at the premium level even during previews.)
Personally, I wish there were no premium pricing for previews as it allows the average theater-goer the chance to sit in a prime seat for regular prices.
What I normally do is watch a show via rush or SRO first, then of course if there are empty seats in the orchestra by intermission, I'd ask the usher whether I may sit in them (I've always gotten a yes) and I give myself a free upgrade. :) If I loved the show, I'd see it again. I'm away this weekend but hope to see Sunday again but from the mezz level (or if I can get $49 prime center orch like you, then heck yeah i'll sit there!) 
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#25Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 11:45am
My friend got to the rush line yesterday (Thursday) morning at 6 am and there was about 8 people in front of her..and she thinks she got the last of the official rush tickets. There were lottery loser seats for those who didn't get the official front row rush seats (at the same or close to the same price) but she was unaware how many they offered or where they were. We sat in the front row and I was surprised how good a seat it was - the stage is high but not really THAT high to prevent a good view.
djoko84
Broadway Star Joined: 3/14/13
#26Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 1:15pm
I've gone a few times before a show started, but never had luck getting discounted prices for regular seats. I've even asked the box office what happens if they don't sell and they told me the seat just stays empty.
petewk87
Leading Actor Joined: 2/16/16
#27Sunday in the park (rush)
Posted: 2/17/17 at 4:38pm
What kind of discount seats have they been offering (if any) after the front row rush tickets run out? I don't think I'll be able to make the first 14 tickets but am curious whether anyone has had success with day-of discounts. Thanks!
